DACH unquote
Compass Partners' Rodenstock completes €75m capital increase
Compass had put the opthalmology business up for sale earlier in 2020, but delayed the process
German government to buy stake in Dievini Hopp's Curevac
State-backed KfW joins Dievini Hopp in the messenger RNA drug developer's shareholder base
LEA Partners sells Bellin to trade
Sale to Nasdaq-listed Coupa marks the first exit from the GP's LEA Mittelstandspartner Fund
Evoco holds €93m first close for third fund
GP buys bundles of three or four assets in one transaction and is optimistic about opportunities
Water Street and JLL acquire Solvias
GPs have assisted with the recruitment of new members to the pharmaceutical research company's board
DPE's Massenberg bolts on Aéro Solutions
Deal is the second add-on for the construction repair company since DPE acquired it in 2019
VC Profile: Apex Ventures
Apex's digital-health-focused second fund is targeting €50m following a Q1 2020 first close
Wenvest Capital leads CHF 8m round for Teylor
Sternbeis, business angels and institutional investors also back the SME digital lending software developer
S-UBG invests in Lunovu
GP invests in SMEs in Aachen, Krefeld and Mönchengladbach from the €40m TechVision Fonds I vehicle
Waterland makes two bolt-ons for Athera
Physiotherapy provider was formerly known as Rehacon, but has announced the launch of new branding
Cambridge Associates opens Munich office
Office will be led by Alex Koriath, head of European pension practice and regional head for Germany
NGC acquires Gelford Gebäudereinigung & Dienstleistungen
MBO is part of a succession solution for the Germany-based building cleaning and services company
Global Founders et al. back €7.5m round for Alasco
Anyon, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Picus Capital also back the construction software developer
DMH acquires Pluradent
Sale of the dental supplier comes after self-administration was initiated in February 2020
Ardian buys minority stake in ProduceShop
GP invested in the e-commerce indoor and outdoor furniture company via its Ardian Growth strategy
Consortium backs €8.8m round for Bepro
Football analytics software backers include existing investors Altos Ventures and Softbank Ventures
Emeram appoints new investment manager
Marzio Bondolfi joins the Munich-based Mittelstand-focused GP from Montana Capital Partners
CGS Management buys Kalt Maschinenbau
GP aims to follow a buy-and-build strategy for the Switzerland-based cheese-making machinery company
EGS invests CHF 50m in Spineart
Ernst Göhner Foundation joins Gimv as a minority investor in the spinal surgery company
Dawn Capital, Accel lead Bryter $16m series-A
No-coding enterprise software company has seen engagement double during the coronavirus pandemic
BCP heads for Fund II close, plans two more deals in 2020
Following the acquisition of optician chain Ounda, BCP is screening IT and business services deals
Beyond Capital Partners acquires Ounda
Germany-based optician chain is the first investment from BCP II, which is set to close in H2 2020
Omers leads £6m series-A for Vara
Omers Ventures associate director Bryony Marshall will join the board of the company
HTGF backs funding round for NovaPump
Allßequitz backing for the heart pump developer also comes from Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen