DACH
DPE sells Elatec to Summit
DPE acquired its stake in Elatec in January 2016, drawing equity from the €575m fund DPE III
EQT sells CBR Fashion Group to Alteri
Deal ends a holding period of almost 11 years for EQT, after SBO from Apax and Cinven
CalSTRS looks to widen co-investment and direct investing
US LP, worth $224.8bn, is consulting on setting up direct investment capabilities
Navigator buys ENA Guss Albbruck
ENA filed for insolvency in October 2017 and generates revenues of approximately €10m
Balderton leads $25m series-A for Infarm
TriplePoint Capital and Mons Investments also take part alongside previous backer Cherry Ventures
Quantum holds final close on €77.5m hard-cap
New vehicle will employ the same strategy as the last, investing in complex carve outs
EQT-backed Piab acquires Feba Automation
Deal marks the second bolt-on in three months after Piab acquired SAS Automation in 2017
Inception leads €2.2m seed round for Penta
Fresh capital will be used to hire more staff to support the company's growing customer base
HPE leads $25m series-B for Uberall
Previous backers Project A and United Internet are also taking part in the financing
Unigestion's Euro Choice Secondary II hits €300m hard-cap
Fund attracts commitments from 59 LPs to hold a final close 20 months after its announcement
Cinven-led consortium sells €142m stake in Jost Werke
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Commerzbank place the shares in an acclerated offering
Astorius launches fourth fund-of-funds
Fund is the same size as ACF III, which launched in June 2016 and expects to close on target
Odewald acquires Langer & Laumann Ingenieurbüro
Odewald invests via its second fund, Odewald KMU II, which closed on its hard-cap of €200m in 2015
Perusa buys Secura Industrial holding company
Secura's portfolio currently comprises two German businesses, Müpro and UBB Umformtechnik
Towerbrook-backed Infopro buys Docu Group
Combined group will employ 3,200 people and projected that its turnover will reach €440m
DACH auto-parts deals motor on as sector transforms
Private equity players remain keen on auto-parts, as the sub-sector responds to rapid changes brought about by the electrical vehicle market
VC firms back $11m round for Homebell
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's operations in Germany and the Netherlands
Secondaries: all systems go following bumper 2017
Following a slump in 2016, the global volume of PE secondary transactions increased last year to reach new records
Felix backs Highsnobiety
Fresh capital will be used to expand the branded content line and run more events
Waterland sells Premium Group to Blackstone's Clarion
Blackstone acquired London-based Clarion from Providence Equity Partners in July 2017
VC-backed Blacklane raises series-D
Car manufacturer Daimler also takes part in the round alongside Alstin and Blacklane's founders
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
Project A in €3m funding round for Opinary
Existing investors including Global Founders Capital and Motu Ventures also take part
BC holds final close on €7bn
Eight additional LPs including Pomona Capital IX and Adams Street 2017 make contributions