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Kleiner Perkins leads $16m series-A for Inkitt
Redalpine, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Earlybird have also invested in the publishing platform
VC-backed Raisin buys retirement savings startup Fairr
Second add-on inked by Raisin this year, following the purchase of MHB Bank from Lone Star
HTGF et al. backs Zahnarzt-Helden
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Enjoy Venture have invested in the dental equipment procurement platform
Permira-backed TeamViewer announces IPO
Teamviewer only offering existing shares and expects the offering to be completed by year end
KKR to take Axel Springer private
KKR will draw equity from its European Fund V, which held its interim close on €4.7bn in April
DBAG buys Cartonplast from Stirling Square
GP deploys capital from its DBAG Fund VII, which held a final close on its €1bn hard-cap in 2016
VR Equitypartner backs Megabad
Company plans to continue its growth plan and expand into other western European markets
Nordwind's B2B Media Group bolts on Aumago
Nordwind Capital's portfolio company B2B Media Group has acquired a digital marketing agency
Emeram backs digital consultant Init
Emeram has secured a significant stake in the digital transformation service
HV Holtzbrinck et al. in €6m round for CoachHub
Deal for the training software company comes two months after its US rival BetterUp raised $103m
Novator leads $22.3m series-B for Klang
Existing investors Northzone and Makers Fund have also invested in the video games developer
Riverside backs Toolport in OBO
Riverside Europe Partners has taken a 62% stake in tent and storage unit manufacturer Toolport
Cross Equity exits Swiss Tool Systems in trade sale
US-based RBC Bearings buys the modular tooling and boring systems business for CHF 33m
Bayern Kapital et al. invest in Delicious Data
SaaS can be used to forecast sales of goods in the hospitality industry to reduce food waste
Oakley acquires Seven Miles
Oakley Capital has taken a majority stake in the gift card and employee incentives company
ECM-backed Wieners + Wieners acquires BVIW
Wieners + Wieners was acquired by ECM's German Equity Partners IV fund, which closed on €230m in 2012
Equistone acquires Omnicare
Lincoln International led a sales process for the wholesale anti-cancer pharmaceuticals distributor
Triton-backed Dogado bolts on Campusspeicher
Triton has supported ESDA subsidiary Dogado in 12 acquisitions since its original buyout
Genui acquires Berge & Meer and Boomerang Reisen for €100m
TUI Group agrees to sell two Germany-based tour operators to the Hamburg-based GP
VCs back Movinga - reports
Online relocation service company Movinga has raised capital from new investor Seven Ventures
S-UBG invests in €10m funding round for Springlane
VCs including Tengelmann Ventures and HV Holtzbrinck invested in the company in 2013 and 2015
Aurelius buys Armstrong division from Knauf
Knauf acquired Armstrong in 2017, but was required by the EC to sell the ceiling business
BlackRock et al. in series-F extension for FlixMobility
BlackRock and other investors participate in funding round for transportation app FlixMobility
Rural idyll: buyout players aim for Germany's countryside
Germany's private equity landscape is characterised by buyouts in sometimes unlikely locations
