DACH
Bolster Investments buys minority stake in Infoplaza
Weather data provider uses the proceeds to fund the acquisition of market peer Weeronline
Bid Equity buys majority stake in Infopark
Deal is the second from Bid Equity II, which held a close in November 2019 and targets B2B software
Jet Investment plans Jet 3 launch for late 2021
New vehicle's target is almost double the €153m that Jet raised for its second fund
France, southern Europe drive dealflow uptick in July
Buyout market is picking up again following one of the worst slumps on record, with some of the regions originally hardest hit becoming busier
ICG launches second recovery fund
Second vehicle will be larger than its predecessor, which closed on тЌ843m in March 2010
DvH Ventures launches Digital Health Fund
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures) has announced the launch of its first Digital Health fund, which has held a first close on €60m.
Rigeto Unternehmerkapital acquires Oehm & Rehbein
Acquisition of Germany-based x-ray equipment and software was backed by senior debt from ApoBank
Triton's All4Labels buys GPS Label, Rotomet
Following the acquisition, GPS-Rotomet will operate under All4Labels, which Triton acquired in 2019
EMZ Partners invests in Ankerkraut
Founding Lemcke family will retain a majority stake in the Germany-based spice retailer
Axon launches €150m fourth innovation growth fund
Fondo Axon Innovation Growth IV acquires minority stakes in technology businesses with high-growth potential
DBAG reports NAV increase in Q2 2020
GP's quarterly results also state that the investment period for DBAG VIII began in August 2020
Versant Ventures invests $30m in Matterhorn Biosciences
Versant has launched the T-cell therapy developer in partnership with the University of Basel
Nordic Alpha Partners et al. in $14m round for DyeMansion
Series-B round follows a seed round in 2018, backed by BtoV, AM Ventures and Unternehmertum
Versant and RA lead €66m round for T-knife
Andera Partners and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund also backed the T-cell therapy developer
Marcol invests in Fernarzt, launches new HealthHero platform
Seed investor Heartbeat Labs will retain a 10% stake in Fernarzt
Raymond James expands German industrial technology team
Firm announced the promotion of Sherif Abdel-Aziz, while Tobias Ramminger joins from Lincoln
Callista buys Ledvance Eichstätt
Company will now operate as Aurora Lichtwerke and was sold as part of a non-core asset divestment
Ripplewood in exclusive negotiations to buy Fidor Bank from BPCE
French bank BPCE mandated advisers to sell the Germany-based digital banking platform in 2018
Pentapart buys Westiform Germany from insolvency
Signage company filed for insolvency in 2019, citing a fall in revenues from automotive clients
SZA hires CMS's Kolbiger
New Munich-based partner focuses on mandates including M&A and corporate restructuring
Verium-backed Tavola acquires Frische und Service
Tavola already owns Frische und Service's Swiss market peer Ceposa, which it acquired in 2018
Capital D sells Invincible Brands to Henkel
Capital D acquired Invincible Brands for an undisclosed sum in January 2018
EQT closes acquisition of Schülke
Deal values the hygiene products producer at €925-1bn, subject to an earn-out provision
Bregal's SHD bolts on Tesy
Deal is the third add-on since Bregal invested in the kitchen and furniture design software company