Katharine Hidalgo
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Alven, Blackfin lead €8m series-A for Pretto
Pretto previously raised €1.3m in a seed round led by angel investor Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Advent hires former TPG partner Taylor as head of tech
Taylor previously co-founded Symphony Technology Group and was a consultant at Bain & Company
Halder sells Wback to trade buyer
Halder is currently divesting from its 2009-vintage restructured Halder Germany II fund
Main Capital-backed GoConnectIT bolts on Swiss Knife
Main Capital's portfolio company makes second acquisition since the firm bought GoConnectIT in 2017
Pride Capital provides first mezzanine loan after spin-out
Mezzanine loan provided to Coyo is Pride Capital's first since its spin-out from Main Capital
VCs back Aire in $11m funding round
Crane is joined in the round by existing investors White Star Capital and Sunstone Capital
Jacobs Holding sells down stake in Cognita
BDT Capital Partners and Sofina have taken minority stakes in the international school group
VCs back CrossEngage in series-A funding round
Existing investors including Project A, Vorwerk Ventures and Earlybird Venture Capital also participate
LBO France-backed My Media Group bolts on Peak Ace
My Media Group has been considering targets in France, Germany and the UK since July 2018
Push Ventures and Senovo invest €2m in Anyline
Investment is the first Munich-based Senovo has made in an Austrian company
Orkila Capital invests €15m in Cannamedical
Orkila invests for a minority stake, while founder David Henn will retain a 60% stake
Battery Ventures invests $29m in Guardsquare
Battery Ventures invests for a majority stake in the mobile security software app developer
HGTF backs Instagrid
HGTF is joined by Segnalita Ventures and Martin Global in a seven-figure funding round
CapitalG leads $100m series-E round for Collibra
Existing investors Iconiq Capital, Index Ventures, Dawn Capital and Battery Ventures join the round
Goodwin hires Latham & Watkins' Klenk
Goodwin hires private equity and M&A lawyer Gregor Klenk as a partner in its Frankfurt office
Carlyle acquires SER
Acquisition was made from the firm's CETP III fund, which focuses on technology companies
Hg buys Transporeon from TPG
Acquisition continues Hg's strategy for B2B cloud-based software and network companies
CGS-backed Photonics bolts on LS Laser Systems
CGS is looking to buy a fourth portfolio company and bolt on two more for Eol and Photonics
Cerberus and Centerbridge offer €600m for NordLB
Firms will each pay half the offer price in a bid for a minority stake in the German lender
VCs sell Wine in Black to trade
Consortium includes Project A, Black River Ventures, E.Ventures, Bright Capital and Passion Capital
Accel in $9m round for Humio
Accel principal Andrei Brasoveanu joins Humio's board and partner Adrian Colyer joins as board observer
HTGF and BitStone invest in Dotscene
Investment for the 3D-mapping software company has been taken from High-Tech Gründerfonds III
Golding receives commitments in excess of €900m
Golding is expected to hold a first close of the fund-of-funds in the next couple of weeks
Waterland launches new buy-and-build with Rehacon
Waterland plans to realise synergies with portfolio companies Median Kliniken and Schönes Leben