DACH
Auctus's Gustoso bolts on restaurants chain Ciao Bella
Auctus backed the MBO of German multi-brand restaurants chain Gustoso Group in 2015
DC Placement Advisors hires MLP's Schiebel
Schiebel will be responsible for debt capital raising in France, Benelux and the Mediterranean area
Redalpine in €8m series-A for Zenjob
Acton Capital Partners, 500 Startups and Atlantic Labs also took part in the round
Deal in Focus: Mangrove et al. in $40m round for Lesara
Investors include VC firms Paua, Cherry, Simile, Partech, Northzone and Vorwerk
Main Capital buys Evania Video
Company's management retains a minority stake and will remain in their roles at Evania
Balderton leads $30m series-D for Sophia Genetics
360 Capital Partners and existing investors Invoke Capital and Alychio also take part in the round
Target Global holds first close for €100m VC fund
GP expects to hold a final close for the technology-focused fund in the first quarter of 2018
Battery, Holtzbrinck back €10m series-A for Zeitgold
Both VC firms reinvest due to a technological breakthrough after February's seed round
Capzanine opens private debt office in Germany
GP hires Bertram Schütz to head the new office and simultaneously appoints Jean-Marc Flamma in Paris
Towerbrook carves out Schweighofer Fiber
Towerbrook draws equity from its fourth fund, which closed on its $3.5bn hard-cap in 2013
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
Apex backs €1.8m seed round for Kivu
Austrian VC firm AWS Gründerfonds and Swiss investor BtoV Partners also back the round
Oakley to shift investment focus from UK to DACH
GP notes in its annual report that geopolitical and economic uncertainty is likely to remain
Silverfleet buys Pumpenfabrik Wangen
Fifth investment from Silverfleet's second fund, which closed on its €870m hard-cap in June 2015
Prolimity sells Rigdon to Hörger Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the turnaround and restructuring specialist
H1 fundraising reaches second-highest level on record
Last three semesters represent a significant increase on the total sums raised for final closes, compared with historical levels
Renaissance Capital buys JLS Digital
Company's management team will retain a minority stake in the business alongside Renaissance
Fountainvest buys BMTS from Bosch and Mahle
Turbochargers business BMTS generated sales of €373m in 2016 but made a loss of €129m
HTGF sells Fidlock to Ralf Putsch
Fidlock joins hardware manufacturer Knipex in private investor Ralf Putsch's portfolio
Life Sciences Partners leads €31.7m series-A for Immunic
LSP led the round, which initially closed on €17.5m in 2016, with Omega and Fund+ joining
Brockhaus buys Auvesy
Founder Werner Schnaebele will retain a minority stake alongside CEO Thomas Hoerauf
Deal in Focus: Forbion et al. sell Rigontec to MSD for up to €464m
MSD may make additional payments of up to €349m, equating to a maximum transaction value of €464m
HTGF in €8m series-B for Amal Therapeutics
Round was co-led by corporate venture players Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, BioMedPartners and Helsinn
Silverfleet promotes three in London, Munich and Paris
Firm promotes Piasecki to head of financial services, and Maurer and ChУЂtillon to partners