DACH
Quadriga sells Dorea Familie
GP makes the divestment from Quadriga Capital Private Equity Fund IV, a €529.1m buyout fund
Patrimonium launches €200m buyout fund
Fund is launched following the sale of the last portfolio company in the GP's previous fund
Dawn Capital leads $8m series-A for Quantilope
Munich-based early-stage investors Senovo and Surplus also take part in the round
HTGF backs AirGateway
Company intends to use the fresh capital to expand its offering and consolidate its market position
European VC fundraising continues strong showing
VC fundraising totals over 2016-2017 marked a healthy increase of nearly 50% on the amounts raised in the previous two-year period
Patrimonium PE sells CCS Group to trade
Swiitzerland-based CCS Group is the last portfolio company of the CHF 100m ZM Opportunity II vehicle
IK buys Schema Group
Deal is the third transaction IK Small Cap II has completed this year and the second in Germany
Forbion leads €17m series-C for Omeicos
VC firm was joined by existing investors, including Vesalius, Remiges, SMS, KfW and HTGF
Luxury fashion à la mode for private equity buyers
Sky-high valuation of Versace at €1.83bn equates to 41x the company's 2017 EBITDA of €44.6m
Target Global leads series-A for Omni:us
London-based VC firms MMC Ventures and Talis Capital also take part in the financing
VC firms invest $12m in Unu
Existing investors Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital and NRW Bank all take part in the round
Chequers buys Riri from Gilde
Chequers is currently investing from Chequers Capital XVII, which it closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
VC-backed Themis announces IPO price range
Size of the offering for Austria-based Themis is €55.3m – at the high-end of the price range
Argos Wityu buys Wibit Sports
Second investment in Germany in the past two months following the acquisition of Aktivoptik
Germany's Protembis raises $10m series-A round
Series-A round is backed by a consortium of investors including Seed Fonds III
PE firms carve out division from Siparex-backed Safe
Carved-out division, Safe Cronite, generates sales of €74m and employs 800 people
PE consortium invests $21m in Coople
Fresh capital will be invested in the further development of the product and technology
VC firms invest $50m in Tado
Amazon, E.ON, Total Energy Ventures, Energy Innovation Capital and Inven Capital take part
Bregal inks first deal from new DACH fund with Trendtours
Trendtours Touristik's founder and managing director, Werner Scheidel, has sold his holding in the business
Afinum sells Let's Go Fitness to Naxicap
Sale ends a holding period of four years for PE vehicle Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
IFM sets up office in Switzerland
Swiss public and corporate pension funds have already invested close to CHF 500m with IFM investors
Northzone leads €25m series-A for Tier Mobility
Company's existing backers, Point Nine, Speedinvest and Spain-based Kibo Ventures, also take part
Kinnevik leads $150m round for GoEuro
Singapore-based investment firm Temasek also takes part alongside Chinese investor Hillhouse Capital
Capvis acquires Ostschweizer Variosystems
Second investment from Capvis Equity V, which held a final close on €1.2bn in September