Germany
BayBG invests in SM Selbstklebetechnik
Deal solves succession planning challenge for Mittelstand company
Equistone's Performance Interactive Alliance bolts on Dymatrix
PIA plans to make further acquisitions
Rocket Internet's Foodpanda raises $60m
Online food ordering platform has raised $108m in two years
HTGF divests Sopat
Smart online particle analysis company is sold to business angel
HTGF sells Luphos to Ametek
HTGF invested in two funding rounds in 2008 and 2010
SVP sells Vestolit for €219m to Mexichem
Mexican trade buyer acquired the company in cash and assumed liabilities
IBB invests in blogfoster
Berlin-based adtech start-up is part of Axel Springer Plug and Play accelerator
Constellation acquires Douteil in MBO
MBO solves owner's succession planning quandary
Steadfast's AVS acquires Trimborn
Steadfast bough majority stake last year with bolt-ons in mind
Clifford Chance promotes Dieners
Second promotion for Peter Dieners in one year
Up Invest leads €3.9m Skeleton Tech round
GP holds a 5% stake in the business
HTGF invests in Predemtec
HTGF has been active this month, completing its seventh investment
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys ADA Cosmetics from Carlyle
Could the Mittelstand finally be accepting private equity ownership?
HTGF inks Smoope deal
Smoope aims to improve how businesses and customers connect
HTGF exits MeinProspekt
HTGF held a stake in the company since 2010
VCDE Venture Partners backs 004
VCDE invests in technology companies
Ardian buys ADA Cosmetics from Carlyle
Buyer is ADA's third private equity backer
New rules could stifle German insurance firms' allocations
New rules for insurance companies could limit PE allocations prior to Solvency II
CGS acquires majority stake in Masa
Acquisition in line with CGS's experience in sector
b-to-v enters Wine in Black shareholding
Funding round between €5-9m
Piton leads $25m Quandoo series-C
Co-investment provided by Holtzbrinck, DN and Texas Atlantic
Ananda Ventures raises €22.3m Social Venture Fund II
New German fund does not have a financial hurdle but an impact hurdle
Active Venture Partners hires two
Headcount at Barecelona-based firm has doubled since 2011
HTGF invests in Junique
Berlin-based Junique aims to make art more affordable