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DACH GPs consider alternative funding models
With three of the region's top five most active GPs investing from non-standard funds in 2017, some other GPs are also adopting alternative approaches
VC firms in €20m round for Flaschenpost
Latest round was led by Portuguese family office Sociedade Francisco Manuel Dos Santos
ECM approaches first close for GEP V
ECM targets control positions in DACH-based businesses with enterprise values between €20-80m
Hg sells Teufel to Naxicap
GP makes the divestment from HgCapital 6, a £1.87bn vehicle that held a final close in 2009
Nimbus buys H van Wijnen
Nimbus generally invests in medium-sized businesses with turnover between €10-500m
Finatem buys Mungo Befestigungstechnik
Selling consortium includes the CEO, Oliver Annaheim, who will retain a minority stake
Kerogen leads €15m funding round for Ideol
Amundi Private Equity, Sofimac Regions and Paca Investment are also subscribing to new shares
VR Equitypartner, SüdBG sell Piller to Riflebird
Fresh capital from the transaction will be used to drive Piller's expansion into the US and Asia
Capnamic, ProFounders lead €4m series-A for NDgit
Existing investor Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also takes part in the financing round
BC-backed Springer Nature sets price range for €3.6bn IPO
Company is targeting proceeds of up to €1.6bn from the primary and secondary offering
Verdane buys portfolio from Bauer Media Group
Portfolio comprises three German companies including women's fashion brand Navabi
Blossom, Atomico in $10m series-A for Fat Lama
Atomico also takes part in the financing alongside startup accelerator Y Combinator
VC-backed NFon sets price range for €200-239m IPO
Company aims for a post-money market cap of €200-239m and a free float of up to 68.9%
Golding hires BlueBay's Das as head of private debt
Das will be responsible for selecting primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities
VC firms lead $29m series-B for Clark
Coparion, Kulczyk Investments and Yabeo Capital also take part in the latest financing
Verdane-backed Lingit buys Claro Software
GP acquired Lingit in April 2017, drawing equity from the SEK 3bn buyout fund Verdane Capital IX
EQT partially divests EIS Aircraft Group
EQT remains invested in the EIS Aircraft Products and Services division
IK buys Bahr Modultechnik
GP draws equity from IK Small Cap II, a €550m fund that held a final close in February 2018
UK and Ireland small-cap soars amid general buyout lag
Overall UK buyout activity in Q1 is down by almost a third year-on-year, though dealflow in the small-cap space remains near record levels
Index leads $5m series-A for ClauseMatch
Talis Capital joins the round alongside existing investors including Speedinvest
Mobeus backs Hemmels
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the company's engineering and research and development teams
Sofinnova hires in-house counsel from Eurazeo
Bordes will work in Sofinnova's support team alongside managing partner and COO Monique Salnier
Californian pension fund seeks adviser to build PE exposure
Adviser will work on the development of StanCera's diversified private markets portfolio
Mangrove leads €3.2m series-A for Adverity
Existing investors Speedinvest, 42Cap and AWS Gründerfonds also take part in the round