DACH
BC-backed Springer Nature announces intention to float
BC Partners may make a secondary placement of shares and will provide shares for a greenshoe option
Acton leads €7m series-A for Cluno
Existing investor Atlantic Labs also takes part after providing seed capital in 2016
Adiuva Capital-backed AC Dental buys NT Dental
Adiuva generally makes investments between €5-40m for majority and minority positions
Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to trade for €596m
GP was represented in the sale by its European subsidiary Lindsay Goldberg Vogel
Capvis, Partners Group buy Amann Girrbach from TA
Capvis draws equity from its new DACH-focused buyout fund Capvis Equity V, targeting €1bn
Iris leads €20m round for Jedox
Early-stage investor eCapital and Swiss family office Wecken & Cie are also taking part
European Commission launches VentureEU
VentureEU is a venture capital funding programme backed by тЌ410m in fresh funding from the EU
Highland Europe leads $30m series-B for Bitmovin
Atomico and Dawn Capital also took part alongside corporate venturing arm Constantia New Business
Montana holds final close on €800m hard-cap
MCP Opportunity Secondary Program III held a final close on its €400m hard-cap in September 2015
Investindustrial acquires Lifebrain
Lifebrain was initially funded with capital raised from several Austrian private investors
Japanese insurance companies eye DACH funds
Insurance companies in Japan are considering increasing their exposure to European funds, with DACH GPs most likely to benefit
Creandum leads €6m series-B for Careship
Munich-based Ananda Ventures, Spark Capital and Christoph Maire of Atlantic Labs also take part
Bregal prepares second DACH fund
Bregal Unternehmerkapital’s first fund was a €550m vehicle with Bregal Investments as its sole LP
CDPQ-backed Datamars acquires Simcro from Riverside
Deal brings a five-year holding period for private equity firm The Riverside Company to an end
European fundraises off to healthy start in 2018
Number of fund closes and aggregate capital raised in Q1 is roughly on par with the same period last year, but short of the strong start to 2016
VC firms invest €8m in Comatch
Acton Capital led the round with participation from Atlantic Labs and BtoV Partners
Finatem buys HKM Sports Equipment
Founding director Klaus Egbers will remain in his role and retain a minority stake
DBAG-backed Duagon buys MEN from HQ Equita
DBAG Fund VII will invest €50m and the GP will contribute €11m from its balance sheet
Ontario Teachers' chief investment officer Graven Larsen resigns
Graven Larsen joined Ontario Teachers' in February 2016 and led the fund's global investment programme
EQT invests in BBS Automation
Deal is in partnership with the co-founders to support the further expansion of the business
Iris hires Capnamic principal to expand Berlin team
Berlin team expansion will continue with further appointments in the coming months
Main Capital-backed RVC buys Allgeier
Combined group will operate under the name RVC Medical IT and targets revenues of €10m for 2018
Point Nine hires in-house general counsel
Hire will allow Point Nine to execute faster on investments and save money on external legal costs
Baird hires Goldman's von Selzam
Von Selzam will be responsible for expanding the bank’s coverage in the DACH region