Germany
VC firms lead $17m series-B for Asana Rebel
Greycroft Partners and EVentures co-lead the funding round alongside High-Tech Gründerfonds
Oakley Capital expands into Germany with Munich office
New office is led by Ralf Schremper, a partner who joined the firm in 2017
Investcorp acquires Softgarden from Cipio et al.
GP will invest further capital into the business to enable expansion in the DACH market
BWK backs Just Spices
Just Spices plans to continue the course of growth that it embarked on in the food retail sector
VisVires New Protein Capital et al. back Mitte
Three VC firms in $10.6m seed round for Mitte, a water purification system developer
Quadriga's Ipsen in dividend recap
In total, 20 banks and 12 debt funds were involved in the auction process for the recap
Argos Wityu acquires AktivOptik
GP draws capital from its seventh vehicle to buy the optician and hearing care chain
Tar Heel's Flavourtec buys GermanFlavours
Flavourtec buys its Germany-based e-liquid manufacturing peer with financial support from Tar Heel
Capricorn invests in C-Lecta
Capricorn draws capital for the investment from Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund
VC firms invest in Freeletics
VC firms Causeway, Jazz, Courtside, Elysian Park and Ward.ventures invest in the round
Spark leads $14m round for Homelike
Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Lürssen and Coparion also take part in the round
Leo buys Deinzer
Acquirer introduces Oliver Segendorf, who will join the company’s management team
Softbank leads €10m round for Bepro
Softbank leads the round with capital from its Vision Fund, alongside Altos Ventures
DBAG sells Cleanpart to Mitsubishi for 2.4x
Sale is the second realisation from DBAG’s sixth fund after selling Schülerhilfe to Oakley
HTGF backs seed round for Adivo
Corporate investors Occident Group and MorphoSys are also taking part in the round
Kieger buys legal service Perconex
Founder Olaf Schmitt and his management team retain a significant stake alongside Kieger
HTGF sells Veodin to VC-backed Templafy
Templafy acquires Veodin for its SlideProof application, an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
Vitruvian leads $100m round for Deposit Solutions
Investment is made at a $500m valuation with participation from VC firm Kinnevik
Carlyle mulls Atotech IPO
Carlyle acquired the business at an enterprise value of $2.3bn from French energy company Total
VR Equitypartner acquires APZ Auto-Pflege-Zentrum
Company will use the funding to target new markets, primarily in the automotive paint work segment
Marondo holds first close on €72m
Fund was registered in Munich as Marondo Small-Cap Growth Fund I Gmbh & Co KG in February 2018
KKR, Schroders back Neos direct lending JV
KKR is the principal investor in the vehicle and is drawing the investment from its credit funds
Arcus sells Kama to Premium Equity
Deal for the printing and packaging machinery firm is the third from the GP's short-term maiden fund
CGS-backed ICG acquires Freeman Schwabe
ICG intends to strengthen the company's business with a focus on the North American market