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Auctus backed-Fernao Networks buys VonRoll Itec
Management will acquire a significant stake in the company, which is now part of Fernao Networks
Merck leads CHF 10.5m series-A for Inthera Bioscience
Aglaia Biomedical Ventures and Novo Seeds also participated in the round alongside an unnamed private investor
CVC closes Fund VII on €15.5bn hard-cap
Fund originally targeted €12.5bn and had a hard-cap of €15bn when it was announced in November 2016
Startup300 holds first close on €20m
Fund has a target of €40-60m and has the stated aim of funding the first Austrian unicorn
Summit Partners backs Market Logic in €45m round
Investment firm Genui and Berlin-based Sycamore, a previous backer, also take part in the round
HTGF holds first close for third fund on €245m
Fund has a target of €300m and will begin making early-stage investments in Q4 2017
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $70m
Idea was originated by Scala Fund Advisory, while the vehicle will be managed by Hamilton Lane
VC firms back Exporo
Fresh capital will be used to develop new products, including the launch of bonds for larger projects
Helvetia Venture Fund leads funding round for Baimos
HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Berendsen Holding, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital also invest
Orlando closes fourth special situations fund on €320m
Fund will invest in special situations in the DACH region's Mittelstand as well as in the Nordic countries
Deal in Focus: Quadriga Capital sells M&R to PIA
Vendor sells its majority stake in the automation business after a holding period of less than two and a half years
VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
VC-backed Flixbus buys Hellö
Flixbus is owned by a consortium of VC firms, with General Atlantic holding around 35%
Brockhaus acquires minority stake in Peakwork
Brockhaus will acquire the stake through its cross-industry fund Brockhaus Private Equity III
Softbank holds close on $93bn for global fund
Softbank has set a target of $100bn for the fund and aims to hold a final close within six months
VC firms back €360m series-E round for Auto1
Round is mix of debt and equity with cooperation from major banks, on the basis of a €2.5bn valuation
One Peak, Morgan Stanley invest €22m in Ecointense
Transaction constitutes an exit for BBAF and Wecken & Cie, while HTGF retains a significant stake
M Capital, Normandie Participations lead €4.7m Robocath round
Backers are joined in the round by previous investors Go Capital and NCI Gestion
Sapphire leads $24.5m series-C round for Wandera
New capital will be used to build out the company's data analytics technology, infrastructure and team
Waterland-backed Hanse-Orga buys Tembit
Transaction will be the third acquisition Hanse-Orga has made in a week after the purchases of Dolphin and e5
DBAG sells Proxes to Capvis
Sale will result in a contribution of €9m to the income of DBAG's most recent financial year
42Cap, HTGF and Littlerock in €1.8m round for MoBerries
Company will use the new funding to develop its technology and expand operations internationally
Castik Capital acquires Inet-logistics
Buyout firm secures a majority stake in the German transport management software company
Beyond Capital buys Ebertlang
German PE house acquires a majority stake in the IT management software distributor