Germany
AGIC sells KraussMaffei to Chemchina
Sale is the first exit for AGIC's Asia-Germany Industrial Promotion Capital I vehicle
Invision buys Niclen
GP draws equity from Invision V, a €285m fund that held a final close in July 2013
Steadfast sells Stanzwerk Jessen to trade
Second exit from Steadfast Capital III, following the sale of road safety service AVS
Ambienta to sell Lakesight Technologies
Private equity firm appointed Lincoln International as adviser on the sale
Accel and 83North back $50m series-B for Celonis
Celonis is planning to expand globally, after exceeding expections over the last 18 months
Golding launches 2018 buyout strategy
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg at the end of May as Golding Buyout 2018 SCS SICAV-FIAR
Astorius holds final close for ACF III on €49m
Strategy is marketed as a private equity product for semi-professional investors in Germany
DBAG buys BTV
DBAG draws equity for the transaction from the new vintage of its growth capital fund, DBAG ECF II
3i promotes Crane to partner amid appointments wave
GP hires Rothschild's Howard as director and makes four further senior European PE promotions
HTGF sells Sierra Sensors to trade
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for HTGF, which invested in the business from its first fund
EQT Ventures leads $18m series-B for Silexica
Existing investors Merus Capital and Pau Ventures also take part in the round
DACH fundraising picks up steam after slow Q1
Funds holding final closes in Q2 have surpassed the total amount raised in the first quarter of the year, following a strong 2017
Insight backs $18.8m series-C for Blinkist
Existing investors Greycroft, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and EVentures also take part
DLA Piper hires Baker McKenzie's Schumann
Schumann will be responsible for advising private equity and corporate clients on M&A transactions
Golding hires Allianz director Sedlmayr
Sedlmayr will be responsible for institutional client services and sales
ECM holds final close on €325m hard-cap
Fifth buyout fund attracts commitments from 20 LPs from Europe, North America and Asia
Alpina sells Dolan to Dralon
Sale ends a holding period of three years for Alpina, which bought the firm in a double acquisition
Nauta leads €6m series-A for Talentry
Existing shareholder Global Founders Capital also took part in the funding round
BWK-backed IT-Informatik buys Mercoline
Mercoline previously operated as a subsidiary of office supplies business Pelikan Group
Beringea leads €10m series-B for MYCS
Deal is Beringea's first investment in Germany and its second in the DACH region
BWK buys H&R Industrierohrbau
Co-founders Alexander Hock and Andreas Rohleder will both retain a stake in the new company
PE-backed Wemas acquires Gerding
Previous owner Thomas Gerding acquires shares in Wemas in the transaction
Bain's Fintyre bolts on Reifen Krieg
Deal is the second acquisition made by Fintyre in Germany, following the bolt-on of Reiff Tyre
ICG sells Nora Systems to trade for $420m
Sale ends a holding period of five years for ICG, which first entered as a minority shareholder