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KKR's Heidelpay invests in Tillhub
Investment is the contactless payment company's first since it was acquired by KKR in 2019
VCs exit Caroobi to Deutsches Werkstattnetz
Online car repair platform's previous investors included Cherry Ventures, DN Capital and Target Global
Meta Change Capital launches €100m fund
Fund is dedicated to investments in blockchain companies across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa
Ardian-backed Gantner buys Contidata
Deal expands the contactless payment company's product portfolio to the catering sector
83North leads $30m series-B for Wandelbots
Existing investors Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures and Atlantic Labs also back the robotics company
Compass Partners' Rodenstock completes €75m capital increase
Compass had put the opthalmology business up for sale earlier in 2020, but delayed the process
German government to buy stake in Dievini Hopp's Curevac
State-backed KfW joins Dievini Hopp in the messenger RNA drug developer's shareholder base
Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey
Coller Capital's PE Barometer also reported LP concerns about forward-looking EBITDA add-backs
LEA Partners sells Bellin to trade
Sale to Nasdaq-listed Coupa marks the first exit from the GP's LEA Mittelstandspartner Fund
Secondaries players weigh up risk and rewards of "ring-fencing" deals
GP-led transactions isolating assets hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis could appeal to adventurous secondaries players, but challenges abound
Evoco holds €93m first close for third fund
GP buys bundles of three or four assets in one transaction and is optimistic about opportunities
Water Street and JLL acquire Solvias
GPs have assisted with the recruitment of new members to the pharmaceutical research company's board
DPE's Massenberg bolts on Aéro Solutions
Deal is the second add-on for the construction repair company since DPE acquired it in 2019
VC Profile: Apex Ventures
Apex's digital-health-focused second fund is targeting €50m following a Q1 2020 first close
Third of LPs put fund commitments on hold – survey
Brackendale Consulting survey also revealed that 62% would commit to a fund without a personal visit
Cerea to launch third buyout fund
Cerea also plans to launch its fourth mezzanine vehicle with a тЌ250-275m target next month
Video: CPPIB's Delaney Brown on improved LP/GP relations
In the fourth of Unquote's Lockdown series, Delaney Brown, managing director of CPPIB, discusses improved GP/LP relations since lockdown began
Wenvest Capital leads CHF 8m round for Teylor
Sternbeis, business angels and institutional investors also back the SME digital lending software developer
Ysios Capital raises €155m for third biotech fund
Ysios BioFund III provides financing to early- and mid-stage, highly innovative life sciences companies
S-UBG invests in Lunovu
GP invests in SMEs in Aachen, Krefeld and Mönchengladbach from the €40m TechVision Fonds I vehicle
Waterland makes two bolt-ons for Athera
Physiotherapy provider was formerly known as Rehacon, but has announced the launch of new branding
Cambridge Associates opens Munich office
Office will be led by Alex Koriath, head of European pension practice and regional head for Germany
NGC acquires Gelford Gebäudereinigung & Dienstleistungen
MBO is part of a succession solution for the Germany-based building cleaning and services company
Global Founders et al. back €7.5m round for Alasco
Anyon, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Picus Capital also back the construction software developer