DACH
HTGF, Kima exit eWings.com in trade sale
Hogg Robinson Group enters into an agreement to acquire the digital business-travel service
Deal in Focus: Quadriga Capital sells M&R to PIA
Vendor sells its majority stake in the automation business after a holding period of less than two and a half years
Balderton leads $22m funding round for Frontier Car
EchoVC+, TPG/Satya, NEA and Partech Ventures also took part in the funding round
VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
VC-backed Flixbus buys Hellö
Flixbus is owned by a consortium of VC firms, with General Atlantic holding around 35%
Brockhaus acquires minority stake in Peakwork
Brockhaus will acquire the stake through its cross-industry fund Brockhaus Private Equity III
VC firms back €360m series-E round for Auto1
Round is mix of debt and equity with cooperation from major banks, on the basis of a €2.5bn valuation
One Peak, Morgan Stanley invest €22m in Ecointense
Transaction constitutes an exit for BBAF and Wecken & Cie, while HTGF retains a significant stake
Ambienta's Lakesight bolts on Chromasens
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition for Ambienta's Munich-based buy-and-build platform Lakesight
Waterland-backed Hanse-Orga buys Tembit
Transaction will be the third acquisition Hanse-Orga has made in a week after the purchases of Dolphin and e5
Silverfleet hires four in investment team
Johan Boork, Jan Kux, Guntram Kieferle and Constance d’Avout join the firm's offices across Europe
DBAG sells Proxes to Capvis
Sale will result in a contribution of €9m to the income of DBAG's most recent financial year
42Cap, HTGF and Littlerock in €1.8m round for MoBerries
Company will use the new funding to develop its technology and expand operations internationally
Castik Capital acquires Inet-logistics
Buyout firm secures a majority stake in the German transport management software company
Beyond Capital buys Ebertlang
German PE house acquires a majority stake in the IT management software distributor
Capnamic backs Contiamo
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its product portfolio and increase international sales effort
Triton and Paragon sell Europart to Alpha
Under Triton and Paragon's ownership Europart has streamlined its business through logistics centralisation
Perusa buys ECM's steak house Maredo
GP backs the company’s tertiary buyout via its Perusa Partners Fund 2
DBAG sells Schülerhilfe to Oakley
Oakley expects to commit approximately €42m to the equity investment through its Fund III vehicle
China-backed Silk Ventures raises $500m for maiden fund
London-based venture investor will invest in US and European businesses looking to expand into China
Equistone sells EuroAvionics to Hensoldt
Hensoldt is concentrated on security and defence aviation and will expand into the civil market
DBAG sells Formel D to 3i
3i will invest up to €247m initially but aims to reduce that to around €150m through co-investment
Waterland-backed Hanse Orga bolts on Dolphin
Deal sees financial software developer Hanse Orga Group expand into North America
LSP leads €15m series-A for Cardior Pharmaceuticals
New funding will allow the company to develop its lead compound, which targets RNAs linked to heart failure