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VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
VC-backed Flixbus buys Hellö
Flixbus is owned by a consortium of VC firms, with General Atlantic holding around 35%
Brockhaus acquires minority stake in Peakwork
Brockhaus will acquire the stake through its cross-industry fund Brockhaus Private Equity III
VC firms back €360m series-E round for Auto1
Round is mix of debt and equity with cooperation from major banks, on the basis of a €2.5bn valuation
One Peak, Morgan Stanley invest €22m in Ecointense
Transaction constitutes an exit for BBAF and Wecken & Cie, while HTGF retains a significant stake
Ambienta's Lakesight bolts on Chromasens
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition for Ambienta's Munich-based buy-and-build platform Lakesight
Waterland-backed Hanse-Orga buys Tembit
Transaction will be the third acquisition Hanse-Orga has made in a week after the purchases of Dolphin and e5
DBAG sells Proxes to Capvis
Sale will result in a contribution of €9m to the income of DBAG's most recent financial year
42Cap, HTGF and Littlerock in €1.8m round for MoBerries
Company will use the new funding to develop its technology and expand operations internationally
Castik Capital acquires Inet-logistics
Buyout firm secures a majority stake in the German transport management software company
Beyond Capital buys Ebertlang
German PE house acquires a majority stake in the IT management software distributor
Capnamic backs Contiamo
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its product portfolio and increase international sales effort
Triton and Paragon sell Europart to Alpha
Under Triton and Paragon's ownership Europart has streamlined its business through logistics centralisation
Perusa buys ECM's steak house Maredo
GP backs the company’s tertiary buyout via its Perusa Partners Fund 2
DBAG sells Schülerhilfe to Oakley
Oakley expects to commit approximately €42m to the equity investment through its Fund III vehicle
Equistone sells EuroAvionics to Hensoldt
Hensoldt is concentrated on security and defence aviation and will expand into the civil market
DBAG sells Formel D to 3i
3i will invest up to €247m initially but aims to reduce that to around €150m through co-investment
Waterland-backed Hanse Orga bolts on Dolphin
Deal sees financial software developer Hanse Orga Group expand into North America
LSP leads €15m series-A for Cardior Pharmaceuticals
New funding will allow the company to develop its lead compound, which targets RNAs linked to heart failure
HTGF et al. invest in Numaferm
European Investment Fund and angel investors also participated in the seed funding round
Quadriga sells M&R Automation to PIA
Acquisition will strengthen PIA's portfolio in the powertrain and e-mobility production segment
Target and HTGF in $2.6m Simplaex series-A
Deal is the first of the year for Target and the 15th for High-Tech Gründerfonds
BayBG takes minority stake in ISOG restructuring
Restructuring plan approved at the start of May means the company will keep its HQ and secure 85 jobs
HTGF in €1.5m seed round for Replex
Fresh capital will be used to expand into the US market, with a new office recently opened in San Francisco