DACH
VCs sell Therachon to Pfizer for $810m
Pfizer will acquire Therachon for $340m with $470m in additional, conditional payments
Notion Capital leads $12m series-A for HeyJobs
Notion Capital typically leads funding rounds with a first investment of $3-5m in startups
KGAL to invest in private equity and expand investor base
KGAL has 72,000 investors from Germany, the UK and France, of which 211 are institutional investors
European direct lending up 9% but turbocharged growth wanes
Rate of growth in alternative debt deals slows from 32% in 2017, according to Deloitte's Alternative Lender Deal Tracker
Afinum exits Sinnex in trade sale
Afinum has already realised two investments from its Fünfte vehicle: CaseKing and D&B
Maxberg acquires Starface
Maxberg invests €10-100m in companies in the DACH region and has a total fund volume of €600m
Panakès Partners in CHF 9.5m round for SamanTree
Panakès Partners is using equity from its Fund I, which invests €5-6m in European startups
Sequoia, Spark Capital lead $47m series-C for Tourlane
Existing investors in Tourlane include NFQ Capital, DN Capital and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Karmic balance sheets
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses recent developments in the impact investment space
Capvis-backed Wer Liefert Was bolts on Gebraucht.de
Business angels including Peter Schmid, Kai Hansen, Marcus Börner and Jan Kemper were investors
Capiton Acquires GPE Group
GPE Group is the ninth company in Capiton V's portfolio, which includes BWTS and Ispin
IK-backed Schema acquires Tid Informatik
As a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Schema, the company will operate as an independent business
VC firms in $30m series-B for logistics specialist Freighthub
Maersk Growth, Northzone, Unbound, GFC and Cherry Ventures also take part in the investment
DBAG invests in Cloudflight
DBAG has co-invested approximately €8m from its balance sheet, for a 12% stake in Cloudflight
H&F, Blackstone's take-private of Scout24 stalls – reports
Shareholders resist a voluntary takeover offer following a rise in Scout24's share price
EQT exits Avenso in management buy-back
EQT acquired a majority stake in Avenso in 2013 and has expanded the company's product portfolio
Marondo Capital acquires stake in Oxid eSales
Current shareholders in Oxid eSales include IBG, Marondo Capital and the company's CEO
Figuring out the ESG middle-ground
How can managers draft a policy that does not result in paralysis by over-analysis?
Consortium invests CHF 12.5m in Alentis
BioMedPartners, BB Pureos Bioventures, BPI France, Schroder Adveq and HTGF participate in the deal
DPE invests in Massenberg
DPE is currently investing from DPE Duetschland III, which held a final close on €575m in 2017
VCs sell Parlamind
Investors include Motu Ventures, Asgard Capital, Angelfund.vc and business angels
Nord Holding sells stake in Avista Oil
Family office Bitburger Holding and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten's investment arm acquired the stake
Orlando carves our Nidec's compressor business
Orlando drew capital from the €320m vehicle European Special Situations Venture Partners IV
Unigestion launches second direct investment vehicle
Predecessor fund held a €255m final close in 2017 after 21 months on the road