DACH Unquote
DACH buyout dealflow hits 15-month high in Q2
Buyout volume and aggregate value were up by 43% and 155%, respectively
ProteoMediX raises CHF 5m from Altos Venture et al.
Altos has been backing the Zurich-based diagnostic tests company consistently since 2012
Akina holds interim closes on three Euro Choice funds
All three funds are expected to hold a final close by the end of the year
HQ Equita exits Windstar Medical in trade sale
German GP exits over-the-counter drugs maker less than two years after acquisition
DACH managers benefiting from fundraising tailwinds
The DACH region has enjoyed a busy first half in terms of fundraising, particularly in the venture space
Equistone acquires United Initiators from Vision and Speyside
Vision Capital had acquired a majority stake in the group from Speyside in 2011
Alpina exits Via Optronics in €47.4m trade sale
Alpina had been a shareholder in the screen technology business since 2010
Avedon Capital exits Tesch Inkasso
GP acquired the business in 2012, aiming to implement a buy-and-build strategy
Octopus Ventures leads $22m round for Outfittery
Existing backers including Northzone, Highland and Holtzbrinck also take part in the round
DBAG exits Broetje-Automation
DBAG became a majority shareholder in the group in 2012, investing through DBAG Fund V
IBB and Hasso Plattner sell OpenSynergy to Panasonic
Hasso Plattner Ventures was invested since 2008, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft since 2010
Littlerock in FinTecSystems' series-A
FinTecSystems claims one in five consumer loans is now being processes online
DBAG secures majority stake in Frimo
DBAG said it will invest up to €15m from its balance sheet as part of the buyout
Bayern Kapital provides €2m for Numares Health series-C
Regensburg-based company has so far gathered an estimated $29.5m through venture funding
Earlybird backs Movinga's €5m round
The business previously made headlines with layoffs and police investigations
HTGF in Akvola series-A
Series-A will allow Akvola Technologies to further commercialise its product
VC-backed Blacklane raises seven-digit series-C
Strategic partner Daimler invested via its subsidiary Daimler Mobility Services
TPG acquires Transporeon in SBO
New owner hopes to benefit from the digitisation trend in the supply chain space
Emeram buys Swiss technology business Xovis
Xovis now hopes to enter sectors such as transportation and facility management
TA Ventures backs Clark's €13.2m series-A
The capital will be used to develop the company's technology platform and grow the team
Alpine Equity co-head Rehman leaves
Partner Harald Pöttinger will lead the firm alone until a replacement is found
JZCP sells Fidor Bank stake to BPCE for $34.3m
Following the integration into a larger bank, the startup hopes to continue its expansion
Waterland's Median buys AHG
With the integration of AHG, the group will have an annual turnover of €1bn
HgCapital and Capvis sell SFC Koenig for €217m
Trade sale comes eight years after the investors acquired the business