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Palamon-backed Simplify bolts on My Home Move
Smedvig Capital will retain the significant minority stake it purchased in 2005 for ТЃ6.8m
KKR acquires Universum Film
Fred Kogel, CEO of the independent audiovisual content platform, has hired Markus Frerker as COO
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay bolts on Alpha-Cash
Alpha-Cash is Heidelpay's second acquisition in 2019 and its fifth since Anacap's first investment
B-to-v holds second close for Industrial Technologies Fund on €80m
Fund held its first close in March 2018 and is expected to have a final close in mid-2019
Star Capital acquires ASL Aviation Holdings
Star Capital plans to wholly acquire ASL, which has been profitable every year since inception
Accel in $30m series-B round for Chainalysis
Chainalysis has previously raised funds from Techstars, Point Nine Capital, FundersClub and CVP
HTGF in seed round for 8sense
Beurer Group invested in 2018 and HGTF was joined by Thieme Group and a business angel in the round
VCDE, Time for Growth sell Brille24 to Essilor
Time for Growth invested in international expansion and technology over the holding period
Target Partners leads $3.1m seed round for Corrux
Software provider is operating some pilot projects with construction companies in Germany
Hg-backed STP acquires WBDat
Hg acquired a majority stake in STP in 2016 via its lower-mid-market Mercury Fund
Avedon promotes two in Amsterdam office
In addition to these promotions, Avedon plans to hire more professionals to expand the team
Valar Ventures leads $28m round for Cluno
Existing investors Atlantic Labs and Acton Capital Partners also participated in the round
Silverfleet appoints Quadriga's Sommer in Munich
Sommer joins from Quadriga Capital, where he was a director for buyout investments in the DACH region
Altor launches DACH office
Altor recently held the final close of its Altor Fund V on its hard-cap of €2.5bn
Hg-backed Noventic bolts on Ch. Mittendorf and Neotech
Hg retained a minority stake in Noventic after the sale of its portfolio company Qundis
Ardian hires Friedrich to join buyout team
Alexander Friedrich joins from Quadriga Capital, where he led the services and software sector teams
Index, Ribbit and Thrive in $114m series-D funding round for Raisin
Index Ventures first invested in a series-A funding round for the company in 2014
Speedinvest launches third venture fund
Speedinvest III has a target of €175m, exceeding Speedinvest II's final close on $100m
Connexio acquires Rosenberger Restaurant
Rosenberger Restaurant went into a restructuring process in December 2018 and one site has closed
Freitag promotes Prüfer to managing partner
Prüfer spent time at Macquarie and HBA-Consulting before joining Freitag & Co in 2011
Alven, Blackfin lead €8m series-A for Pretto
Pretto previously raised €1.3m in a seed round led by angel investor Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Advent hires former TPG partner Taylor as head of tech
Taylor previously co-founded Symphony Technology Group and was a consultant at Bain & Company
Halder sells Wback to trade buyer
Halder is currently divesting from its 2009-vintage restructured Halder Germany II fund
Main Capital-backed GoConnectIT bolts on Swiss Knife
Main Capital's portfolio company makes second acquisition since the firm bought GoConnectIT in 2017