DACH
Speedinvest closes $100m second fund
Austrian VC originally targeted $50m for its early-stage vehicle
Blackstone raises $18bn for latest flagship fund
GP and its employees contribute $500m to the vehicle, pushing it beyond its hard-cap
Auctus exits Career Partner to Apollo Education for €96m
GP held the education company for eight years prior to trade sale
Z Capital buys Swiss hotel Waldhaus Flims
Hotel went into administration earlier this year
Capiton buys LAP Laser
GP plans bolt-ons for new portfolio company
Challenging 2015 for Switzerland and Austria
A look back over 2015 activity in the DACH region
General Atlantic offloads Axel Springer Digital Classified stake
Springer regains full ownership following the transaction
Goldman Sachs et al. back GoEuro’s $45m series-B
Company is backed by European and US investors
Mountain Cleantech buys 44% stake in Entecco
Company made four bolt-ons in as many years
Paua Ventures holds first close on $45m
Vehicle is targeting a final close on $65m in Q2 next year
General Atlantic promotes Nikolay and Elchahal
Jörn Nikolay and Roni Elchahal promoted in Munich and London offices
Nestpick extends series-A to $13m
Startup backed by Rocket Internet
Palatine's Chase Templeton bolts on Avanti Healthcare
Palatine has owned Chase Templeton since 2013
Waterland exits FleetPro to management
GP acquired River Advice in 2010 and supported the acquisition of International Shipping Partners in 2012
Invision closes sixth fund on CHF 350m
GP has invested CHF 500m in equity since it launched
SHS acquires SIS-Schwager Group
GP closed fourth fund on €125m in May
VC-backed Kuros merges with listed Cytos
Kuros recently raised CHF 20m
SimScale raises series-A from Union Square
Company is spinout from Technical University Munich
DBAG backs Telio MBO
Company provides phones to prisons
Akina holds third close for Euro Choice VI at €180m
Vehicle aiming for €300m final close in 2016
Blackstone and Kirkbi buy Armacell from Charterhouse
Charterhouse exits after two years
Earlybird backs Bonagora’s $3.5m series-A
Company recently expanded to US
Deal in focus: Movago and Movinga go head-to-head
An in-depth look at two German startups both targeting home moving services
HTGF-backed Bomedus raises €2.5m series-B
Company is spinout from University Clinic of Bonn