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Startup300 in €1.5m round for Techbold
VC firm draws capital from Capital300, which held a first close on €20m in June 2017
Bain and Cinven takeover of Stada gets over the line
Bain, Cinven secured more than 63% of outstanding shares during the acceptance period
Permira rejects low PE bids for Teamviewer
Bids valued the company at €1.8-2.1bn, short of Permira's targeted valuation of up to €2.3bn
Invision buys majority stake in disinfectant maker Dr Deppe
Invision backs the producer of clinical cleaning products and disinfectants via its Invision V fund
SK Capital reinvests in Archroma via refinancing
Deal for speciality chemicals business comes seven months after GP was reportedly exploring a sale
HTGF, IFH sell Custom Cells to P3 Group
Altana also made a financial exit but will continue to cooperate with Custom Cells operationally
Bencis-backed Prinsen-Buisman buys Gustav Berning
Bencis will become the largest shareholder in the new group, with management taking minority stakes
Cornerstone sells Infoniqa SQL back to management
Deal ends a five-year holding period for Cornerstone, which acquired Infoniqa SQL in 2012
Bain and Cinven still 17% short on Stada offer
Acceptance period ends at midnight tonight, with no plans for another extension
BayBG, Vito Ventures back €1.3m round for VR-On
Vito and entrepreneurs Andreas Perreiter and Carsten Erdt also invested in the round
Rocket Internet et al. sell Glossybox to PE-backed Hut Group
Rocket Internet was the largest shareholder prior to the transaction, followed by Kinnevik
Project A backs $2m funding round for Qunomedical
Paris-based Kima Ventures and US VC firm 500 Startups also participated in the round
Oaktree acquires Vitanas and Pflegen & Wohnen
Care home business has recently invested in modernising and expanding its facilities
Bain, Cinven still short of Stada acceptance threshold
Consortium submitted a new bid at €66.25 per share after its initial €66 offer failed
VC backers sell Savedo to Deposit Solutions
Investors include Finleap, DVH Ventures, German Startups Group, Kreos Capital and XAnge Private Equity
Capiton sells Gess Group to Auctus-backed JR Holding
Ends a seven-year holding period for Capiton, which purchased a 68% stake in September 2010
DII sells Carus to Getinge
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, which purchased a majority stake in 2005
Cinven collects bids for CeramTec
Company, which has been owned by Cinven since 2013, is expected to sell for more than €2bn
HTGF backs €7m seed round for Zimmer Biotech
Zimmer Biotech will focus on developing a skin cancer drug based on 5-Aminolevulinic acid
Bregal sells majority stake in proAlpha to ICG
GP exits the enterprise resource planning (ERG) software provider after a four-year holding period
Triton carves out SGL CFL/CE in €250m EV deal
Deal was based on an aggregate €250m enterprise valuation for the portfolio of assets
IK and Carlyle's Marle buys SMB
Consolidated business will have an extended product range and broader geographic presence
Cross divests Micromacinazione to trade investor Lonza
Fund manager fully exits the Swiss micronisation business after a five-year holding period
Hannover Finanz sells Koller to Nanjing Nangang
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Hannover Finanz, which acquired a 75% stake in 2014