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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
Equistone’s Rena buys Hirtenberger Engineered Surfaces
Chemical surface treatment equipment manufacturer is continuing to seek add-ons in niche sectors
DACH buyout market weathers Covid-19 impact, UK and France suffer
Germany emerged as the busiest region in Europe in Q2, albeit with a low volume and aggregate value of deals by historical standards
Programma 102 closes on €100m
VC will launch a new vehicle by the end of the year, with a €100m target, to focus on complementary asset classes
B-to-V leads €3m seed round for ToolSense
AWS Gründerfonds, Segnalita Ventures, Martin Global and angel investor Georg Hoblik also take part
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support
This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones
Signals Venture Capital leads €34m round for Everphone
B2B mobile phone rental startup expects to benefit from increased home working due to the pandemic
Waterland buys majority stake in Leupold
GP plans to assist the company with add-on acquisitions in the folding packaging sector
Permira buys majority stake in EF Kids & Teens
Switzerland-headquartered company runs language schools and online learning in China and Indonesia
Imap hires Widholz as partner
Andreas Widholz joins from Kloepfel Corporate Finance, where he was a founding partner
Index Ventures leads $18.6m round for Cargo.one
Existing investors Creandum and Point Nine Capital also back the air cargo booking platform