DACH
Bitkraft holds €18m first close for eSport venture fund
Fund is targeting a final close on €30m and has already invested in 10 eSport companies
Digital+ Partners leads €13.5m series-B for Riskmethods
New capital will be used to accelerate product development and further international expansion
HQ Equita sells Isolite group to Hitachi Chemical
HQ Equita acquired Isolite using capital from Equita Holding in 2010
IFH backs HQLabs
Company will use the extra funding to further develop its software platform and hire more staff
B&M Gates and VCs hold $45.5m series-D for Arsanis
New funding will be used to focus efforts on a phase II study for the prevention of pneumonia
Bain and Cinven publish Stada offer document
Offer values company at €5.3bn, the largest PE-backed takeover bid ever launched in Germany
Oakley Capital appoints Schremper as new partner
GP aims to bolster its presence across the DACH region with the hire of a new partner
Partech, Serena and Airbus in $2m round for BestMile
New funding will be used on sales and marketing resources to aid with international expansion
HgCapital sells Qundis for 3.5x money
Exit represents a 3.5x investment multiple for HgCapital and a 30% gross IRR, with cash proceeds of £36.9m
Picus Capital and IBB in €2m seed round for Getsurance
New funding will be used to bring the company's digital disability insurance product to market
HTGF and IFH back KSK Diagnostics
New funding will be used to develop point-of-care tests by utilising isothermal amplification technology
BC Partners sells SGB-Smit to OEP
Transaction involves a €590m all-senior debt package, €340m term loan B and €250m undrawn facilities
Holtzbrinck invests in €1.5m round for Dreamcheaper
Hotel reservation service will use the fresh capital to expand its services and invest in marketing
Northzone leads €6m second round for Lemoncat
Investment brings the total amount raised by the catering booking platform to €9m
DBAG backs Vitronet MBO
DBAG will use capital from its DBAG ECF fund as well as €8.5m directly from its balance sheet
KPN Ventures backs Locumi Labs in €1.5m funding round
HBT Holdings and KfW Banking Group have also backed the smart-lock app developer
TGFS and Hessen Kapital back Mapcase
New capital will be used to improve the technology, as well as expand operations in the DACH region
Atlantic Labs leads funding round for Peat
VC leads a seven-digit funding round for the German plant disease diagnostic app developer
Blackstone to hand Jack Wolfskin to lenders in debt-for-equity swap
Coordinating committee has agreed to write off €80m of debt, reducing outstanding liabilities to €210m
HQ Capital appoints Dimmerling as COO
HQ Capital has appointed Triton's Heiko Dimmerling as its chief operating officer
Hannover Finanz sells Lück to Spie
Spie looks to expand its mechanical and electrical services capabilities in Germany
Steadfast buys Reutter and ITIB
GP plans to merge and further integrate the two companies together with minority shareholder Fortas
ISB leads funding round for Savedroid
New capital will be used to provide the 150,000-strong user base with more contract categories
Capnamic VC and Iris Capital invest €7.5m in Unu
Founders.org, NRW Bank and private investors also backed the funding round