DACH
Bain and Cinven offer improved price to de-list Stada
PE firms say they have obtained irrevocable support for the new offer from a 12% shareholder
IK Investment Partners sells Transnorm to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for IK, which bought Transnorm from Equita Management
European buyout value reaches post-crisis high
Deal value has been boosted by a spike in тЌ1bn+ deals and strong activity in Southern Europe
Swiss crypto bank SEBA raises CHF 100m
Black River Asset Management, Summer Capital and a host of other investors took part in the round
DBAG buys Kraft & Bauer from Invision
Fifth buyout from DBAG Fund VII, a €1bn buyout fund that hit its hard-cap in July 2016
VC firms back $30m series-C for Nozomi Networks
Latest financing comes just months after a $15m series-B, closed in January this year
PHI Industrial exits Intimus
Sale ends a four-year holding period for PHI, which acquired the business via its second fund
VR Equitypartner backs Dr Neuberger
Founder Tobias Neuberger retains a majority stake in the company and will remain in his role
VC firms back $30m series-C for Instana
Accel and Target Partners also take part in the latest financing, which brings the total to $57m
Capiton buys AEMTec for €86m
Purchase price amounts to €86m and will increase Exceet's net cash position to €105m
Toscafund leads €33m series-C for Liqid
Existing investors Project A, HQ Trust and DvH Ventures also take part in the latest financing
Lightspeed leads series-A for Candis
Investment is the first German deal completed by Silicon Valley-based Lightspeed
Auctus buys Robert Bürkle from Nimbus
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Nimbus, which bought the firm from family owners
DPE sells Expertum to trade
Sale ends a holding period of nine years for DPE, which founded the company in 2010
DBAG backs FLS MBO
DBAG will acquire a 73% majority stake in the firm in a management buyout
DACH funds still proliferate despite fundraising lull
Fund launches remain at near record levels in the region, as GPs look to further specialisation in order to stand out
Northleaf nets $2.2bn for global PE programme
Canadian private markets investor closes its latest secondaries vehicle on $800m
Then and now: European private equity's post-Lehman decade
European PE came to a virtual standstill 10 years ago, but figures show the asset class has all but recovered its pre-crisis appeal
Sycamore sells EMP Merchandising to trade
EMP will become a business unit of Warner Music Group's global artist and label services division
EMH invests in Brainlab
Fifth investment from the EMH Digital Growth Fund, a €350m vehicle that closed in 2017
VC firms back series-A extension for All3DP
Bayern Kapital leads the round, alongside two business angels from the BayStartUp investor network
ETF leads €10m round for Cloud&Heat
Inven Capital, the corporate venturing arm of the Czech energy company, is an existing investor
SHS sells EIT to Johnson & Johnson
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP's €125m life sciences investment fund, SHS IV Fonds
Seafort targets up to €250m for third fund
Fundraise represents a significant increase on Seafort II, which held a final close on €84m