DACH
Sequoia leads $24m series-B for Tourlane
Existing investors Spark Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures and DN Capital also take part
Brockhaus buys Palas
CEO Maximilian Weiß, who is also a minority shareholder, will continue to hold a significant stake
Project A targets Q1 final close for third fund
New vehicle was registered in Berlin as Project A Ventures III GMBH & Co KG in October
Afinum and Invision team up for Ledlenser deal
Afinum is the lead investor, with Invision and the company's management team also participating
Highland injects €25m into Camunda
Open source workflow automation software developer will pursue international expansion
Insight leads $30m series-C for LeanIX
Software developer will pursue international expansion and invest in new products
FSN buys Rameder from Findos
First deal FSN has completed in Germany since setting up a Munich office in March this year
FitLab et al. in $45m series-A for Freeletics
Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and Ward.ventures also take part in the round
Lakestar holds first closes totalling €375m
Lakestar III targets early-stage investments and Lakestar Growth I backs larger rounds
Quadriga backs merger of Vescon and Schiller
Combined group will employ 700 people and expects revenues in excess of €100m for 2018
Premium sells ATBB to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Premium, which acquired the business on deal-by-deal basis
Q&A: Hermes GPE's Elias Korosis
Unquote speaks to the LP's head of growth investing about gaining access to the best deals and being a good partner to GPs
Main Capital acquires strategic stake in Cleversoft
Regulation tech company plans to expand through a buy-and-build strategy as well as organic growth
Cross buys Boes Group
Cross is currently investing from its second buyout fund, which closed on CHF 100m in August 2017
Bayern Kapital backs €13m series-A for Fineway
VC firm also took part in the first tranche of the series-A, which closed on €7m in November 2017
Equistone's Group of Butchers buys Gmyrek
Acquisition follows the bolt-on of Hartmann in October, another German meat producer
Waterland-backed Atos bolts on MediaPark Klinik
Deal will allow Atos to enhance its sports medicine and specialised orthopaedic surgery expertise
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Gilde buys Gundlach Automotive Corporation
Company's management team has invested alongside Gilde for a minority stake in the business
EQVenture backs $20m round for USound
Fresh capital will be used to support the global roll-out of USound's micro speakers
Idinvest backs €7m series-A for Teleclinic
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the business and enter new strategic partnerships
Q3 Barometer: European PE's strongest third quarter
European market had its most active third quarter on record in 2018 in terms of dealflow
Triton to close fund V on €5bn hard-cap
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March as The Triton Fund V with a target of €4bn
DPE buys Be-terna from BPE
Company's CEO stated that DPE would "use its buy-and-build experience" to support the firm