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Redalpine to close venture fund by end of Q2
Fund is still open for investments and has a hard-cap of CHF 100m with minimum commitments of CHF 1m
Pemberton arranges refinancing for Capvis-backed Ondal
Approximately 20% of the €1.2bn debt vehicle is now deployed in Germany, according to the firm
EQT sells stake in Swiss Smile to Jacobs Holding
Swiss Smile has nearly doubled its revenues from CHF 3.9bn under EQT's stewardship
Speedinvest in €2.5m round for Fincompare
Business angels and family offices from the banking and finance sectors also invest in the round
Unigestion, Union Investment close third fund-of-funds on €312m
Unigestion will manage the fund's portfolio while Union Investment is responsible for fund administration
Grazia Equity leads $4.9m seed round for Yeay
VC firm Mountain Partners also invested in the round along with well known business angels
Intera-backed Silmäasema IPO oversubscribed multiple times
SilmУЄasema announced a price range of тЌ6.20-7.20 on 26 May, implying a market cap of тЌ92-105m
Delivery Hero announces intention to float
Company will target gross proceeds of around €450m from the sale of newly issued shares after costs
VC firms in €13m round for Alphapet Ventures
Heliad Equity Partners, Venturestars, Reimann Investors and Mountain Partners invested €10m of equity
Deal in Focus: Advent buys Faerch Plast from EQT
Financial details are undisclosed but Danish media reports the purchase price was between DKK 6.5-7bn
Waterland-backed Median buys two rehab clinics
Waterland injected a seven-figure sum of extra capital into Median to finance the transaction
Speedinvest leads €1m round for Timeular
Company will use the new money to expand its operations to the US and other international markets
Afinum sells Alfmeier stake to Elber
Turnover increased by 35% to €269.9m and EBIT quadrupled to €16.9m since Afinum's investment in 2012
Auctus backed-Fernao Networks buys VonRoll Itec
Management will acquire a significant stake in the company, which is now part of Fernao Networks
Merck leads CHF 10.5m series-A for Inthera Bioscience
Aglaia Biomedical Ventures and Novo Seeds also participated in the round alongside an unnamed private investor
CVC closes Fund VII on €15.5bn hard-cap
Fund originally targeted €12.5bn and had a hard-cap of €15bn when it was announced in November 2016
Startup300 holds first close on €20m
Fund has a target of €40-60m and has the stated aim of funding the first Austrian unicorn
Summit Partners backs Market Logic in €45m round
Investment firm Genui and Berlin-based Sycamore, a previous backer, also take part in the round
HTGF holds first close for third fund on €245m
Fund has a target of €300m and will begin making early-stage investments in Q4 2017
Hamilton Lane, Scala Fund Advisory close club fund on $70m
Idea was originated by Scala Fund Advisory, while the vehicle will be managed by Hamilton Lane
VC firms back Exporo
Fresh capital will be used to develop new products, including the launch of bonds for larger projects
Helvetia Venture Fund leads funding round for Baimos
HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Berendsen Holding, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital also invest
Orlando closes fourth special situations fund on €320m
Fund will invest in special situations in the DACH region's Mittelstand as well as in the Nordic countries
Deal in Focus: Quadriga Capital sells M&R to PIA
Vendor sells its majority stake in the automation business after a holding period of less than two and a half years