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Digital+ Partners leads €23m series-B for Pricefx
Pricefx intends to use the fresh capital to invest in sales and marketing, and to expand in the US
SHS acquires stake in Single Use Support
SHS draws equity from its latest vehicle, SHS V Fonds, which held its first close in July 2018 on €90m
Blackstone backs $570m FerGene investment
Ferring is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with 60 subsidiaries globally and 6,500 employees
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert acquires Günther Kältetechnik
VR Equity Partner is following a buy-and-build strategy with the cooling systems company
Waterland-backed Enreach buys Masvoz
Masvoz acquisition is the fifth bolt-on since the GP acquired Enreach in July 2018
Redalpine, Armada lead CHF 11m round for Carvolution
Series-B is the second round of 2019 for the car leasing subscription business
Arena et al. back €260m series-C for Celonis
Round is one of the largest venture capital deals in Germany this year
EQT exits EIS Aircraft to Hannover Finanz
Exit follows the 2018 sale of the group's Aircraft Operations division
Waterland-backed Netgo acquires ComNet
Transaction is the first in the GP's buy-and-build strategy for Netgo
Ringier Digital Ventures et al. back £3m round for AirConsole
Company receives backing from existing investors Wingman Ventures and angel investors including Christian Wenger
RTP Global leads €6.6m series-A for Plantix
Third round of funding for the plant disease detection app is earmarked for international growth
Nauta Capital backs €1.7m round for Airfocus
Business strategy platform will expand its product and triple its team size
Gyrus collects €240m for Cortex Fund
Gyrus is fundraising for both its open-ended Cortex Fund and closed-ended Principal Fund
Oaktree to acquire RAFI
Investment is expected to support the company's growth and international expansion
Afinum acquires stake in All4Golf
Afinum seeks to grow the company's business in Germany and to expand abroad
HTGF exits Grandcentrix to Vodafone
Exit follows HTGF's initial investment in the Internet-of-Things company in 2010
HQ Equita acquires stake in Wolf Verpackungsmaschinen
GP will combine Wolf with existing portfolio company The Packaging Group
Redalpine et al. back €6m round for Enway
Enway will use the capital to launch its first autonomous street cleaner
Halder acquires Anker Kassensysteme
Opportunities for growth expected to come from increasing demand for point-of-sale products
DACH activity skyrockets in Q3 despite looming recession
Aggregate value in DACH for Q3 reached its second highest level at €18.7bn
DIP Capital, Coparion back €5.5m series-A for Acatus
Berlin-based fintech company will use the capital to grow its digital DCM platform
HV Holtzbrinck et al. back €10m round for Coachhub
German digital coaching and training software company has raised €16m in funding this year
Adcuram acquires majority stake in Steinel
Acquisition of the family-owned company adds to the GP's industrial portfolio
Lindsay Goldberg acquires Bilcare Research
GP will pursue a buy-and-build strategy and invest in the company's R&D