Austria
Bridgepoint acquires US-based Safety Technology Holdings
Industrial sensors and safety equipment group consists of two US companies and two European firms
DACH auto-parts deals motor on as sector transforms
Private equity players remain keen on auto-parts, as the sub-sector responds to rapid changes brought about by the electrical vehicle market
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay buys MPay24
Second bolt-on, after the purchase of Hamburg-based Startec, since AnaCap's original acquisition
Ming et al. in €25m series-D round for Miracor Medical
Belgian public investors SFPI, SRIW and Meusinvest grant a non-dilutive cash advance
VC firms in $59.6m series-C for Hookipa
New investors include HB Partners, Hillhouse Capital, Sirona Capital and Gilead Sciences
Vitruvian acquires Technogroup from Caldec
Fresh capital is intended to expand Technogroup's business and aid international growth
Silverfleet sells CCC to Ardian
Management team, headed by Christian Legat, take a significant stake and remain in their roles
Gain Capital re-hires Martin Prohazka
Prohazka will be responsible for investment allocation, manager selection and raising a new fund
Endeit leads $10m series-B for Tourradar
Existing investors Cherry Ventures and Hoxton Ventures also take part in the round
CM-CIC leads €6.1m series-B for Robart
Innovacom, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and SEB Alliance also take part in the financing
Danube and Fidura sell Mechatronic to Accuron
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GPs, which backed the company in October 2008
DACH fundraising in rude health
Fundraising reached record levels last year, and H1 2017 picked up from where 2016 left off, with 12 final closes rasing a combined €5.1bn
Hannover Finanz invests in Sporternährung
GP takes a 30% stake and founder Konrad Kreid retains the remaining 70% of shares
DACH Fundraising Report 2017
Private equity fundraising in the DACH region, as in the rest of Europe, is seeing continued strength
Invest AG buys TTI Personaldienstleistung
Deal sees Invest AG and OÖ Betfonds acquire a controlling stake in the business
Speedinvest, AWS Gründerfonds back Myclubs
Push Ventures has also invested in the round as well as the founders of diabetes app Mysugr
Apex backs €1.8m seed round for Kivu
Austrian VC firm AWS Gründerfonds and Swiss investor BtoV Partners also back the round
Oakley to shift investment focus from UK to DACH
GP notes in its annual report that geopolitical and economic uncertainty is likely to remain
Kapa Ventures backs €2.1m seed round for Mything
Kapa takes a majority stake in the business and CEO Florian Mott takes a minority
Beringea leads €5m funding round for Smartassistant
Retailing software platform will undertake international expansion with a particular focus on the US
DACH region opening up for PE activity in veterinary space
Local regulations surrounding consolidation in the sector have held back PE investment but EU court rulings could bring opportunities
Speedinvest backs $2m round for Playbrush
Swiss racing car driver Harold Primat also invests in the round along with Hansi Hansmann
Startup300 in €1.5m round for Techbold
VC firm draws capital from Capital300, which held a first close on €20m in June 2017
Alantra hires Vukovich to head new Vienna office
Investment banking and asset management firm hires the former co-head of corporate finance at Unicredit