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KKR opens Frankfurt office
Move confirms KKR's commitment to Germany and strengthens its presence in continental Europe
DPE buys Air Alliance
DPE draws equity from Deutsche Private Equity Management III, a €575m buyout fund
Rutland promotes two
Craddock has been an investment director at Rutland since 2009, while Hollyhead joined in 2016
Castik-backed Alpega buys TenderEasy
Acquisition broadens product portfolio and geographical reach with the addition of software brands
Jolt Capital leads $12.5m series-B for Eyeota
Berlin-based VC firm Project A Ventures and Singapore-based Qualgo also take part
Holtzbrinck holds first and final close on €306m
Fund closes at a similar size to its predecessor and will to pursue the same strategy
Runa Capital launches third fund
VC firm is looking to attract existing investors and will invest a maximum of $10m per project
Mobeus invests £3.3m in investor news service Proactive
Fresh capital will be used to launch the service in the US and open an office in New York
Triton's WernerCo buys Zarges from PE backers
Baird Capital and VR EquityPartner both made an exit in the sale after a 12-year holding period
HTGF backs eBlocker
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg II also backs the company alongside private investors
Steadfast to hold first close for fourth fund
Strategy remains unchanged, investing in profitable businesses in the DACH and Benelux regions
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay buys MPay24
Second bolt-on, after the purchase of Hamburg-based Startec, since AnaCap's original acquisition
Patrimonium exits Bauwerk Boen Group
Bauwerk Boen has grown from employing 550 people in 2009 to 1,900 in 2016
Partners Group makes 6x return, 74% IRR on VAT Group final exit
GP originally acquired a joint majority stake alongside Capvis Equity Partners in December 2013
Egeria buys textiles wholesaler Nooteboom
Deal is the GP's first investment from its latest fund, the €800m Egeria Private Equity Fund V
Motion resumes fundraise with revised target
French buyout firm launched the vehicle in August 2016 with a target of €300m
Sequoia, Google Ventures lead £20m series-A for Vaccitech
Neptune Ventures also takes part in the financing, bringing the total raised to £30m
Perpetual Ventures leads €12m series-A for Horizn Studios
Project A, Vorwerk Ventures, Monkfish Equity and U-start also take part in the financing
VC firms in $15m series-B for Nozomi Networks
Lux Capital, GGV Capital, Planven Investments and THI Investments take part in the round
HIG buys Beinbauer from Orlando
Management team, headed by Tobias Lührig and Patric Meeth, will continue to lead the group
JC Flowers, Cerberus granted exclusivity in HSH Nordbank auction
Bidders have now been given a deadline to negotiate a deal with the federal state owners
Waterland buys Swyx Solutions
Acquisition marks the first step in a new buy-and-build strategy in the IT sector
Oakfield holds first close on £33m
Fund raises significantly more than its £8.2m predecessor, Oakfield II UK Special Situations Fund
Capital D buys Invincible Brands
Invincible Brands projects revenues of €30m for 2017 and describes its profit margins as "healthy"