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CVC exits Flint Group
Goldman Sachs and Koch Equity Development to form newco
Rhone Capital buys ASK Chemicals
Deal values company at approximately €250m
HTGF invests in CarJump
Deal follows CiteeCar round last week
Aheim acquires W.AG Funktion + Design
Founder will continue to serve as managing director during transition
Versant Ventures injects CHF 11m into Piqur
VC firm also brings industry expertise to Piqur's board
Bayer Pharma invests in HTGF II
Fund has attracted 20 investors so far
DPE's SLM Solutions plans IPO
Aims to generate proceeds of €75m before issue costs
HTGF leads PreisAnalytics funding round
Round includes Bayern Kapital and Tengelmann Ventures
Tengelmann part of Westwing's €72m funding round
Total funding raised by company hits €150m in 2.5 years
Mangrove in $10m CiteeCar funding round
Mangrove leads round for Berlin-based start-up
Akina closes Euro Choice V on $372m
Firm is also fundraising for fund-of-funds Euro Choice Secondary
Taylor Wessing hires new German PE head
Walter Henle, Taylor Wessing
Wellington's Readmill bought by Dropbox
App will be shut down while team will join Dropbox
Triton acquires part of Alstom in €730m deal
Alstom continues programme to dispose of non-core assets
H2's Jet Group Holding acquired by Egeria
H2 had acquired the business in 2011
Equistone backs Performance Interactive Alliance
Deal merges four digital marketing businesses
HIG Europe's Weru completes bolt-on investment
GP provides additional financing to facilitate bolt-on
Afinum clocks out of Caseking
German mid-market player Afinum has divested its investment in Caseking, including its UK arm Overclockers, to Equistone Partners Europe.
Nextech hires ex-Centrum Bank CEO as new partner
Lips also held roles at Falcon Private Bank and Goldman Sachs
Seventure Partners leads €2.1m Testbirds round
German business offers app crowd-testing solutions
Bravofly to pursue Zurich IPO
Listing expected to raise €80-110m
HTGF reinvests in Rebelle
Deal value approximately €5m
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases
Chequers exits DTK Deutsche Telekabel in trade sale
Merger of PrimaCom and DTK to rival Kabel Deutschland