DACH Unquote
Lakestar in €16m series-A for Nebenan.de
Round was led by Burda Principal Investments, the investment arm of Hubert Burda Media
Triton appoints Watters to debt opportunities team
In his new role, Gordon Watters will provide operational scrutiny for investments
Odewald buys Heizkurier
GP draws equity from Odewald KMU II, a €200m buyout fund closed in November 2015
VR-backed Hör Technologie buys Pichler & Strobl
Second bolt-on in quick succession after the acquisition of Neustadt-based Fischer CNC-Technik
Towerbrook-backed Gravity Media buys Genesis Broadcast
Genesis Broadcast Services will be rebranded to Gearhouse Broadcast following the deal
Partners Group launches impact fund
Move follows impact fund launches from global PE firms TPG, KKR and Bain Capital in recent months
3i sells Scandlines to First State and Hermes in €1.7bn deal
Vendor reinvests for a 35% stake in the Danish-German ferry operator after an 11-year holding
VC firms back $11m series-A for Bestmile
Road Ventures, Partech Ventures, Airbus Venture and Serena Capital also take part
Spark Capital et al. back Tourlane
Consortium of VC firms take part in a €7m series-A round for German travel planning specialist Tourlane
Mangrove in $30m funding round for Saga Foundation
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Singulariteam Technology Group and Initial Capital also take part
Unigestion launches global fund-of-funds
Fund will be targeting mostly primary buyout funds with a small allocation to secondaries
VC firms invest €25m in Geld-für-Flug
Hannover-based Seed + Speed Ventures took part in the round alongside Luxembourg-based EPI
Triton sells stake in Befesa
Shares are valued at approximately €123.9m, based on the share price of €41.30 per share
Capnamic leads €4m series-A for Userlane
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Commerzbank's Main Incubator and FTR Ventures also take part
VC-backed N26 raises $160m
Earlybird Venture Capital, Horizons Ventures and Valar Ventures previously backed the business
VC firms sell Prexton to Lundbeck for up to €905m
Vendors include Sunstone Capital, Ysios Capital Partners and Forbion Capital Partners
BC-backed Springer Nature eyes May IPO
BC Partners owns a 47% stake in the business alongside German publisher Holtzbrinck
EQT hires Evercore for Sportradar exit
EQT has made final realisations on six of the 18 portfolio companies in EQT VI to date
UnternehmerTUM leads €6.5m funding round for Fazua
Early-stage investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital are also taking part
Redalpine leads seed round for Lemon One
Funds will be used to accelerate growth, build up the team and expand across Europe
FSN hires from Apax and Capvis for new Munich office
Robin Muerer and Justin Kent join as partners to lead the firm's investment effort in DACH
CGS holds interim close for fourth fund
GP has made two platform investments from the new vehicle, expects five to seven overall
Perusa changes fundraising strategy
Firm has agreed an alternative funding structure with LPs, which it will review after 12-18 months
Cipio backs €10.5m round for B2X
Seligman Private Equity invested €4.25m in the first tranche of the series-C funding round