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Kindred and Capnamic lead €2.47m seed round for How.FM
Also participating in the round were angel investors including the founders of Just Spices
Munich Private Equity closes third buyout fund-of-funds
Mid-cap buyout-focused fund-of-funds closed on €162m and has made 14 of its 20 planned investments
Ufenau's Swiss IT Security buys Keyon
IT security firm has made 13 add-on acquisitions since Ufenau's investment in November 2017
HIG hires Meysson as head of European direct lending
Pascal Meysson joins from Alcentra and has previous experience at Deutsche Bank and Charterhouse
Mirabaud buys luxury shoe brand Clergerie – report
Mirabaud is reportedly planning to invest via its Living Heritage private equity fund
Apax in exclusive negotiations to buy Snef Telecom – report
Deal reportedly values the telecommunications installation and maintenance company at €150m
Energize Ventures backs $10m Beekeeper series-B extension
Latest round for Switzerland-based remote working software brings its series-B total to $60m
Borromin’s ProFagus completes refinancing
Charcoal and natural additives company saw final bids from two banks and one direct lender
Five Seasons et al. back €10.1m round for Yamo
VCs including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, BtoV and Ringier Digital Ventures also participated
Great Point’s MLM Medical Labs buys CirQuest
Acquisition of US-based laboratory services provider is part of MLM's international expansion strategy
Goldman Sachs Growth leads $80m series-D for LeanIX
Insight, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic and Iris Capital also participate
EQT's Suse buys Rancher Labs
Acquisition of the US-based company comes two years after EQT backed Suse's LBO via its eighth fund
Forbion holds first close for Growth Opportunities Fund
New strategy focuses on pre-IPO capital and capital for undervalued listed life sciences companies
DACH fundraising update: H2 2020 pipeline
Although the coronavirus pandemic has set back plans for many GPs, a number of buyout and venture vehicles are on the road in the DACH region
Silver Lake buys HR software Silae
Acquisition of the France-based company is Silver Lake's first European acquisition of 2020
S7V and Presight back Penta's €4m series-B extension
In March 2020, Penta raised €18.5m from HV Holtzbrinck, RTP, ABN Amro, VR Ventures and Finleap
Emeram's Matrix24 acquires FireScope
Acquisition of the US-based company is Matrix24's second bolt-on during the investment period
Baird Capital promotes two in London team
Michael Holgate has been promoted to partner, while Andy Dyer is now a director
Callista Private Equity carves out Alupress Berlin
Acquisition of processing company, rebranded as Millhouse Berlin, is the GP's fourth deal of 2020
Aurelius sells handicraft business Mez
Sale ends a five-year holding period, during which Aurelius sold Mez's Italy-based subsidiary
Allegra buys two printing companies from Sandoz Family Foundation
Switzerland-based Genoud and Italy-based Musumeci focus on printing for luxury goods industries
Invision's Schneider to buy Apriori Transport & Logistics
Freight service makes its second bolt-on of 2020, having acquired Nova Traffic in May
Triton's Meine Radiologie buys three gynaecology clinics
Clinics will operate under MVZ Meine Gynäkologie Lüdenscheid, a Meine Radiologie Holding subsidiary
Capiton-backed CymbiQ Group buys Aspectra
Deal is the third bolt-on for the IT service in its cybersecurity buy-and-build strategy