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Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to trade for €596m
GP was represented in the sale by its European subsidiary Lindsay Goldberg Vogel
Capvis, Partners Group buy Amann Girrbach from TA
Capvis draws equity from its new DACH-focused buyout fund Capvis Equity V, targeting €1bn
Iris leads €20m round for Jedox
Early-stage investor eCapital and Swiss family office Wecken & Cie are also taking part
Highland Europe leads $30m series-B for Bitmovin
Atomico and Dawn Capital also took part alongside corporate venturing arm Constantia New Business
Montana holds final close on €800m hard-cap
MCP Opportunity Secondary Program III held a final close on its €400m hard-cap in September 2015
YFM backs Eikon Group
Firm draws equity for the transaction from YFM Equity Partners 2015 Co-investment LP and two VCTs
Bolster backs buyout of Esschert Design
First investment made by Bolster directly from its new fund after spinning out of VLP in late 2017
Octopus backs £18.6m series-B for Origami Energy
Round was led by listed energy company Aggreko, with CIC and Fred Olsen also taking part
Japanese insurance companies eye DACH funds
Insurance companies in Japan are considering increasing their exposure to European funds, with DACH GPs most likely to benefit
ArchiMed buys Soest Medical
GP draws equity from its €315m Med II vehicle, which held a final close on its hard-cap in September
Creandum leads €6m series-B for Careship
Munich-based Ananda Ventures, Spark Capital and Christoph Maire of Atlantic Labs also take part
Bregal prepares second DACH fund
Bregal Unternehmerkapital’s first fund was a €550m vehicle with Bregal Investments as its sole LP
VC firms invest €8m in Comatch
Acton Capital led the round with participation from Atlantic Labs and BtoV Partners
Cabot Square sells LDF to White Oak
Sale ends a holding period of four years for Cabot Square, which bought the firm from Investec
Finatem buys HKM Sports Equipment
Founding director Klaus Egbers will remain in his role and retain a minority stake
DBAG-backed Duagon buys MEN from HQ Equita
DBAG Fund VII will invest €50m and the GP will contribute €11m from its balance sheet
Iris hires Capnamic principal to expand Berlin team
Berlin team expansion will continue with further appointments in the coming months
BC's Bott to retire
Charlie Bott joined the GP in 2009 and recently oversaw the raise of BC European Capital X
Blackstone-backed Clarion Events expands to US
Acquisition is the third bolt-on for Clarion this year after Premium Group and Global Sources
Main Capital-backed RVC buys Allgeier
Combined group will operate under the name RVC Medical IT and targets revenues of €10m for 2018
Point Nine hires in-house general counsel
Hire will allow Point Nine to execute faster on investments and save money on external legal costs
Coller targets $9bn for eighth secondaries fund
Significant increase on Coller VII, which held a final close on $7.15bn in January 2016
Baird hires Goldman’s von Selzam
Von Selzam will be responsible for expanding the bank’s coverage in the DACH region
Hg launches automotive buy-and-build with Mobility Concept deal
GP will merge the company with online car marketplace Meinauto.de, creating Mobility Holding