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Riverside backs GermanPersonnel
Riverside will support GermanPersonnel's expansion by bringing in industry experts
Silverfern expands Frankfurt presence, hires Aon Hewitt's Köpke
Köpke will be responsible for Silverfern's institutional investor relationships and fundraising
Paragon buys Inprotec
Selling shareholders Andreas Baranyai and Pierre Schwedtfeger will retain a significant minority
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
Triton makes 5.5x on €527m sale of Aventics
First of two exits in 24 hours, as the GP also announces the sale of social care provider Mehiläinen
Castik buys Warbug Pincus-backed Ipan, merges with Delegate
Castik draws capital from its €1bn buyout fund Epic I, which held a final close in June 2014
Phenom sells €140m stake in HelloFresh
Equates to a value of approximately €140m based on the current trading price of €12 per share
Montagu sells Equatex to trade for $420m
Deal ends a holding period of four years for Montagu, which carved the business out of UBS
Accel leads $8m series-A for Dashdash
Cherry Ventures, Atlantic Labs and angel investors also take part in the financing
Alliance of equals: PE's evolving buy-and-build approach
Portfolio companies are increasingly making larger bolt-ons, as GPs look for new ways to boost returns in a market with high entry multiples
Investcorp launches dental buy-and-build
New group will employ approximately 250 people at its two locations in Albstadt and Olsberg
EQT Ventures leads €6.5m series-A for AnyDesk
EQT Ventures sources the investment using its in-house deal-sourcing software Motherbrain
Sun European buys ESIM from Ardian
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired the company in a complex carve-out
Creathor in €10m series-B for Acousia
LBBW Ventures, Bregua Corporation and existing backers BIVF and KfW also take part in the round
Bayern Kapital in €5.5m round for ProGlove
Intel Capital and German VC firms Gettylab and DIVC also take part in the financing
Silverfleet buys PE-backed Prefere Resins
Deal is Silverfleet's eighth investment from Silverfleet Capital Partners II, which closed in 2015
Digital+ Partners invests $15m in Starmind
Digital+ Partners is investing from its Digital Growth Fund I, a VC fund targeting €300m
Hg buys Medifox from ECM
Sale ends a five-year holding period for ECM, which acquired the business in May 2013
VC-backed NFon prices €166m IPO
In total, 6,708,331 shares were placed, including an overallotment of 874,999 shares
Nord Holding hires Bösenberg
German investment company appoints the former Quadriga Capital partner as head of direct investment
Golding announces nine promotions
Matthias Reicherter has been promoted from partner to the newly created role of CIO
VC firms back $24m series-C for Simplesurance
Round was led by corporate venturing arm Allianz X, with participation from Rheingau Founders
Finatem buys Gothaer Fahrzeugtechnik
Fifth investment from the GP's latest buyout fund, Finatem IV, which held a final close in 2014
BC-backed Springer Nature pulls IPO
Company was expected to float on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with a market cap of up to €3.6bn