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KKR's Heidelpay invests in Tillhub
Investment is the contactless payment company's first since it was acquired by KKR in 2019
VCs exit Caroobi to Deutsches Werkstattnetz
Online car repair platform's previous investors included Cherry Ventures, DN Capital and Target Global
Ardian-backed Gantner buys Contidata
Deal expands the contactless payment company's product portfolio to the catering sector
83North leads $30m series-B for Wandelbots
Existing investors Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures and Atlantic Labs also back the robotics company
Compass Partners' Rodenstock completes €75m capital increase
Compass had put the opthalmology business up for sale earlier in 2020, but delayed the process
German government to buy stake in Dievini Hopp's Curevac
State-backed KfW joins Dievini Hopp in the messenger RNA drug developer's shareholder base
Guernsey Finance launches fast-track applications for managers
Scheme aims to allow fund managers with funds not registered in whitelisted jurisdictions to migrate
Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey
Coller Capital's PE Barometer also reported LP concerns about forward-looking EBITDA add-backs
LEA Partners sells Bellin to trade
Sale to Nasdaq-listed Coupa marks the first exit from the GP's LEA Mittelstandspartner Fund
Evoco holds €93m first close for third fund
GP buys bundles of three or four assets in one transaction and is optimistic about opportunities
Water Street and JLL acquire Solvias
GPs have assisted with the recruitment of new members to the pharmaceutical research company's board
DPE's Massenberg bolts on Aéro Solutions
Deal is the second add-on for the construction repair company since DPE acquired it in 2019
VC Profile: Apex Ventures
Apex's digital-health-focused second fund is targeting €50m following a Q1 2020 first close
Third of LPs put fund commitments on hold – survey
Brackendale Consulting survey also revealed that 62% would commit to a fund without a personal visit
Goldman Sachs et al. back $27m round for H4
Barclays Ventures, JP Morgan and Linklaters also invest in the digital documentation firm
Highland backs €21m round for Alkemics
Existing investors including Cathay and Index also backed the brand and grocery partnership platform
Keyhaven Capital hires two
Anne Niederstaetter and Alma Lawrie will bolster the firm's investment and investor relations teams
BB Capital buys majority stake in Infradax
Deal is the GP's second acquisition of 2020, following skin care clinic chain Cosmetique Totale
Wenvest Capital leads CHF 8m round for Teylor
Sternbeis, business angels and institutional investors also back the SME digital lending software developer
S-UBG invests in Lunovu
GP invests in SMEs in Aachen, Krefeld and Mönchengladbach from the €40m TechVision Fonds I vehicle
Waterland makes two bolt-ons for Athera
Physiotherapy provider was formerly known as Rehacon, but has announced the launch of new branding
Main Capital-backed Inergy buys Frontin
Acquisition of the Netherlands-based municipal financing software is Inergy's second add-on
NGC acquires Gelford Gebäudereinigung & Dienstleistungen
MBO is part of a succession solution for the Germany-based building cleaning and services company
Global Founders et al. back €7.5m round for Alasco
Anyon, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Picus Capital also back the construction software developer