Austria
Wendel sells Constantia Labels to Multi-Color for €1.15bn
Constantia Flexibles will become the largest shareholder in Multi-Color with 16.6% of the company's shares
EQVenture, AWS Gründerfonds back Meo Energy
New funding will be used to launch the product as a white-label offering for European energy companies
Xing buys Kizoo-backed Prescreen for €17m
Purchase price could rise by €5-10m from earn-out payments based on 2020 targets
Apex Ventures holds €10m first close six months into fundraise
Apex One will make early-stage investments in technology companies across Europe
Tecnet, EQVenture sell NXT Control to Schneider Electric
Austrian VC firm Tecnet Equity purchased a 38% stake in the company for €2m in October 2009
iSeed exits MySugr in trade sale to Roche
Mysugr was backed by US VC iSeed Ventures as well as Roche Ventures, Allianz Ventures and XLHealth
VC consortium backs Planradar
Company will exploit digitalisation potential in the building industry and launch internationally
Speedinvest leads €1m round for Timeular
Company will use the new money to expand its operations to the US and other international markets
Startup300 holds first close on €20m
Fund has a target of €40-60m and has the stated aim of funding the first Austrian unicorn
HTGF holds first close for third fund on €245m
Fund has a target of €300m and will begin making early-stage investments in Q4 2017
VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
VC-backed Flixbus buys Hellö
Flixbus is owned by a consortium of VC firms, with General Atlantic holding around 35%
Waterland-backed Hanse-Orga buys Tembit
Transaction will be the third acquisition Hanse-Orga has made in a week after the purchases of Dolphin and e5
Castik Capital acquires Inet-logistics
Buyout firm secures a majority stake in the German transport management software company
DBAG sells Schülerhilfe to Oakley
Oakley expects to commit approximately €42m to the equity investment through its Fund III vehicle
Quadriga sells M&R Automation to PIA
Acquisition will strengthen PIA's portfolio in the powertrain and e-mobility production segment
B&M Gates and VCs hold $45.5m series-D for Arsanis
New funding will be used to focus efforts on a phase II study for the prevention of pneumonia
Speedinvest backs Bikemap
With the new investment, Bikemap will attempt to accelerate its growth through further internationalisation
3TS leads €2.3m round for Parsek
Parsek plans to use the fresh capital to grow its sales and business development activities across EMEA
Arax invests €550,000 in Unicope
Austrian VC house Arax Capital Partners backed the cloud communication software company with €550,000
Stirling Square appoints Hauptmeier to DACH team
Hauptmeier will contribute to the firm's investment activities in the DACH region
DACH GPs hunt for value following fundraising bonanza
With strong fundraising activity in the region, GPs must now find value in a challenging market
Insight Venture leads $165m series-B round for Tricentis
Deal is understood to mark an exit for existing investor Viewpoint Capital Partners
DACH buyouts on the rise throughout 2016
Despite low dealflow, the region saw an increase in buyouts during the course of the year, as aggregate value remained resolute