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ECM holds final close on €325m hard-cap
Fifth buyout fund attracts commitments from 20 LPs from Europe, North America and Asia
Alpina sells Dolan to Dralon
Sale ends a holding period of three years for Alpina, which bought the firm in a double acquisition
Ergon buys Beltaste-Vanreusel
GP draws equity from the €775m Ergon Capital Partners III fund, which held a final close in 2010
BWK-backed IT-Informatik buys Mercoline
Mercoline previously operated as a subsidiary of office supplies business Pelikan Group
Beringea leads €10m series-B for MYCS
Deal is Beringea's first investment in Germany and its second in the DACH region
JC Flowers sells PIC stake to Adia
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for JC Flowers, which was one of the founding investors
Dunedin buys GPS
GP draws capital from Dunedin Buyout Fund III, a £300m fund that held a final close in June 2013
AGIC hires former Equistone partner Breuning to lead UK office
Breuning will be responsible for all of AGIC's UK investment activities and future fundraising
Sequoia-backed Asa International announces London IPO
Business is headquartered in the Netherlands and lends to low-income populations
VC firms back $13m series-A for Tessian
Existing investors include Accel, Amadeus Capital Partners, Crane, LocalGlobe and Winton
BWK buys H&R Industrierohrbau
Co-founders Alexander Hock and Andreas Rohleder will both retain a stake in the new company
GP Profile: Mangrove Capital
An early backer in Skype and Wix, Mangrove held a final close on €200m for its fifth fund earlier this year
PE-backed Wemas acquires Gerding
Previous owner Thomas Gerding acquires shares in Wemas in the transaction
ICG sells Nora Systems to trade for $420m
Sale ends a holding period of five years for ICG, which first entered as a minority shareholder
VC-backed Home24 prices €600m IPO
Flotation prices at the higher end of the €19.5-24.5 range set at the start of June
Invision sells Swiss Education Group to Summer Capital
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Invision, which acquired the business in 2008
Triago to expand London presence
Triago first opened a London office in 2016 but has recently moved to a new address
Avedon sells Seebach to trade for €60m
Avedon acquired the business in 2012, drawing equity from the €190m NIBC Growth Capital Fund II
Advent buys Deutsche Fachpflege from Chequers
Current management team will retain a stake in the new company and remain in their positions
Invision launches sixth buyout fund
Fund was registered in Jersey on 5 December 2017 as Invision VI Limited Partnership
DACH investors turn to value creation to justify high multiples
Three of the five most active private equity firms based in the DACH region last year used non-standard investment models
Vitruvian buys Doctari
GP draws equity for the transaction from its €2.4bn buyout fund, Vitruvian Partnership III
HQ Equita buys Steindl Group
Steindl comprises packaging machinery manufacturers Fawema and HDG Verpackungsmachinen
SHS-backed Novo Klinik buys Innocath
Novo Klinik is expanding its product portfolio in the field of airway management