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Carlyle mulls Atotech IPO
Carlyle acquired the business at an enterprise value of $2.3bn from French energy company Total
VR Equitypartner acquires APZ Auto-Pflege-Zentrum
Company will use the funding to target new markets, primarily in the automotive paint work segment
Marondo holds first close on €72m
Fund was registered in Munich as Marondo Small-Cap Growth Fund I Gmbh & Co KG in February 2018
Arcus sells Kama to Premium Equity
Deal for the printing and packaging machinery firm is the third from the GP's short-term maiden fund
Therachon nets $60m mezzanine from Novo et al.
Existing investors Versant Ventures, OrbiMed, BPI France and Inserm Transfert Initiative also take part
CGS-backed ICG acquires Freeman Schwabe
ICG intends to strengthen the company's business with a focus on the North American market
Valar leads $13m series-A for Taxfix
Existing investors Creandum and Redalpine also took part in the round for the German startup
DPE tests LP appetite for fourth fund
DPE III held a final close in €575m in January 2017, up from the €350m raised by DPE II
Afinum-backed Liftket buys Chainmaster
Chainmaster will continue to operate independently but will benefit from synergies
Adcuram buys MEA Group
Corporate finance house Raymond James acts as exclusive financial adviser to MEA's shareholders
Finatem buys GfS
Fourth investment Finatem has made in 2018 and the sixth from its latest buyout fund
VC fundraising lifts off in DACH region
Six venture funds based in the DACH region have held final closes in 2018 for a combined €1.3bn
Paragon buys Innere Medizin from UCB
Paragon draws equity from its €412m buyout fund, which held a final close in 2017
DPE sells Ziegler to trade for €125m
GP makes the divestment from DPE Deutschland II, a €350m buyout fund that closed in 2012
DACH leads lower-mid-market fundraising
An overcrowded lower-mid-market in the Nordic region and the UK, coupled with Brexit, has boosted DACH fundraising activity
Circularity leads €37m series-A for Grover
Consumer electronics rental platform undertakes international expansion and invests in marketing
Aleph, Crestview invest €260m in Keyhaven-backed Darag
Darag has completed 23 run-off transactions in Europe with a total value of more than €740m
GV et al. in $30m series-B for Scandit
Incoming investor NGP Capital and existing backer Atomico also take part in the funding round
Afinum buys Zeit für Brot
GP draws equity from its €410m fifth buyout fund Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Digital+ Partners holds final close on €350m
Vehicle was launched in 2016 with a €300m target and held a first close on €131.5m in 2017
BPE buys Greif-Velox
CEO Ralf Drews and the management team will acquire a minority stake in the business
Auctus-backed Fernao buys Datadirect
Platform was established using equity from Auctus Capital Partners Fund IV, a €230m buyout fund
Stargate carves out automotive divisions from Robert Bosch
Stargate owns another automotive business, Italian car equipment distributor Werther
Rocket Internet launches second fund
Rocket Internet Capital Partners I held a final close on its $1bn hard-cap in January 2017