Germany
Buy-and-build drives consolidation in DACH
Last year saw the second highest volume of bolt-on deals in the DACH region in the post-2008 era
Notion Capital leads $12m series-A for HeyJobs
Notion Capital typically leads funding rounds with a first investment of $3-5m in startups
KGAL to invest in private equity and expand investor base
KGAL has 72,000 investors from Germany, the UK and France, of which 211 are institutional investors
Maxberg acquires Starface
Maxberg invests €10-100m in companies in the DACH region and has a total fund volume of €600m
Sequoia, Spark Capital lead $47m series-C for Tourlane
Existing investors in Tourlane include NFQ Capital, DN Capital and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
Capvis-backed Wer Liefert Was bolts on Gebraucht.de
Business angels including Peter Schmid, Kai Hansen, Marcus Börner and Jan Kemper were investors
Capiton Acquires GPE Group
GPE Group is the ninth company in Capiton V's portfolio, which includes BWTS and Ispin
IK-backed Schema acquires Tid Informatik
As a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Schema, the company will operate as an independent business
VC firms in $30m series-B for logistics specialist Freighthub
Maersk Growth, Northzone, Unbound, GFC and Cherry Ventures also take part in the investment
DBAG invests in Cloudflight
DBAG has co-invested approximately €8m from its balance sheet, for a 12% stake in Cloudflight
H&F, Blackstone's take-private of Scout24 stalls – reports
Shareholders resist a voluntary takeover offer following a rise in Scout24's share price
EQT exits Avenso in management buy-back
EQT acquired a majority stake in Avenso in 2013 and has expanded the company's product portfolio
Marondo Capital acquires stake in Oxid eSales
Current shareholders in Oxid eSales include IBG, Marondo Capital and the company's CEO
DPE invests in Massenberg
DPE is currently investing from DPE Duetschland III, which held a final close on €575m in 2017
VCs sell Parlamind
Investors include Motu Ventures, Asgard Capital, Angelfund.vc and business angels
Nord Holding sells stake in Avista Oil
Family office Bitburger Holding and entrepreneur Susanne Klatten's investment arm acquired the stake
Orlando carves our Nidec's compressor business
Orlando drew capital from the €320m vehicle European Special Situations Venture Partners IV
Hannover Finanz acquires stake in Lacon Electronic
Hannover Finanz targets medium-sized enterprises with annual sales of at least €20m
VCs in funding round for Cevec
Peppermint Venture, NRW Bank and Creathor Ventures raised €4.5m for Cevec in 2015
Concerning prognoses for German healthcare
Uncertainty around new regulation in the healthcare sector has caused jitters among investors
Afinum-backed Garz & Fricke acquires E-Gits
Garz & Fricke acquired E-Gits to expand the company's product and service portfolio
HTGF-backed Immunic lists on Nasdaq
Consortium including LSP, Bayern Kapital, HTGF and IBG reinvested €26.7m in Immunic
Findos acquires stake in Fuxtec
Shareholders of Fuxtec will retain 35% and Findos will acquire a 65% stake in the company
Private investor platform Moonfare raises $28m
Moonfare offers investment in six funds, including EQT Middle Market Asia, Oakley IV and Cinven VII