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Berlin mulls stricter rules on foreign takeovers
Bundesrat suggests that the government expands its powers for reviewing foreign investments, with likely implications for PE activity in the country
PAI and Baring Asia buy WFCI from Greenbriar
PAI drew equity for the deal from its latest buyout fund, PAI Europe VII, which closed on €5bn
Gilde Healthcare sells NightBalance to Royal Philips
Philips expands its sleep and respiratory care portfolio through the acquisition
Ambienta generates 50% IRR on sale of Oskar Nolte
Original acquisition of Oskar Nolte in 2015 was Ambienta's first investment in Germany
Gimv buys Laser 2000
First German investment that Gimv has made since it expanded its presence in Munich in March
VC-backed NFon lowers IPO price range
IPO would now result in an expected market capitalisation of €165-185m, down from €200-239m
Verium buys Ceposa
Founder Hanspeter Baer and his wife will continue to support the company
DC promotes eight in London, Frankfurt
Carsten Burger promoted to managing director in Frankfurt, seven others promoted in London
CGS invests in Innolas Solutions
GP says it plans to use bolt-ons to transform the company into a global player in the sector
VC firms invest €5m in Eversports
Fresh capital will be used to improve the software and roll it out to more sport studios
HQIB buys Mincam
First investment from Harald Quandt family's direct investment arm since its establishment
Oxx holds first close on $100m
Fund was launched shortly after partners Mikael Johnsson and Richard Anton left their roles at Amadeus
Mentha backs Ofyr
GP is currently investing from Mentha Capital V, which held a final close on €143m
Tikehau-backed Claranet buys Union Solutions
Tikehau Capital acquired a minority stake in Claranet for an £80m equity investment in May 2017
Montana hires Adveq's Lidén as COO
Lidén resigned from his post at Adveq in September 2017 after it was acquired by Schroders in April
Avedon-backed Altendorf buys Hebrock and EBM
Some second generation members of the Hebrock family take a minority stake in the woodcraft machine makers
Omnes Capital in €3.5m funding round for Tilkee
Evolem Start, Crédit Agricole Création, Axeleo Capital and Kreaxi also take part
HQ Capital holds $503m final close for secondaries strategy
Asset manager simultaneously announced the final close of its Asian secondaries strategy
VC firms back $58m financing for Frontier Car Group
Balderton Capital, TPG Growth, Fraser McCombs Capital and AutoTech Ventures provide $41m in equity
Baird hires Societe Generale's Meyer
Meyer will be responsible for continuing to grow Baird's DACH investment banking business
Arma Partners hires three
Harvey joins as group business development director, Toor and Zimmer join as directors
LocalGlobe, Atlantic Labs in €1.35m seed round for Covee
Capital will be used to launch in mid-2018 and work towards regulatory approval for an ICO
Lindsay Goldberg buys Coveris Global Rigid for €700m
Global Rigid is headquartered in Zell, Germany, and generated sales of €560m in 2017
DACH GPs consider alternative funding models
With three of the region's top five most active GPs investing from non-standard funds in 2017, some other GPs are also adopting alternative approaches