DACH
Blackstone acquires Acetow from Solvay for €1bn
Sale, representing a 7x EBITDA multiple, should help Solvay reduce debt with €150m capital gain
Afinum, BID Equity buys majority stake in Midoco
According to a statement, the GPs will look for strategic acquisitions to boost the company’s growth
Afinum acquires Hoffmann Fördertechnik
GP acquired a stake in the business via its Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft vehicle
Atomico signs €10m series-A for Lilium Aviation
Deal saw the GP act as the only investor in the round for the Germany-based business
Union Square and Mosaic join $20m series-B for Clue
Round was led by Finnish corporate venture firm Nokia Growth Partners
EQT reaps 3.2x on Automic sale
GP exits the company after a four-year holding period in a deal valuing the business at €600m
Sunstone Capital et al. lead €9m series-B for Dubsmash
GP co-led the round alongside Balderton Capital as well as existing investor Index Ventures
PAI Partners sells Xella to Lone Star for €2.2bn
GP's have sold their portfolio company after an eight-year holding period
Ardian buys majority stake in Schwind
Deal marks the fourth transaction for the GP’s Ardian Expansion Fund IV vehicle
High-Tech Gründerfonds leads €9m series-A for Audiocure
Backers in the round include new shareholder Med-El and several private investors
Digital Space Ventures leads €3m series-A for Cashboard
Existing backers include Redalpine, Earlybird, 500 Startups and several business angels
LGT hits $2.5bn first close for Crown Global Secondaries IV
According to a statement, the GP is eyeing a final close on the $2.8bn hard-cap in H1 2017
Mandarin Capital partner Solibieda leaves for BASF Venture Capital
Solibieda has left the Milanese GP after three years as head of private equity in its German office
GHO holds €660m final close for maiden fund
Healthcare-focused GP will target European and North American assets with international growth plans
Swiss PE optimistic despite concerns over investment conditions
GPs and LPs discussed the state of Swiss PE at the Mergermarket Swiss M&A and PE event in Zurich
BayBG in €6m AMW round
AMW recently acquired an additional site in order to build a new production facility
Target invests €2.2m in ArangoDB
GP currently invests from its second fund, a €113m vehicle
Ergon buys Deutsche Intensivpflege from Delta
Belgian family office Sofina and several other LPs invested alongside Ergon
eCapital invests in BrandMaker
Deal marks the sixth investment by eCapital's fourth fund, which has a €100m target
HTGF provides seed funding for Flowtify
Prior to the seed round, the startup took part in the Metro Accelerator in October 2015
HTGF and Bayern Kapital in Mecuris seed round
Mecuris claims to operate in a €1.8bn market for prosthetics in Germany
HTGF in Filestage seed round
Germany-based VC High-Tech Gründerfonds usually invests €600,000 at the seed stage
IBB in €4.2m SearchInk round
IBB invested together with former Google engineering director Michael Schmitt
Polytech in $9.7m series-A for Ava
Other Swiss and American investors joined Polytech in the series-A round