Germany
Auctus-backed Gustoso Group bolts on Ruff's Burger
Gustoso is a Munich-based restaurant group comprising Ciao Bella, Cotidiano and Sushi.Wrap
Beech Tree supports Learnlight for Arenalingua bolt-on
Beech Tree used funds from its Beech Tree Private Equity Fund II to acquire Learnlight in 2017
OpCapita exits NKD in sale to TDR Capital
OpCapita acquired NKD in 2013 and this is its first exit from its Consumer Opportunities Fund
Radial-backed Lindenfarb enters administration
Radial Capital Partners bought Lindenfarb in 2017 after a self-administration procedure
BPE acquires stake in Hasenkopf
Hasenkopf was founded by Didymus Hasenkopf and is owned and managed by Roland Hasenkopf
Emeram-backed Meona bolts on Dr Heni
Meona and E.care were acquired and merged by Emeram in 2017 using funds from Emeram's Fund I
CIC Capital acquires a minority stake in Brüning Group
CIC aims to acquire minority stakes with governance rights for between €3-50m
Bow Capital leads $10m funding round for ArangoDB
ArangoDB will now move its headquarters to the US to serve its growing customer base there
Endeit Capital, EnBW lead €7m series-A for Gridscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds led a funding round in 2016, in which EnjoyVenture participated
GCA Altium promotes Stelten and Weber
Stelten and Weber joined GCA Altium in 2013 from DC Advisory and have been promoted to managing directors
Adcuram-backed MEA bolts on ASM
MEA plans to invest in ASM's factory to grow it into a centre for the metal applications business
SevenVentures in €114m venture round for Friday
Baloise Group, the company's founder, has invested €75m in Friday's funding round
Germany resists pan-European tech buyout decline
Drop in tech buyouts follows a pan-European trend, as every region besides southern Europe saw a decline
VC-backed Raisin buys MHB Bank from Lone Star
Acquisition comes shortly after Raisin announced its $114m series-D funding round
HQ Equita appoints managing director and promotes three
Torsten Krumm led this management change and will head the investment committee
Steadfast holds final close on €297m
Vehicle surpassed its target of €250m to close just below its €300m hard-cap after two years
Kartesia hires Mirante to expand in DACH region
Mirante joins from HIG Bayside and previously worked at BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley and Rhône Capital
Steadfast acquires Kempf
Kempf family retains a stake in the company and will continue to manage Kempf Group
One Equity buys GKN subsidiary from Melrose
Melrose also announced the sale of a minority stake in French aerospace company Sabca
Nordic GPs set their sights on the DACH region
Nordic buyout houses are increasing their presence in the region, both in terms of deal activity and boots on the ground
Mubadala Ventures invests in $125m funding round for Wefox
Fresh capital will be used to expand into Spain, France, Italy and the Benelux region
Advent acquires Evonik's methacrylates business for €3bn
GSO offered bidders a unitranche of €1.5bn and Barclays offered an all-loan structure of €1.25bn
Tiger Global invests €50m in Flaschenpost
Other investors include Cherry Ventures, Vorwerk Ventures, Discovery Ventures and Larix VC
ASC Investment acquires Canon Business Services
ASC Investment will retain all current employees and bring in a new management team