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VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
VC-backed Flixbus buys Hellö
Flixbus is owned by a consortium of VC firms, with General Atlantic holding around 35%
Brockhaus acquires minority stake in Peakwork
Brockhaus will acquire the stake through its cross-industry fund Brockhaus Private Equity III
Softbank holds close on $93bn for global fund
Softbank has set a target of $100bn for the fund and aims to hold a final close within six months
VC firms back €360m series-E round for Auto1
Round is mix of debt and equity with cooperation from major banks, on the basis of a €2.5bn valuation
One Peak, Morgan Stanley invest €22m in Ecointense
Transaction constitutes an exit for BBAF and Wecken & Cie, while HTGF retains a significant stake
M Capital, Normandie Participations lead €4.7m Robocath round
Backers are joined in the round by previous investors Go Capital and NCI Gestion
Sapphire leads $24.5m series-C round for Wandera
New capital will be used to build out the company's data analytics technology, infrastructure and team
Waterland-backed Hanse-Orga buys Tembit
Transaction will be the third acquisition Hanse-Orga has made in a week after the purchases of Dolphin and e5
42Cap, HTGF and Littlerock in €1.8m round for MoBerries
Company will use the new funding to develop its technology and expand operations internationally
Castik Capital acquires Inet-logistics
Buyout firm secures a majority stake in the German transport management software company
Beyond Capital buys Ebertlang
German PE house acquires a majority stake in the IT management software distributor
Capnamic backs Contiamo
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its product portfolio and increase international sales effort
Triton and Paragon sell Europart to Alpha
Under Triton and Paragon's ownership Europart has streamlined its business through logistics centralisation
Deal in Focus: EQT sells Bureau van Dijk to Moody's for €3bn
Under EQT's stewardship, Bureau van Dijk has grown significantly to revenues of €258m and EBITDA of €132m
DBAG sells Schülerhilfe to Oakley
Oakley expects to commit approximately €42m to the equity investment through its Fund III vehicle
VC-backed Eve Sleep in £140m IPO
Offering will enable memory foam mattress company to raise ТЃ35m on admission to trading on AIM
Equistone sells EuroAvionics to Hensoldt
Hensoldt is concentrated on security and defence aviation and will expand into the civil market
DBAG sells Formel D to 3i
3i will invest up to €247m initially but aims to reduce that to around €150m through co-investment
LSP leads €15m series-A for Cardior Pharmaceuticals
New funding will allow the company to develop its lead compound, which targets RNAs linked to heart failure
Quadriga sells M&R Automation to PIA
Acquisition will strengthen PIA's portfolio in the powertrain and e-mobility production segment
Inventure sells Beddit to Apple
Nordic early-stage VC firm sells its stake in the Finnish sleep monitoring sensor manufacturer
BayBG takes minority stake in ISOG restructuring
Restructuring plan approved at the start of May means the company will keep its HQ and secure 85 jobs
HTGF in €1.5m seed round for Replex
Fresh capital will be used to expand into the US market, with a new office recently opened in San Francisco