DACH
Gilde Healthcare opens DACH office in Frankfurt
German team will be expanded with additional investment professionals over the next 12 months
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of €3.5bn
GP Profile: Waterland Private Equity
Managing partner Jörg Dreisow speaks to Oscar Geen about the firm's cross-border consolidation strategy and raising a larger fund
Gimv sells Mackevision to Accenture
Acquisition adds further visualisation capabilities to Accenture's digital services portfolio
Eurazeo PME-backed Smile buys Virtua
First bolt-on acquisition since Eurazeo acquired the company, via its PME mid-cap arm
Deutsche Asset Management appoints Meketa's Green
Green will be responsible for capitalising on difficult-to-access secondary market opportunities
Hg buys MeinAuto.de
Investment is the first step in an initiative to build a service provider in the auto sector
Waterland buys Coeo Inkasso
Managing director Tom Haverkamp will remain in his position and retain a minority stake
Axon hires Boursetty as principal
Vincent de Boursetty leaves Ondra after five years to join the Swiss fund services firm
Intel, Investinor lead $12.5m series-B for Swarm64
Previous Investors Alliance Venture and Target Partners also take part in the round
HSH Nordbank receives final bids from PE firms
ARD's teletext service announces that confirmed and binding final offers have been received
EVentures leads $6.5m series-A for Asana Rebel
German VC High-Tech Gründerfonds and family office La Famiglia also take part in the round
VC firms take part in €10m series-C for Themis
Proceeds of the financing will be used to continue developing emerging virus vaccines
Towerbrook carves out Bosal ACPS for €250m
ACPS generates sales of €250m, approximately 40% of the group's overall revenues
European PE in 2018: beware the bullet
unquote” brings together a group of leading practitioners to analyse industry developments during 2017 and discuss emerging trends heading into 2018
VC firms inject CHF 20m into Oculis
Company simultaneously announces the relocation of its headquarters from Reykjavik to Lausanne
European PE in 2017: fundraising tailwinds and growing leverage
Industry professionals look back on a resilient year for private equity during a period of turbulent geopolitics
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