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Balderton leads $10m series-A for Kaia Health
VC firm drew capital for the investment from its $375m venture fund, Balderton VI
Norvestor-backed Nordic Camping buys First Camp for £28.7m
Acquisition was partially financed by a vendor note (£7.7m) as well as with external financing
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Silverfleet buys Staxs
GP draws capital from its lower-mid-market vehicle SIlverfleet European Development Fund
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds
Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to £100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange
Altor-backed Transcom buys TMS Connected
Altor took credit management firm Transcom private at an enterprise value of €240m
Verdane buys Scanmarket
GP draws capital from its buyout fund, Verdane Edda, to acquire a 90% stake in the business
Polytech, Investiere lead €2.8m series-A for Kiwi
Swiss impact funds Symbiotics and 1to4 Foundation also take part in the financing
DBAG-backed UHB files for insolvency
DBAG carried the investment at €1.7m (less than 0.5% of its aggregate portfolio value of €350m)
CapMan holds second close for infra fund
Latest close, which took place in December, follows the fund's first close of €115m in October
Waterland-backed Median Kliniken buys Kliniken Wied
Nineteenth bolt-on acquisition in the buy-and-build strategy since Waterland's first investment
HTGF backs €3.6m round for Mecuris
Existing investor Bayern Kapital also takes part alongside new investor Vesalius Biocapital
Bowmark hires LDC's Adcock
Adcock will be responsible for developing the portfolio management and value creation functions
Capital Dynamics closes fund-of-funds for DACH LPs on €208m
Vehicle will invest in buyout funds globally with a strong focus on mid-market buyouts and growth capital
Baltic buyouts boom as CEE slumps
Dealflow in the wider CEE region slumped in the first three quarters of 2018, but Baltic states enjoyed an uptick in activity
GA increases stake in Nucom through €140m portfolio merger
GA exchanges its 42% stake in Aroundhome for shares in Nucom, increasing its stake to 28.4%
Coller backs $1bn secondaries deal for Investcorp
Investcorp will transfer six deals that were completed on a deal-by-deal basis into a new vehicle
Segulah buys Francks Kylindustri
Eighth investment from Segulah V, a SEK 2.4bn buyout fund that closed in April 2016
Cinven invests in RTB House
Investment is 14th from Cinven VI, a €7bn buyout fund that held a final close in June 2016
Axcel sells Mita-Teknik back to founding family
GP makes the divestment from Axcel IV, a DKK 3.6bn vehicle that closed in July 2011
Mimir buys Saint Gobain's Nordic glass business
Fifth investment from Mimir's holding company Mimir Invest, which was raised in 2016
Susquehanna Growth Equity invests $35m in Poppulo
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the company’s international expansion plans
Insight leads $300m series-D for N26
Investment values the firm at $2.7bn and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC also takes part
Francisco Partners leads $50m round for Talentsoft
Existing investors BPI France and Goldman Sachs also commit to the latest financing