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Invision buys stake in Reisenthel Accessoires
GP will take a majority stake, with the Reisenthel family as minority shareholders
Waterland-backed Hansefit combines with BFNL
Merger of German and Dutch peers will result in a client base of 3,500 companies
Afinum acquires Fast LTA
GP will support the Munich-based software company's growth by broadening its product offering
ACG Management et al. back ADN Protection MBI
Soprome and BTC Capital also back the takeover of the security services company
Ardian exits CCC to Telus
Canadian listed telecoms company buys the business for an EV of €915m
Waterland-backed Netgo acquires Mehrwerk
Acquisition of the business software platform is the second add-on in Netgo's buy-and-build strategy
Omers Ventures leads $5.2m round for Quorso
Business software company intends to use the investment from the series-A round to expand abroad
Arcus, BE Beteiligungen buy majority stake in Lässig
Investment will support baby and parent products retailer in its digitalisation and e-commerce strategy
IK Investment Partners acquires Ondal from Capvis
Ondal is the GP's third recent medtech acquisition and the 15th investment from IK VIII
Signa Innovations leads €5m series-A for Realxdata
Paris-headquartered Ventech also backed the round for the Berlin-based data analysis software company
Tenzing-backed Ticketer buys Fara
UK-based bus ticketing company Ticketer was acquired in 2018 and will now expand to the Nordic region
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