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Brockhaus sells J&S Automotive to Seafort Advisors
GP made the divestment from its third fund, which has a €175m target and held its first close in 2014
Swisscom reinvests in Adello
VC also announces Bettina von Kupsch of Swisscom Mobile has joined Adello's board
PE-backed Ameos buys Seeklinik Brunnen
Ameos will invest in the expansion of the clinic's facilities over the next four years
EQT sells BackWerk to Valora for €190m
GP made the divestment from EQT Mid Market, which acquired a majority stake in the company in 2014
Speedinvest, AWS Gründerfonds back Myclubs
Push Ventures has also invested in the round as well as the founders of diabetes app Mysugr
DC Placement Advisors hires MLP's Schiebel
Schiebel will be responsible for debt capital raising in France, Benelux and the Mediterranean area
Ardian-backed Ionisos buys Stermed
Acquisition strengthens Ionisos's technological platform and expands its geographic footprint
Redalpine in €8m series-A for Zenjob
Acton Capital Partners, 500 Startups and Atlantic Labs also took part in the round
Deal in Focus: Mangrove et al. in $40m round for Lesara
Investors include VC firms Paua, Cherry, Simile, Partech, Northzone and Vorwerk
Main Capital buys Evania Video
Company's management retains a minority stake and will remain in their roles at Evania
Perusa acquires Xindao
GP draws equity from Perusa Partners II, a €207m buyout fund that closed in November 2011
Balderton leads $30m series-D for Sophia Genetics
360 Capital Partners and existing investors Invoke Capital and Alychio also take part in the round
Target Global holds first close for €100m VC fund
GP expects to hold a final close for the technology-focused fund in the first quarter of 2018
Battery, Holtzbrinck back €10m series-A for Zeitgold
Both VC firms reinvest due to a technological breakthrough after February's seed round
Q&A: Baker Botts' Neil Foster on corporate venture
Law firm's partner speaks to unquote" about the growing prevalence of corporate VCs in Europe and its ongoing evolution
Capzanine opens private debt office in Germany
GP hires Bertram Schütz to head the new office and simultaneously appoints Jean-Marc Flamma in Paris
Towerbrook carves out Schweighofer Fiber
Towerbrook draws equity from its fourth fund, which closed on its $3.5bn hard-cap in 2013
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
Apex backs €1.8m seed round for Kivu
Austrian VC firm AWS Gründerfonds and Swiss investor BtoV Partners also back the round
Mosaic backs $8m seed round for Infosum
Mosaic and Saul Klein are providing an extra тЌ5m for the round, which originally closed on $3m
Oakley to shift investment focus from UK to DACH
GP notes in its annual report that geopolitical and economic uncertainty is likely to remain
Silverfleet buys Pumpenfabrik Wangen
Fifth investment from Silverfleet's second fund, which closed on its €870m hard-cap in June 2015
Prolimity sells Rigdon to Hörger Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the turnaround and restructuring specialist
Main Capital sells Connexys to Bullhorn
Main Capital reports that the transaction is one of its "biggest exit successes"