DACH Unquote
VCs sell Wine in Black to trade
Consortium includes Project A, Black River Ventures, E.Ventures, Bright Capital and Passion Capital
HTGF and BitStone invest in Dotscene
Investment for the 3D-mapping software company has been taken from High-Tech Gründerfonds III
Golding receives commitments in excess of €900m
Golding is expected to hold a first close of the fund-of-funds in the next couple of weeks
Waterland launches new buy-and-build with Rehacon
Waterland plans to realise synergies with portfolio companies Median Kliniken and Schönes Leben
Lea Partners invests in IDL
Capital will be used to accelerate the development of the software and expand its market position
Equistone-backed PIA bolts-on UDG
Acquisition is PIA's fifth since Equistone's buyout, following SoQuero, Dymatrix, Appico and TAB
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Kaia Health
VC firm drew capital for the investment from its $375m venture fund, Balderton VI
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay bolts on Universum
Acquisition of Universum is the fifth bolt-on for the Germany-based payments service provider
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Blackstone, H&F have joint bid for Scout24 rejected
Offer from previous owners Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman values the business at €4.7bn
Equistone makes new hire and seven promotions
Promotions and appointments take place across offices in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds
Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to ТЃ100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange
Target Global leads €55m funding round for Flash
VCs including Signals Venture Capital and Idinvest Partners invest in the scooters business
Altor-backed Transcom buys TMS Connected
Altor took credit management firm Transcom private at an enterprise value of €240m
Index leads $40m funding round for Personio
Other VCs involved include previous investors Global Founders Capital and Northzone
Polytech, Investiere lead €2.8m series-A for Kiwi
Swiss impact funds Symbiotics and 1to4 Foundation also take part in the financing
Insight invests $500m in Veeam
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joins in funding round for data management software company
DBAG-backed UHB files for insolvency
DBAG carried the investment at €1.7m (less than 0.5% of its aggregate portfolio value of €350m)
New shop on the healthcare block: Gyrus Capital
New investment adviser will target value-based, special situations and transformational investments in the healthcare sector
Waterland-backed Median Kliniken buys Kliniken Wied
Nineteenth bolt-on acquisition in the buy-and-build strategy since Waterland's first investment
Capital Dynamics closes fund-of-funds for DACH LPs on €208m
Vehicle will invest in buyout funds globally with a strong focus on mid-market buyouts and growth capital
Partners Group private equity AUM hits €36bn
Across all the private markets the GP secured €13.3bn in new money, resulting in AUM of €72.8bn
GA increases stake in Nucom through €140m portfolio merger
GA exchanges its 42% stake in Aroundhome for shares in Nucom, increasing its stake to 28.4%
Nimbus invests in crane builder KW-Kranwerke
KW-Kranwerke plans to strengthen its market position, and expand its service and retrofit business