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HTGF and MBG back €720,000 seed round for Stimos
HTGF says the technology addresses a problem affecting patients and the health economy
Germany’s new foreign investment rules raise challenges for PE
Government's adoption of an amendment giving it increased rights of scrutiny could require increased due diligence for private equity houses
CVC sells Ista to Cheung Kong Property for €4.5bn EV
Cheung Kong Property is entering into a joint venture with CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited
Akina to launch sixth fund-of-funds, targeting €550m
Akina Partners has registered its sixth fund-of-funds, Euro Choice VII
Battery Ventures acquires AED-Sicad
Company CEO Thomas Englert was the majority shareholder of AED-Sicad prior to the transaction
ICG holds final close for secondaries fund on $1.1bn
ICG launched the fund in September 2015 and held an interim close for the vehicle on $750m in January 2017
Gilde backs MBO of Albelli
GP will draw capital from its €1.1bn fund V, which held a final close in November 2015
Yabeo leads €3m seed round for Dentolo
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Atlantic Labs and Axel Springer also take part in the round
Kompass Digital backs Reparando
Extra funding will be used to expand B2B sales and marketing efforts, as well as technical development
Partners Group raises €6bn for direct private equity
Partners Group Direct Equity 16 has closed on €3bn after holding a first close on €1.5bn in February 2017
Linklaters hires Kellett from Clifford Chance
Kellett will be working on transactions in the DACH region, operating out of Munich and Frankfurt
Seventure Partners leads €2.2m round for Machtfit
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, PHS Capital and the Dr Becker clinic group have also participated in the round
Mobeus invests £5m in Wetsuit Outlet
New funding will be used to expand into the US and enter the equestrian and field sports markets
Goldman Sachs invests $35m in remuneration software Beqom
Funding will be used to expand the direct sales force and further develop indirect sales channels
Triton buys Unica
Management and the van Vliet family will hold 49% of the new company, while Triton will take 51%
Alantra hires Vukovich to head new Vienna office
Investment banking and asset management firm hires the former co-head of corporate finance at Unicredit
Genui buys Acrolinx from Kennet
Former CEO of SAP, Bernd-Michael Rumpf, also invests alongside Genui and company management
Target Partners hires Wolter as partner
Target hires TestHub founder and Applause EU managing director Jan Wolter as venture partner
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of £103m from £565m in sales in 2016
1st Capital Partner leads series-A extension for Hemovent
Original funding round of $6m in February 2016 was provided by a consortium led by MIG Verwaltungs
Omers makes 2.6x on £1bn sale of Civica to Partners Group
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Omers, which bought Civica from 3i for £390m in 2013
General Atlantic, DST Global sell Klarna stake to Permira
General Atlantic, DST Global and Niklas Adalberth will all sell equity to Permira, Adalberth will retain a stake
Seligman invests €4.25m in B2X
Company expects a further financing round in the eight-digit range in the near future
Insight backs $50m series-B for Receipt Bank
New money will be used to accelerate product development and invest in patent-pending technologies