DACH
Oaktree buys NL Holding
Group comprises 16 subsidiaries in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Spain
Foresight injects £3.5m into Nano Interactive
Investment in the advertising technology firm is the GP's seventh VCT deal in 12 months
Funds back $270m series-A for BioNTech
Struengmann Family Office commits fresh capital to the round and retains a majority stake
HSH Nordbank final bids due Friday
Bank must be reprivatised by February as part of a bail out agreement from June 2013
Fly Ventures closes maiden fund on $41m
German VC will use AI to source European companies in the automation software segment
ECM buys urology specialist Uroviva
ECM draws equity for the transaction from its €230m buyout fund German Equity Partners IV
3i makes 4.4x on €307m sale of Atesteo to IHO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which acquired Atesteo in September 2013
Vitruvian backs credit-comparison site Smava
London-based private equity firm Vitruvian Partners has made an undisclosed investment in German online banking platform Smava.
Bain-, Advent-backed Concardis buys PCS Paycard, Simplepay
Both companies focus on providing payment solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises
DN Capital et al. in €18m round for Finiata
Point Nine, Fly Ventures, Redalpine and Energy also take part in the €10m equity funding
Ardian's Assystem Technologies to take SQS private for £283.1m
Offer of 825 pence per share constitutes a 56.4% premium on the share price on 14 December
Endurance Capital leads consortium to carve out Witte Stromberg
Company will be reverting to its former name Prinz Kinematics after the carve-out
Silverfleet buys 7days from Odewald
Silverfleet plans to increase 7days market share in Germany and expand internationally
Accel leads $20m series-B for Instana
Latest funding round with Target Partners brings the company's total funding to $27m
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben Group buys Compassio
Acquisition of Compassio is the first step in Waterland's new buy-and-build strategy
DN Capital leads €10m round for Joblift
Picus Capital also took part in the round alongside existing investors
Northzone leads $20m series-A for Freighthub
Global Founders Capital, Cherry Ventures, Cavalry Ventures and La Famiglia also take part
DACH family businesses open up to private equity
Despite continuing low dealflow in the region, signs are emerging that family-owned businesses are warming to the idea of PE backing
Triton makes 3.4x on final divestment of Orion, 37% IRR
Triton sold its remaining 8% stake at $22.99 per share, representing gross proceeds of $120m
Serendipity acquires 51% stake in Topro's German subsidiary
PE firm acquires majority stake, while a minority stake is acquired by Investinor
Saudi Aramco et al. in €8m round for Nexwafe
German family office Wermuth Asset Management has also taken part alongside GGF2 and Lynwood
VC firms in $59.6m series-C for Hookipa
New investors include HB Partners, Hillhouse Capital, Sirona Capital and Gilead Sciences
Caphaven invests in Deutsche Prüfservice
Caphaven arranged expansion capital for DPS earlier in 2017 in the form of a convertible loan
Fidelium buys Otto Knauf
First investment from Fidelium's new fund, which held a final close on €103m in June 2017