DACH
Astorg sells Metalor to Japanese buyer
Exit comes two weeks after Astorg closed its sixth buyout fund on €2.1bn
Advent sells final Douglas asset Thalia
Business is believed to have been sold for in the region of €100-500m
Quantum buys train maintenance firm Bahnwerk Eberswalde
Turnaround strategy includes portfolio synergies and reduced staff numbers
Creathor backs CryoTherapeutics’ €5.2m round
Fresh funding will be used for a clinical trial and to secure market approval
Findos-backed Abit acuires Eurosystems
Main Capital invested €10m in the Dutch software provider in 2011, becoming majority shareholder
TCV invests €45m in eyewear site Brillen.de
Brillen.de claims the size of its market is expected to reach €30bn by 2017
HQ Capital closes seventh Auda fund on $375m
Seventh vehicle from the Auda series closes above its $350m target
EQT Ventures leads $10m round for Service Partner One
Fresh capital will enable the company's expansion to more European cities
I&F-backed Claire-Sainte-Lizaigne acquires Fast
Industries & Finances Partenaires acquired the group as a Veolia spinout in 2012
Capital Dynamics raises $564m secondaries vehicle
Closing $200m above target, the fund is the largest-ever secondaries vehicle raised by the GP
Target et al. back Finanzchef24’s €4m round
Existing investors HW Capital and Mercura Capital recommitted in the new round
Ardian’s Trigo acquires Böllinger’s automotive quality business
Acquisition is Trigo's first bolt-on since Ardian's takeover in the spring
VR’s Vohtec bolts on Böllinger subsidiary
Böllinger sells its business section as part of the group's restructuring
eCapital backs Theva’s €6.4m round
Bavarian government also comes on board via the Bavarian Growth Fund
3i exits Geka in €260m deal
3i and its funds will reap total proceeds of €178m, having already realised value in a refinancing last year
German PE develops a growing appetite for startups
VCs including Earlybird's Brandis discuss the growing trend of private equity houses taking part in growth capital deals within the country
Carlyle buys minority stake in Schön clinic group
Deal values Schön Klinik, which has 17 locations across Germany, at €1.5bn
Project A and Paua invest in Homeday’s series-A
Round comes in same month as property technology competitor McMakler raises €8.5m
TGFS backs IT security business Rhebo
Rhebo is the third business started by the founders, who specialise in IT security
CVC closes latest debt fund on €650m
Vehicle will target European stressed and distressed corporate credit
Affiris raises €10m from MIG et al.
Affiris has raised €130m of funding to date, of which half comes from licences and grants
Holger Weiss joins Target as venture partner
Startup founder and business angel was hired to help improve Target's startup network
Cinven's sixth buyout fund holds final close on €7bn
Vehicle will make €150-600m investments across Europe, the US and Asia
Cherry Ventures in Smacc’s €3.5m series-A
Rocket Internet, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures et al. also participated in the round