Germany
Highland injects €25m into Camunda
Open source workflow automation software developer will pursue international expansion
Insight leads $30m series-C for LeanIX
Software developer will pursue international expansion and invest in new products
FSN buys Rameder from Findos
First deal FSN has completed in Germany since setting up a Munich office in March this year
FitLab et al. in $45m series-A for Freeletics
Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and Ward.ventures also take part in the round
Quadriga backs merger of Vescon and Schiller
Combined group will employ 700 people and expects revenues in excess of €100m for 2018
Premium sells ATBB to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Premium, which acquired the business on deal-by-deal basis
Main Capital acquires strategic stake in Cleversoft
Regulation tech company plans to expand through a buy-and-build strategy as well as organic growth
Cross buys Boes Group
Cross is currently investing from its second buyout fund, which closed on CHF 100m in August 2017
Bayern Kapital backs €13m series-A for Fineway
VC firm also took part in the first tranche of the series-A, which closed on €7m in November 2017
Equistone's Group of Butchers buys Gmyrek
Acquisition follows the bolt-on of Hartmann in October, another German meat producer
Waterland-backed Atos bolts on MediaPark Klinik
Deal will allow Atos to enhance its sports medicine and specialised orthopaedic surgery expertise
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Gilde buys Gundlach Automotive Corporation
Company's management team has invested alongside Gilde for a minority stake in the business
Idinvest backs €7m series-A for Teleclinic
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the business and enter new strategic partnerships
Triton to close fund V on €5bn hard-cap
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March as The Triton Fund V with a target of €4bn
DPE buys Be-terna from BPE
Company's CEO stated that DPE would "use its buy-and-build experience" to support the firm
Finexx closes first fund on €35m
Finexx also makes its first majority-stake deal with the buyout of health supplement retailer GSE Vertrieb
Triton sells Veltec to DBAG-backed PSS
Sale follows Triton's carve-out of Leadec and Veltec from the Voith Group in August 2016
VR, BIP sell Leuna Tenside to trade
Sale ends a holding period of three years for the GPs, which jointly acquired a majority stake in 2015
DACH region rises up Europe's PE ranks
Frankfurt proves the most popular city, with KKR, Astorg, Idinvest et al. opening offices in the city
Source Code, Holtzbrinck in $22m Wind Mobility round
German electric-scooter-sharing firm will expand internationally and invest in product development
United Ventures' Moneyfarm buys Vaamo Finanz
Following the deal, Vaamo co-CEOs Thomas Bloch and Oliver Vins will join Moneyfarm's executive board
VC firms back €15m series-B for Zenjob
Existing investors Acton Capital Partners, Redalpine and Atlantic Labs also take part
CVC buys minority stake in DKV Mobility Services
GP draws capital for the deal from CVC Capital Partners VII, a €15.5bn buyout fund