DACH
Hannover Finanz exits Astyx to ZF Friedrichshafen
Exit from ultra-high-frequency sensors business follows a 17-year holding period for the GP
3TS leads €2.3m round for Parsek
Parsek plans to use the fresh capital to grow its sales and business development activities across EMEA
Earlybird leads $10.5m series-A for Shapeshift
New capital will be used to expand the team with a view to releasing two more exchange products in 2017
DBAG buys two radiology practices
GP will merge the practices into a new group, securing a 56% stake in the new company
HTGF et al. exit Cumulocity in trade sale to Software AG
Adding Cumulocity's technology to its service offering will complete Software AG's IoT software portfolio
HgCapital promotes Brockman and von Simson to managing partner
London- and Munich-based GP also announces three partner promotions in its London office
Keen Ventures leads $8m series-A for Beekeeper
Funding will be used to expand in the US and EMEA, hoping to reach 2 billion non-desk workers
Tengelmann et. al in second round for Ottonova
Ottonova will use the extra capital to continue to develop and launch its health insurance platform
Arax invests €550,000 in Unicope
Austrian VC house Arax Capital Partners backed the cloud communication software company with €550,000
Ares in $70m debt round for Soundcloud
Company will look to expand its technology and personnel resources to match expected growth
Berliner Volksbank in round for Figo
Figo will use the extra capital to develop a regulated fintech platform that conforms with new regulation
Innovationsstarterfonds, HTGF in second round for Cloudplan
Cloudplan will use the extra funding to roll-out its product internationally, initially in the US and Europe
DVH Ventures backs NDGIT
NDGIT will use the extra capital to expand its sales efforts while continuing to work on product development
Warburg Pincus buys 35% stake in Avaloq
Deal marks the third acquisition across the European fintech sector for the New York-based fund manager
Global Founders in €10m series-A for Mycs
Investors in the funding round include US-based software developer TriPos and several business angels
Stada tells PE bidders to improve offers
German drug manufacturer reportedly received offers from Bain/Cinven and Advent/Permira consortiums
Bayside sells Bodybell to CVC's Douglas
Bayside first bought into the company's loans in 2009 and swapped its position to equity in 2015
3i invests €120m in Lampenwelt
Deal for German lighting company sees existing co-owner reinvest alongside incoming chair
Bregal- and Project A-backed Onlineprinters bolts on Solopress
Acquisition comes six months after the company was acquired from TA Associates in a secondary buyout
VRD and Bayern Kapital in €7.4m round for Lophius
Lophius will use the funding to accelerate diagnostic developments for tuberculosis using T cell technology
Arvato and SBI in €26.3m series-A for Solarisbank
Company will expand its banking platform and internationalise its client base and operations
Apacig leads €10m funding round for Helpling
Helpling will use the extra capital to expand its service offering into additional household tasks
Optima leads €9.3m series-C round for Crealytics
Company will use the funding to combine its advertising technology with its enterprise resource planning software
HTGF, Bayern Kapital in €3m series-B for Fazua
Company will use the funding to set up production operations in Munich and deliver first orders