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Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman sell Scout24 shares
Shares are placed at €31.60 apiece, which would bring total proceeds up to €411m
Global Founders in $3m round for FreightHub
Business has been operating since August 2016 and hopes to make 500 shipments this year
Horizon et al. invest $28m in FinanceFox
Funding will be used for further expansion and to boost its marketing efforts
SHS invests in spine implants producer EIT
Business hopes to use SHS's investment for an expansion to the US market
Deal in Focus: Kartesia supports ProFagus expansion
Alternative lender bets on its existing network in locating German deals, as it supplies a debt replacement package for Steeadfast-backed ProFagus
Bregal buys Kunststoff Schwanden
Management buyout sees Bregal Unternehmerkapital acquire a majority stake
Gimv invests €30m in Spineart
Investment marks Gimv's fourth investment in the healthcare space this year
HgCapital makes 2.3x on Personal & Informatik exit
HgCapital achieved a 36% IRR return on the exit, which followed the initial investment in 2013
Avoiding healthcare controversy and seeking new opportunities
As GPs shy away from investment in healthcare provision, new opportunities are presenting themselves in other medically related sub-sectors
Project A backs Klara’s $3m round
Funding will be used to finance further expansion in the US market
Kartesia in ProFagus debt replacement
Alternative lender provided a senior secured tranch to replace an existing lender
Montagu buys Universal-Investment
Company claims it quadrupled its assets from €70bn to €280bn in the last 10 years
IBB backs Meetrics' third funding round
IBB invested via VC Fonds Technologie Berlin, a €52m early-stage vehicle
Carlyle acquires software business Exocad
Previous backer Fraunhofer Venture completely exits the business as part of the deal
Doctor's orders: Addressing Europe's healthcare shortfall
France, Germany and southern Europe are emerging as the continent's most active markets for PE investment in healthcare provision
OEP’s Duran acquires Kimble Chase
Duran acquires its American competitor in order to extend its market reach
Atomico backs Bitmovin’s $10.3m series-A
Existing investors Dawn Capital, YCombinator and SpeedInvest also joined the round
Beyond Capital buys Sysob
Beyond hopes to apply a buy-and-build strategy during its time at the helm
TA sells Onlineprinters to Bregal
TA Associates sells Onlineprinters after originally backing the business in 2013
Waterland invests in Hanse Orga
Lindemann family brings Waterland on board in order to boost international expansion
DBAG buys Polytech
DBAG said in a statement it will invest up to €12m from its balance sheet
HTGF et al. in Rigontec's €15m series-A extension
All previous backers reinvested in the third closing of the startup's series-A
Arnulf Keese joins E.Ventures as partner
New partner is a former PayPal executive and was hired for his fintech expertise
OpCapita raises €350m for second fund
Vehicle is more than three times the size of its 2014-vintage predecessor