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BtoV, Wellington and Seroba co-lead $48m series-C for Quanta
Existing investors BtoV, Wellington and Seroba all invested in the company's series-A in 2009
EMZ acquires stake in Arturia
EMZ draws equity from EMZ 9 fund, which launched in January 2019 with a target of €900m
Unigrains sells Céréa Partenaire management business
Céréa's management team and institutional investors have wholly acquired the company
SoftBank to launch second Vision Fund with $108bn
Vision Fund II has received commitments from investors in its predecessor
Seneca acquires stake in Whyte & Ivory in debut deal
Curtain linings and blackout materials wholesaler Whyte & Ivory launched in the US in 2016
Paragon closes fourth fund on €780m
2014's The Paragon Fund II closed on €412m and is fully deployed, making its last investment in July
Gimv, Sofinnova, Gilde exit Breath Therapeutics for €500m
Gimv and Sofinnova Partners co-led a 2017 €43.5m series-A for Breath Therapeutics, with participation from Gilde Helathcare
Equistone to acquire Heras
Equistone will acquire the property protection company from building materials group CRH
Demeter acquires Chesneau
Existing investor UI Gestion has reinvested in the company following its initial investment in 2011
VCs invest $10m in Cambridge Touch series-B
Funding round for the touch screen technology company was led by Japan-based Kureha Corporation
Visionaries Club holds double close on <€80m
Debut funds for new Berlin-based VC Visionaries Club approach their hard-caps with family offices as LPs
Waterland's Median Kliniken bolts on Eschenburg, Rhein-Reha
Waterland has owned Median Kliniken since 2014 and has now bolted on 21 companies
Paragon acquires Pro Optik
Optical retail chain Pro Optik is likely to be Paragon III fund's first acquisition
VCs exit Understand.AI to trade
Germany-based trade buyer DSpace has acquired autonomous driving software company Understand.AI
N26 receives investment of $170m in series-D extension
Tencent Holding and Allianz X have invested in the series-D funding round extension
Graphite announces four promotions
Graphite Capital has promoted Mark Hall, who has been with the firm since 2008, to senior partner
Arsenal to acquire Clariant healthcare business for CHF 308m
Enterprise value of the healthcare business is equivalent to 13.2x adjusted EBITDA for 2018
Yabeo, IBB, Atlantic Labs sell stakes in Dentolo to trade
Atlantic Labs first invested in the dental insurance platform in 2016, with Yabeo investing in 2017
Investcorp acquires majority stake in Contentserv
Investcorp Technology Partners used its fourth-generation vehicle to acquire Contentserv
Permira, TCV lead series-F for FlixMobility
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and the European Investment Bank also participated in the funding round
3i announces eight hires and three promotions
3i has promoted and hired 11 people in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, London and New York
Paul Hastings hires two partners from Hogan Lovells
Harris currently leads the private equity practice at Hogan Lovells and Moezi is counsel
VCs in funding round for Optiopay
Insurance company NN Group makes its first investment in the payments software company
IQ Capital closes two funds on $300m
Growth Opportunities Fund is IQ Capital's later-stage vehicle, and has held a first close on $125m