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Speedinvest promotes Markus Lang to partner
Land joined Speedinvest in 2015 and has acted as a board member in various portfolio companies
BID Equity Fund II holds final close on €125m
B2B software-focused fund launched in February 2019 and held a first close on €80m in July 2019
Lone Star in talks to acquire BASF's chemicals division
Final stage of the auction process comes after BASF began looking for a buyer at the end of 2018
Telemos-backed Sanoptis buys AugenAllianz
Deal marks the second bolt-on for the GP's buy-and-build platform in the ophthalmology sector
DN Capital et al. lead €5.5m series-A for Cognigy
AI software platform intends to use the second round of funding for US expansion
Digital+ Partners leads €23m series-B for Pricefx
Pricefx intends to use the fresh capital to invest in sales and marketing, and to expand in the US
SHS acquires stake in Single Use Support
SHS draws equity from its latest vehicle, SHS V Fonds, which held its first close in July 2018 on €90m
Blackstone backs $570m FerGene investment
Ferring is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with 60 subsidiaries globally and 6,500 employees
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert acquires Günther Kältetechnik
VR Equity Partner is following a buy-and-build strategy with the cooling systems company
Waterland-backed Enreach buys Masvoz
Masvoz acquisition is the fifth bolt-on since the GP acquired Enreach in July 2018
Redalpine, Armada lead CHF 11m round for Carvolution
Series-B is the second round of 2019 for the car leasing subscription business
Slingshot, Jamjar back €10m series-B for Boldking
Online razor producer expects to consolidate and grow its European business
Arena et al. back €260m series-C for Celonis
Round is one of the largest venture capital deals in Germany this year
EQT exits EIS Aircraft to Hannover Finanz
Exit follows the 2018 sale of the group's Aircraft Operations division
Waterland-backed Netgo acquires ComNet
Transaction is the first in the GP's buy-and-build strategy for Netgo
Ringier Digital Ventures et al. back £3m round for AirConsole
Company receives backing from existing investors Wingman Ventures and angel investors including Christian Wenger
RTP Global leads €6.6m series-A for Plantix
Third round of funding for the plant disease detection app is earmarked for international growth
Nauta Capital backs €1.7m round for Airfocus
Business strategy platform will expand its product and triple its team size
Polaris partially exits Jetpak
GP will retain a 5.3% stake in the listed Swedish delivery company
Oaktree to acquire RAFI
Investment is expected to support the company's growth and international expansion
3i completes single-asset restructuring for Action
GP will wind up its original investment vehicle and release liquidity to investors
Afinum acquires stake in All4Golf
Afinum seeks to grow the company's business in Germany and to expand abroad
HTGF exits Grandcentrix to Vodafone
Exit follows HTGF's initial investment in the Internet-of-Things company in 2010
HQ Equita acquires stake in Wolf Verpackungsmaschinen
GP will combine Wolf with existing portfolio company The Packaging Group