Germany
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Kaia Health
VC firm drew capital for the investment from its $375m venture fund, Balderton VI
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay bolts on Universum
Acquisition of Universum is the fifth bolt-on for the Germany-based payments service provider
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Blackstone, H&F have joint bid for Scout24 rejected
Offer from previous owners Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman values the business at €4.7bn
Equistone makes new hire and seven promotions
Promotions and appointments take place across offices in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds
Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to £100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange
Target Global leads €55m funding round for Flash
VCs including Signals Venture Capital and Idinvest Partners invest in the scooters business
Altor-backed Transcom buys TMS Connected
Altor took credit management firm Transcom private at an enterprise value of €240m
Index leads $40m funding round for Personio
Other VCs involved include previous investors Global Founders Capital and Northzone
Houlihan Lokey appoints two new managing directors
Christian Keller will be based in Frankfurt, while Ann Sharkey will join the London team
DBAG-backed UHB files for insolvency
DBAG carried the investment at €1.7m (less than 0.5% of its aggregate portfolio value of €350m)
Waterland-backed Median Kliniken buys Kliniken Wied
Nineteenth bolt-on acquisition in the buy-and-build strategy since Waterland's first investment
HTGF backs €3.6m round for Mecuris
Existing investor Bayern Kapital also takes part alongside new investor Vesalius Biocapital
Capital Dynamics closes fund-of-funds for DACH LPs on €208m
Vehicle will invest in buyout funds globally with a strong focus on mid-market buyouts and growth capital
GA increases stake in Nucom through €140m portfolio merger
GA exchanges its 42% stake in Aroundhome for shares in Nucom, increasing its stake to 28.4%
Nimbus invests in crane builder KW-Kranwerke
KW-Kranwerke plans to strengthen its market position, and expand its service and retrofit business
Lampe Privatinvest sells von Oertzen to trade
Water jet maker von Oertzen was bought by Hako, a subsidiary of the Possehl industrial group
Insight leads $300m series-D for N26
Investment values the firm at $2.7bn and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC also takes part
Alpina Capital buys software specialist Orsoft
Orsoft's founder, Winfried Janicke, will step down as CEO and join the company's advisory board
Triton hits €5bn cap for fifth fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March 2018 and has already made two investments
Waterland promotes Hengst in Munich
In addition to his responsibilities in Germany, Hengst will also head Waterland's Zurich office
EQT announces eight new partners
EQT promotes six internally and makes two external hires, both in the EQT Ventures team
DBAG-backed Netzkontor buys BFE Nachrichtentechnik
Netzkontor Gruppe is owned by DBAG's Expansion Capital Fund, a periodically replenished investment vehicle
VC firms in €25m funding round for Sunfire
Round includes investment from previous investors Inven, Idinvest and Total Energy Ventures