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Acton leads $13m series-B for Vimcar
Existing investors Coparion, UVC Partners and Atlantic Labs also take part in the latest financing
Draper Esprit in $200m series-D for Graphcore
Round values the business at $1.7bn and includes commitments from strategic investors
ICG backs spin-out of Standard Chartered Private Equity
New firm Affirma Capital (with the former SCPE team) will continue to manage the portfolio
Patrimonium buys C. Hübner
Managing director Thomas Hübner will also invest in the newco for a minority stake
Sponsor Capital buys Herrmans
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company will co-invest in the business alongside the management team
Verdane acquires HR Manager and Webcruiter
Verdane makes second platform investment from its buyout fund, Verdane Edda
Erhvervsinvest buys Arminox
Erhvervsinvest draws capital for the transaction from its DKK 1.45bn fourth buyout fund
Omnes, BIP buy Captain Tortue
Founders, Philippe and Lilian Jacquelinet, have reinvested for a significant stake
Waterland invests in Intracto
GP draws capital from its €2bn Waterland Private Equity Fund VII, which closed in 2017
EQT Ventures co-leads €20m round for Dott
Other investors include Axel Springer Digital Ventures, DN Capital and Felix Capital
YFM makes 2.7x on sale of Mangar Health to PE-backed Winncare Group
Sale ends a holding period of four years for YFM’s British Smaller Companies VCTs
Odewald buys Giata
Investment was made by Odewald’s KMU division, which focuses on smaller buyouts
Index leads $85m round for Nexthink
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the company’s global expansion, with a focus on the US
VC firms back €6m series-A for Wandelbots
Existing investors, including Felix Haas, Christian Dahlen and Atlantic Labs also take part
Q&A: Sebastien Canderle
Unquote catches up with Sebastien Canderle to discuss his latest book and his views on private equity
Auctus-backed Valantic buys Elements.at, funds Pimcore
Partially owned subsidiary Pimcore receives €3.5m series-A funding round as part of the deal
Olymp backs Yeay
Olymp claims to be the first comprehensive European investment firm dedicated to blockchain
Riverside sells DPA to PE-backed RCF Group
Riverside said the company's sales and EBITDA nearly doubled during its five-year tenure
3i-backed Hans Anders buys Vendis-backed Eyes + More
3i expects to invest up to €60m to support the bolt-on, expanding the group into DACH
Herkules sells Stamina Group to Norvestor
Divestment comprises the Avonova Holding and Stamina Helse subsidiaries of Helse Holding
Digital+ Partners leads $35.5m series-C for NavVis
Japanese corporate Kozo Keikaku Engineering also takes part in the latest financing
Sequoia leads $24m series-B for Tourlane
Existing investors Spark Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures and DN Capital also take part
Brockhaus buys Palas
CEO Maximilian Weiß, who is also a minority shareholder, will continue to hold a significant stake
Project A targets Q1 final close for third fund
New vehicle was registered in Berlin as Project A Ventures III GMBH & Co KG in October