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BPE buys Greif-Velox
CEO Ralf Drews and the management team will acquire a minority stake in the business
Auctus-backed Fernao buys Datadirect
Platform was established using equity from Auctus Capital Partners Fund IV, a €230m buyout fund
Invalda INVL launches buyout fund
New fund will target companies in the Baltic region with turnover between €20-100m
Cabot Square, Eurofin sell 321 Crédito
Business has a net loan book of €250m and generated net profit of €7.9m last year
Verdane invests €9.5m in Freespee
GP draws capital for the transaction from Verdane Capital IX, a SEK 3bn secondaries fund
Stargate carves out automotive divisions from Robert Bosch
Stargate owns another automotive business, Italian car equipment distributor Werther
Rocket Internet launches second fund
Rocket Internet Capital Partners I held a final close on its $1bn hard-cap in January 2017
3L leads €30m series-D for Lesara
Existing investors Mangrove Capital, Northzone and Vorwerk Ventures all take part
Halder sells Aqua Vital to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Halder, which used its second fund for the buyout
SHS V holds first close on €90m
Vehicle was launched in March 2018 with a target of €150m, a 20% increase on SHS IV
Seven Ventures in $300m funding round for About You
Fresh capital is injected at a valuation of more than $1bn, making it Hamburg's first unicorn
Afinum sells Copytrend
Sale is an exit for the GP's fourth buyout fund, Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Northzone leads $7.5m funding round for Truelayer
London-based company will use the fresh capital to expand into further European countries
Capiton sells EMS Schwanenmühle
Sale ends a holding period of almost six years for Capiton's €350m fourth buyout fund
OpenGate carves out Gunnebo's France and Benelux operations
Divested divisions include two production sites and the France and Benelux sales companies
VC firms in $25m round for Polares Medical
Earlybird Venture Capital, Wellington Partners and Endeavour Vision also take part
Aurelius expands management team
Albrecht will be responsible for acquisitions and sales across all business areas in his new role
VC firms back £30m funding round for Orbex
Capital will be used to launch orbital vehicles from the UK's newly announced spaceport
Equistone sells Caseking to Gilde
Equistone makes the divestment from its fourth fund, which closed on €1.5bn in 2013
Pinova buys WMD Group
GP draws equity from Pinova Capital Fund 2, a €180m vehicle that held a final close in January
VC firms sell Nu3 to trade
Shop Apotheke finances the acquisition with the issuance of 54,470 new shares and additional cash
Elvaston buys Futura Retail Solutions
Management has retained a substantial stake and operational control of the business
Cinven merges Viridum with Generali Lebensversicherung
Transaction is an exit for Fifth Cinven Fund, which held a final close on €5.3bn in 2013
Paragon buys stake in Asic Robotics
Shareholders STS Management and Renaissance Anlagenstiftung will remain invested alongside Paragon