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Waterland's Median Kliniken bolts on Eschenburg, Rhein-Reha
Waterland has owned Median Kliniken since 2014 and has now bolted on 21 companies
Lakestar leads $70m series-C for Sennder
Accel, Next47, H14, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Project A and Scania Growth Capital all take part
Paragon acquires Pro Optik
Optical retail chain Pro Optik is likely to be Paragon III fund's first acquisition
VCs exit Understand.AI to trade
Germany-based trade buyer DSpace has acquired autonomous driving software company Understand.AI
N26 receives investment of $170m in series-D extension
Tencent Holding and Allianz X have invested in the series-D funding round extension
Graphite announces four promotions
Graphite Capital has promoted Mark Hall, who has been with the firm since 2008, to senior partner
Arsenal to acquire Clariant healthcare business for CHF 308m
Enterprise value of the healthcare business is equivalent to 13.2x adjusted EBITDA for 2018
Yabeo, IBB, Atlantic Labs sell stakes in Dentolo to trade
Atlantic Labs first invested in the dental insurance platform in 2016, with Yabeo investing in 2017
Investcorp acquires majority stake in Contentserv
Investcorp Technology Partners used its fourth-generation vehicle to acquire Contentserv
Permira, TCV lead series-F for FlixMobility
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and the European Investment Bank also participated in the funding round
VCs in funding round for Optiopay
Insurance company NN Group makes its first investment in the payments software company
Creandum leads €30m series-B for Billie
Existing investors Picus Capital, Speedinvest and Global Founders Capital participate in the round
Finexx supports GSE's acquisition of Fitne
GSE has acquired dietary supplements manufacturer Fitne from Logocos, a subsidiary of L'Oréal
VCs sell Amal to Boehringer Ingelheim in €325m deal
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and High-Tech Gründerfonds provided seed funding for Amal in 2014
Citic and 3i's Formel D bolts-on CPS Quality
CPS will be incorporated into the Formel D Group, but will continue to trade under its name
DBAG sells Novopress
DBAG has been a shareholder in the electromechanical pressing tools manufacturer since 1990
Waterland sells VivaNeo to Impilo portfolio company TFP
VivaNeo has closed 12 successful acquisitions during Waterland Private Equity's holding period
CVC buys Bosch Packaging Technology
CVC is currently investing from its €15.5bn buyout fund, CVC Capital Partners VII
Flexstone closes its Select Opportunities II fund on €300m
Select Opportunities II invests in secondaries transactions and makes co-investments
Target Partners appoints Alpina's Sperling
Sperling previously held this post from 2007-2009 and has also worked at Infineon and Ridgewood
Main Capital acquires stake in GBTec
Main Capital is currently investing from its Main Capital V fund, which closed on €236.5m in 2017
Ardian sells Schleich to Partners Group in tertiary buyout
Schleich was sold in a process run by JP Morgan that also attracted Pamplona Capital Management
ArchiMed acquires Eurolyser and Eurolab
Transaction is part of a succession agreement that will see a co-founder of Eurolyser retire
Riverside-backed GermanPersonnel bolts on Compana
GermanPersonnel was acquired by Riverside in May 2018 with equity drawn from Riverside Europe Fund V