DACH
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 Châtillon to partners
Kapa Ventures backs €2.1m seed round for Mything
Kapa takes a majority stake in the business and CEO Florian Mott takes a minority
Afinum buys Garz & Fricke
Founders Manfred Garz and Matthias Fricke will retain a significant stake and remain co-CEOs
Bain, Cinven yield to Elliott's Stada share price demands
Elliott announced last week that it would not support the Stada bid for less than €74.4 per share
Infracapital sells Alticom to Cellnex Telecom
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Infracapital after a buyout valued at $100m in June 2011
Blackstone-backed AAG buys Klapper Autoteile
Andreas Klapper was the company's sole shareholder prior to the transaction and will remain CEO
Atomico in $90m series-B for Lilium
Chinese investment firm Tencent, LGT and Obvious Ventures also take part in the round
Atlantic Labs backs Cara
Anonymous business angels also participated in the round, which will be used to launch the platform
Beringea leads €5m funding round for Smartassistant
Retailing software platform will undertake international expansion with a particular focus on the US
Rocket Internet sells Plinga to Orangegames
Seventure, PD and Klingel also sell their stakes while Spil Games retains its minority stake
DACH region opening up for PE activity in veterinary space
Local regulations surrounding consolidation in the sector have held back PE investment but EU court rulings could bring opportunities
Equistone buys fashion retailer DefShop
GP secures a majority stake from the founder of the business, who will retain a minority