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DBAG buys Netzkontor Nord
DBAG made a €4.6m co-investment from its balance sheet alongside DBAG ECF First New Vintage
Endeit, Tengelmann lead $34m series-D for Chronext
Existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic also take part
Waterland invests in Gas Tag
First investment made by Waterland's UK team since opening an office in Manchester
Softbank invests €460m in Auto1
Softbank draws capital from the $93bn Vision Fund, which held a first close in March 2017
Cross Equity Partners buys WDM
Cross draws equity from its second fund, which was announced in 2015 with a hard-cap of CHF 175m
Ufenau-backed Altano buys Pferdeklinik Grosswallstadt
GP draws capital from its fifth fund, Ufenau V, which held a €227m final close in October 2016
VC firms invest $23m in Unbabel
group of investors includes Scale Venture Partners, Notion and Microsoft Ventures
Marlin buys Talkwalker, Main Mezzanine exits
Under Marlin's ownership, Talkwalker plans to expand by hiring an additional 100 employees
Waterland sells A-Rosa to Duke Street
Sale ends an almost nine-year holding period, following Waterland's April 2009 buyout
Gilde Healthcare opens DACH office in Frankfurt
German team will be expanded with additional investment professionals over the next 12 months
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of €3.5bn
GP Profile: Waterland Private Equity
Managing partner Jörg Dreisow speaks to Oscar Geen about the firm's cross-border consolidation strategy and raising a larger fund
Gimv sells Mackevision to Accenture
Acquisition adds further visualisation capabilities to Accenture's digital services portfolio
Equistone hires MML's Baker
In his new role, Baker will be responsible for expanding Equistone's UK portfolio
Eurazeo PME-backed Smile buys Virtua
First bolt-on acquisition since Eurazeo acquired the company, via its PME mid-cap arm
Deutsche Asset Management appoints Meketa's Green
Green will be responsible for capitalising on difficult-to-access secondary market opportunities
Hg buys MeinAuto.de
Investment is the first step in an initiative to build a service provider in the auto sector
Waterland buys Coeo Inkasso
Managing director Tom Haverkamp will remain in his position and retain a minority stake
Cinven sells NPS to trade for £475m
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired NPS in December 2014
Aurelius hires Peter Wood from Next Wave
Wood will be responsible for sourcing investments in listed and private UK companies
Aliter-backed Ipsum buys SPEC
Group expects to generate revenues of £23m and employ 175 people after the transaction
VC firms back $8m series-A for Drop Kitchen
Frontline reinvested in the round and was joined by China- and US-based WI Harper
HSH Nordbank receives final bids from PE firms
ARD's teletext service announces that confirmed and binding final offers have been received
EVentures leads $6.5m series-A for Asana Rebel
German VC High-Tech Gründerfonds and family office La Famiglia also take part in the round