DACH
VC-backed Pricehubble buys Checkmyplace
Pricehubble has received investment from VCs including BtoV and Helvetia Venture Fund
IK sells Aposan to Ardian-backed Santé Cie
Sale ends an investment period of almost four years, during which revenues and EBITDA doubled
Battery Ventures issues public takeover offer for Easy Software
Offer has been accepted by majority shareholders Global Derivative Trading and Deutsche Balaton
Nordic Capital to buy four Germany-based healthcare consultancies
According to a competition authority filing, the GP will acquire a majority stake in each firm
Lea Partners' Landwehr acquires Prosoft
Acquisition is part of Landwehr's buy-and-build strategy in the HR and recruitment software space
Digital+ Partners leads $28m series-B for Quantilope
Dawn Capital, Senovo and Surplus also invest, while Silicon Valley bank provides a debt component
Capiton buys CNP Group
Acquisition of the pharmaceutical company marks the first deal from Capiton's sixth fund
PE exits hit decade low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data
Gilde's Gundlach Automotive sells Goodwheel to trade
Deal sees the B2B-focused tyre and auto parts company sell its B2C online retail division
Auctus Capital Partners invests €30m in BlinkLane
Deal is a combination of a buyout plus growth capital and aims to support add-on acquisitions
Waterland's Netgo makes two bolt-ons
Berlin-based Commehr and Workbees mark the third and fourth bolt-ons for the IT service
McTrek acquired by GA Europe and CM Solutions
Outdoor clothing brand filed for insolvency in April and was formerly owned by PAI's AS Adventure
BlackRock et al. back €50m round for Scalable Capital
HV Holtzbrinck and Tengelmann also back the digital asset manager's largest funding round yet
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
GP Profile: Emeram Capital Partners
DACH-focused GP anticipates the launch of its second fund following a portfolio assessment and digital AGM
Nuveen Global Impact Fund holds $150m first close
Fund invests in growth-stage companies in developed and emerging markets, with a focus on resource efficiency
QIA et al. invest $162m in CureVac
mRNA vaccine developer is valued at $1.6bn and also secured backing from the KfW and GlaxoSmithKline
BioMed Partners and HTGF lead €10.7m round for Tubulis
Seventure Partners, Coparion, Bayern Kapital and Occident also back the pharmaceutical company
BIVF et al. back CHF 25m round for T3 Pharmaceuticals
Reference Capital and multi-family office Wille Finance also backed the cancer therapy developer
Montagu's Universal Investment buys CapInside
Montagu acquired the asset manager from Berenberg and Bankhaus Lampe in 2016 via its fifth fund
Virtual Briefing: ESG and rebalancing through secondaries
Palico's Woolston Commons, Cambridge Associates' Varco and Unigestion's Newsome discuss whether the current crisis will lead to an ESG rethink
HV Holtzbrinck promotes Masemann to partner
Jasper Masemann joined the VC firm in 2015 and specialises in software and AI investments
Aurelius to acquire majority stake in DetailM
Arcus Capital is the advertising company's majority owner, while Aheim Capital owns a minority stake
Roland Berger makes three DACH hires
Stephan Hartmann, Jan Maser and Markus Held join the firm's restructuring and debt advisory services