Germany
DIP Capital, Coparion back €5.5m series-A for Acatus
Berlin-based fintech company will use the capital to grow its digital DCM platform
HV Holtzbrinck et al. back €10m round for Coachhub
German digital coaching and training software company has raised €16m in funding this year
Adcuram acquires majority stake in Steinel
Acquisition of the family-owned company adds to the GP's industrial portfolio
Acton Capital Partners closes fifth fund on $215m
Firm has made six investments from the fund so far, with two more in the pipeline
Insight invests $8m in Hundred
Hundred offers a portfolio of 34 vitamins that consumers can access through a subscription model
Statkraft Ventures leads €3m series-A for Betterspace
Statkraft Ventures is the venture arm of German energy company Statkraft
Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to Acerinox for €532m
GP acquired the German metal alloy business in 2015 and had made one previous exit attempt
Aurelius-backed Office Depot Europe sells CEE business
Sale supports the portfolio company's efforts to consolidate its European operations
Naxicap acquires Alwitra
French GP will expand Alwitra's international presence via French portfolio company Onduline
Endeit leads €21m series-B for travel platform Comtravo
Deutsche Bank, AER Ticket and previous backers Project A, Creandum and BtoV also invest in the round
Mid Europa sells Walmark to PE-backed Stada
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for the GP, which invested in the company via its third fund
Regent acquires fashion brand Escada
US GP will aim to grow the fashion house, which has struggled to make a profit in recent years
TA-backed Thinkproject acquires Conclude
Deal is the company's second acquisition this year, expanding its client base
KKA Partners back on road for Fund II
Firm was founded by Dominic Faber and fellow partner Kaspar Hartmann in 2018
DBAG to acquire Leinberger Bau
GP will also acquire three further companies owned by the Leinberger Group
Nordic Capital-backed Conscia buys XevIT
Conscia intends to boost its expansion across the DACH region and further consolidate its market position
Rhein Invest acquires majority stake in CVS
Durch GP aims to enable the German engineering company to expand to new markets
Ashurst appoints Gütle as partner
Gütle joins from the Munich office of Linklaters where she was a counsel in tax and fund advisory
Adiuva acquires Fachklinik St Georg
Infrastructure investor Captiva has agreed to acquire the clinic's 6,000m2 of rental space
Finatem acquires Food & Service Group stake from Steadfast
Stake was acquired by Steadfast in 2015 as part of a management succession plan
Corsair Capital backs $40m round for IDNow
ID verification platform will grow its product offering and expand abroad
Mountain Partners et al. back €10m round for Myos
Berlin-based merchant finance business Myos will refinance loans and develop its AI software
BWK acquires stake in Kreyer
Construction trader looks to strengthen market position via minority stake sale
HIG to acquire Meyra and Alu Rehab
HIG has acquired the two mobility products manufacturers, with the intention of merging them