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DUBAG sells Scheven to trade
GP acquired the civil engineering and pipeline company in 2017 from its parent company Bilfinger
BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II holds €576.5m final close
Investment period for the GP's €500m predecessor debt vehicle ended earlier in 2020
Longitude Capital leads $40m round for Polares Medical
Existing investors Decheng, Endeavour Vision, IDO, Earlybird and Wellington also take part
Ufenau buys majority stake in Matrix Technology
Deal is Ufenau's second in the IT service sector in 2020, following its investment in Ikor in April
DACH venture capital looks for a new normal
Although dealflow in the DACH VC market has remained fairly strong, deals have shrunk in average size, and uncertainty lingers
VCs exit UltraSoc to Siemens
Previous investors include Seraphim, Indaco, Octopus Ventures, Oxford Capital and eCapital
Waterland’s Tineo bolts on Netrics
Consolidation strategy in the Swiss IT consultancy sector also saw Tineo acquire Nexellent in 2019
Ergon in exclusive negotiations to acquire Telenco
GP plans to invest in the telecoms equipment producer via Ergon Capital Partners IV
SwanCap nears final close for latest fund
SwanCap's private equity co-investment fund expects to close 20% above its €250m target
Left Lane, DN Capital back €8.3m round for GoStudent
Speedinvest backed a €1.5m round for the Vienna-based online tutoring company in July 2020
SHS appoints Jacqui as senior adviser
Heinz Jacqui has a medical technology background and will assist with SHS's investments in this area
EQT's Saur buys Nijhuis from Wagram, Egeria
Wagram bought a stake in waste water treatment company Nijhuis Industries from Egeria in 2014
Trilantic's Doppel bolts on Dietopack
Trilantic Europe said in a statement that its healthcare companies have made seven bolt-ons in 2020
Buy-and-building through the storm
Bolt-ons remain one way of deploying capital and building value, but a tough financing market and pricing mismatches make for a challenging landscape
Ardian appoints Erdland as senior adviser
Alexander Erdland has previously held roles including president of the German Insurance Association
VR Equitypartner increases stake in GMS Development
GP invested in the CRM software company in September 2015 and is now to acquire a majority stake
DEWB sells MueTec to trade
China-based Suzhou TZTek Technology is to acquire the company for €25m, according to a statement
Optum Vetures et al. back $26m series-B for Kaia Health
Idinvest and Capital300 also back the digital therapy platform, along with existing investors
BlackRock and ApoBank launch healthcare fund
BlackRock-managed fund aims to give ApoBank's institutional clients access to healthcare investments
HQ Capital closes Auda VIII on $750m
GP's latest fund-of-funds vehicle is its largest yet and is double the size of Auda VII
Aduram's Poggenpohl sold to trade
Deal has been approved by the company's creditors committee and is expected to close by the end of June
Providence in single-asset restructuring for HSE24
GP bought a majority stake in the shopping channel operator from Ardian in 2012 via its sixth fund
HLD in exclusive negotiations to acquire TSG
Petrol station and fueling equipment provider was formerly owned by its management
Fly Ventures holds final close for second fund on €53m
Berlin-based VC will continue its focus on seed investments in enterprise software and "deeptech"