Austria
EQT reaps 3.2x on Automic sale
GP exits the company after a four-year holding period in a deal valuing the business at €600m
Greenbriar buys Frauscher Sensor Technology
Buyout by the US firm comes as the company plans its expansion to North America
Afinum sells shutters maker Schlotterer
Afinum and the company's management sell 100% of Austrian shutter producer Schlotterer
Atomico backs Bitmovin’s $10.3m series-A
Existing investors Dawn Capital, YCombinator and SpeedInvest also joined the round
DACH buyout dealflow hits 15-month high in Q2
Buyout volume and aggregate value were up by 43% and 155%, respectively
Alpine Equity co-head Rehman leaves
Partner Harald Pöttinger will lead the firm alone until a replacement is found
Capiton sells Schur to Lindsay Goldberg
Capiton exits the business to the American investor after following a buy-and-build strategy
Affiris raises €10m from MIG et al.
Affiris has raised €130m of funding to date, of which half comes from licences and grants
SHS invests in Tyromotion
SHS's first investment in Austria follows a collaboration agreement with AWS
Cherry Ventures backs TourRadar’s $6m series-A
Cherry Ventures and Hoxton Ventures join existing backers AWS and Speedinvest
Sportvideos365 raises €800,000 from Clever Clover et al.
Sportvideos365 is a tool for amateur sports clubs to upload match highlights online
Up to Eleven backs Nuki’s €2m seed round
Startup raised €385,000 via crowd funding platform Kickstarter last year
Crate raises $4m seed round from Dawn Capital et al.
Austrian database developer Crate raised a $4m seed round from Dawn Capital et al.
iSeed Ventures backs Anyline’s €1.5m round
Text recognition tool Anyline raises €1.5m from US VC iSeed Ventures and other backers
Ardian backs Gantner MBO
French investor Ardian acquires Austrian electronic hardware company Gantner from Identec Group
Speedinvest closes $100m second fund
Austrian VC originally targeted $50m for its early-stage vehicle
Challenging 2015 for Switzerland and Austria
A look back over 2015 activity in the DACH region
Speedinvest backs Hitbox’s $4m series-A
Company attracted fresh capital from international investors
Kizoo boosts Prescreen
Company received initial financing from business angel
Ardian acquires two business units from DPX Holdings
Businesses had combined sales of around €200m in 2014
Lead Equities exits Weidinger & Partner
Revenues have grown from €18m to €30m since 2011 purchase
Vivo and OrbiMed lead $120m series-B for Nabriva Therapeutics
US investors lead rounds with initial $50m tranche
iSeed in $4.8m round for MySugr
Diabetes-related digital platform aims for international expansion
SpeedInvest holds first close for second fund
Firm raises target to €70m; holds €58m first close