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Main Capital backs Onventis
Previous investors in the procurement platform include 3i, Sapphire Ventures and Heidelberg Capital
Hamilton Lane announces final close for co-investment fund
Vehicle was registered as a Delaware LP in October 2017 and held a first close on $755m
Capiton explores single-asset restructuring for KD Pharma
Park Hill is advising on the GP-led secondaries process, which is expected to close in July
Charterhouse-backed Cooper bolts on Diepharmex
Geneva-headquartered Diepharmex manufactures products for hygiene and ear care such as ear sprays
Invest Europe appoints Mid Europa's Baudon as chairperson
New chairperson takes over from DN Capital's Marovac and will serve a one-year term
AP3 invests in €15m round for Readly
Existing investors Zouk Capital and Swedbank Robur have also invested in the funding round
Odewald acquires Artus
Both Odewald and the founding shareholders have reinvested in the restoration services company
Cherry Ventures III closes on €175m
Cherry Ventures has made several promotions alongside the closing of its third fund
IK acquires Lap in SBO
IK is using equity from IK VIII, a fund that targets deals with enterprise values of €100-500m
ECM acquires Piketec
ECM will use equity from its German Equity Partners V fund, which closed on €325m in June 2018
HIG carves out polyurethane systems business from Covestro
GP plans to develop the business into a leading independent polyurethane systems company
Partech leads €43m round for Exporo
Since its foundation, Exporo has raised approximately €16.2m from venture firms
Triton sells Cobex in €825m deal
Triton has expanded Cobex's operations in China during its holding period and grown its headcount
Management due diligence: getting under the bonnet
Almost half of PE investors believe external assessments are the most important method for evaluating a management team
Digital+ backs Seven Senders in €16m funding round
Seven Senders will use the capital for international expansion and to promote growth
ADC Therapeutics gathers $76m in series-E extension
Headquartered in Lausanne, ADC Therapeutics has raised $531m since its inception in 2012
Target Global, IGP lead €50m series-C for McMakler
Previous investors include Lakestar, DN Capital, Earlybird, Warpspeed Ventures and Frog Capital
VCs invest $12m in Scoutbee
VCs HV Holtzbrinck Venture, 42Cap and Toba Capital invested $4m in the company in 2018
Eurazeo leads $227m funding round for Adjust
Firm contributes €60m towards the funding round for the German data analysis software developer
KKR launches offer for Axel Springer at €63 per share
Friede Springer and CEO Mathias Döpfner, who hold 45.4% of shares, will form a consortium with KKR
CIC backs Mega Gossau
CIC Capital has acquired a minority stake with the management team retaining a majority
Atomico leads €88m round for Infarm
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Cherry Ventures and TriplePoint Capital participate
KKR targets $1.5bn for second growth tech fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in November last year and expects to hold a final close in Q3
HTGF et al. invests in Simreka
Sap.IO, Sap's early-stage investment arm, also invested in Simreka with High-Tech Gründerfonds