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BC-backed Springer Nature prepares IPO
Germany-based media company is targeting a capital increase of €700-800m via the flotation
IK sells SVT Group to Ergon Capital
Ergon drew capital from its 2010-vintage €775m buyout fund to support the transaction
Deal in Focus: IK buys Studienkreis from Aurelius
IK had considered previous opportunities in the education space, with the firm's partner Petersson saying the sector offers good opportunities for PE
Emeram buys Meona and E.care
Newly created company will be jointly led by the management teams of Meona and E.care
DBAG hails "one of the most successful years" in 2017 results
DBAG expects to pay a dividend of €1.40 per share, a 26.5% return on equity per share
Albion et al. in $12m round for Oviva
Diet-related healthcare platform will look to expand across Europe and invest in product development
Aurelius makes 11.6x on €76.5m sale of Studienkreis to IK
Aurelius generates a return of approximately 11.6x on its investment in the company
Target Partners appoints Landgraf
Landgraf will be responsible for in-depth research covering various industries and new technologies
Silverfleet sells CCC to Ardian
Management team, headed by Christian Legat, take a significant stake and remain in their roles
Digital Health Ventures backs €2m seed round for Teleclinic
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's telemedicine operating infrastructure
Warburg Pincus buys additional 10% Avaloq stake from Raffeisen
Avaloq simultaneously acquires a 51% stake in its joint venture with Raffeisen, Arizon
PE-backed Tipico buys Via Consulting
CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Tipico for a reported €1.1bn EV in 2016
Paragon, Gimv team up on Wemas buyout
Paragon's involvement is announced eight weeks after Gimv's initial buyout
Creathor backs €3m funding round for Wunderflats
Comparable company Homelike secured a €4m funding round from Cherry Ventures and Coparion in August
Sunstone, Statkraft lead €4m series-A for Zolar
Partech Ventures and entrepreneur Tim Schumacher also take part in the round
Trilantic buys Oberberg Group from Odewald
Trilantic draws equity from its €900m, 2015-vintage buyout vehicle Trilantic Europe Fund V
Cipio sells Wywy to PE-backed TVSquared
TVSquared simultaneously opens a Munich office to provide ground support for European clients
BayBG backs €5m series-B for Dynamic Biosensors
Previous investors Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM have also taken part in the round
Paragon carves out Condecta from Arbonia
Arbonia announced it would sell Condecta in July 2017 after a strategic review
Point Nine hires Playfair's Benaich
Benaich's tenure is likely to be temporary as he is in the process of building a new VC firm
Atlantic Labs in $11.6m round for Neufund
Philipp Freise of KKR and Michael Jackson of Mangrove Capital also take part
Gain Capital re-hires Martin Prohazka
Prohazka will be responsible for investment allocation, manager selection and raising a new fund
83North invests $12m in TIS
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development and scale operations
Bayern Kapital in €7m funding round for Fineway
Corporate venture capital firms Mairdumont Ventures and Axel Springer also take part