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Axel Springer Ventures, Softbank in €44m Goggo round
Goggo is aiming to develop a European network of autonomous vehicles for people and goods
Cathay's Finance Active buys Verifino
Finance Active's Verifino purchase is Cathay's first build-up in Germany
Aurelius buys ZIM Flugsitz
Founders of the family-owned aircraft seat manufacturer will retain a minority stake in the business
Capvis buys Tertianum Group
GP acquired the care home group from Swiss Prime Site and will be the company's sole shareholder
Crédit Mutuel Equity buys stake in CF Group
Minority investment aims to boost growth of the swimming pool equipment and materials supplier
Oakley exits WebPros to CVC and re-invests
Exit sees Oakley re-invest for a minority stake and returns of 6.7x and 140% IRR in total
Lindsay Goldberg in talks to sell Schur Flexibles
GP bought the plastic packaging company in 2016 and the exit is expected to complete in Q1 2020
Main Capital collects €535m for sixth software buyout fund
Buyout fund should hit its €564m hard-cap in January 2020, Unquote understands
HV Holtzbrinck leads €8.8m seed round for Finn.auto
Danish VC Heartcore Capital, UVC Partners and existing investor Picus Capital also take part
Cross Equity-backed WDM buys Midrahtec Drahtwaren
Cross Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in WDM in January 2018
Omers Ventures et al. back $110m round for WeFox
Round brings the series-B total to $235m and values the digital insurance provider at more than $1bn
DBAG launches DBAG Fund VIII
Fund has raised €1bn of its €1.1bn target and plans to hold a final close in Q1 2020
Invision buys stake in Reisenthel Accessoires
GP will take a majority stake, with the Reisenthel family as minority shareholders
Waterland-backed Hansefit combines with BFNL
Merger of German and Dutch peers will result in a client base of 3,500 companies
Afinum acquires Fast LTA
GP will support the Munich-based software company's growth by broadening its product offering
Private wealth to increase allocation to private equity
High-net-worth individuals and family offices are hunting for yield, concerned about low interest rates and market volatility
Ardian exits CCC to Telus
Canadian listed telecoms company buys the business for an EV of €915m
Waterland-backed Netgo acquires Mehrwerk
Acquisition of the business software platform is the second add-on in Netgo's buy-and-build strategy
Arcus, BE Beteiligungen buy majority stake in Lässig
Investment will support baby and parent products retailer in its digitalisation and e-commerce strategy
IK Investment Partners acquires Ondal from Capvis
Ondal is the GP's third recent medtech acquisition and the 15th investment from IK VIII
Signa Innovations leads €5m series-A for Realxdata
Paris-headquartered Ventech also backed the round for the Berlin-based data analysis software company
Speedinvest promotes Markus Lang to partner
Land joined Speedinvest in 2015 and has acted as a board member in various portfolio companies
BID Equity Fund II holds final close on €125m
B2B software-focused fund launched in February 2019 and held a first close on €80m in July 2019
Lone Star in talks to acquire BASF's chemicals division
Final stage of the auction process comes after BASF began looking for a buyer at the end of 2018