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VR Equitypartner increases stake in GMS Development
GP invested in the CRM software company in September 2015 and is now to acquire a majority stake
3i-backed Evernex bolts on Vitruvian's Technogroup
3i deploys €47m in capital, while Vitruvian rolls over a significant investment in the combined group
DEWB sells MueTec to trade
China-based Suzhou TZTek Technology is to acquire the company for €25m, according to a statement
Optum Vetures et al. back $26m series-B for Kaia Health
Idinvest and Capital300 also back the digital therapy platform, along with existing investors
BlackRock and ApoBank launch healthcare fund
BlackRock-managed fund aims to give ApoBank's institutional clients access to healthcare investments
HQ Capital closes Auda VIII on $750m
GP's latest fund-of-funds vehicle is its largest yet and is double the size of Auda VII
Aduram's Poggenpohl sold to trade
Deal has been approved by the company's creditors committee and is expected to close by the end of June
Providence in single-asset restructuring for HSE24
GP bought a majority stake in the shopping channel operator from Ardian in 2012 via its sixth fund
Fly Ventures holds final close for second fund on €53m
Berlin-based VC will continue its focus on seed investments in enterprise software and "deeptech"
KKR's Heidelpay invests in Tillhub
Investment is the contactless payment company's first since it was acquired by KKR in 2019
VCs exit Caroobi to Deutsches Werkstattnetz
Online car repair platform's previous investors included Cherry Ventures, DN Capital and Target Global
Ardian-backed Gantner buys Contidata
Deal expands the contactless payment company's product portfolio to the catering sector
83North leads $30m series-B for Wandelbots
Existing investors Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures and Atlantic Labs also back the robotics company
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