Germany
HTGF III holds final close on €316.5m
HTGF III is a public-private partnership, raising 30% of the fund from 32 corporates
Nordic to acquire Prospitalia from Five Arrows
Nordic was competing with PE firms Ardian, Cinven, Goldman Sachs PE, Hg and TA Associates
Partners-led consortium buys Techem for €4.6bn
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Macquarie, which took the firm private in 2008
Capiton buys Magix Software
Company's founders and CEO Klaus Schmidt have retained a significant minority stake
VC firms in €60m funding round for Sonnen
German VC firms ECapital, Munich Venture Partners and Inven Capital take part
Capzanine backs Magix
Firm's first investment in Germany since it opened an office in Munich in September last year
ESO Capital opens Frankfurt office
Team will initially comprise four investment professionals, who will invest in DACH-based SMEs
Project A backs €6m funding round for Keatz
Fresh capital will be used to open new kitchens in Frankfurt, Munich, Milan, Amsterdam and Paris
Riverside backs GermanPersonnel
Riverside will support GermanPersonnel's expansion by bringing in industry experts
Silverfern expands Frankfurt presence, hires Aon Hewitt's Köpke
Köpke will be responsible for Silverfern's institutional investor relationships and fundraising
Paragon buys Inprotec
Selling shareholders Andreas Baranyai and Pierre Schwedtfeger will retain a significant minority
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
Triton makes 5.5x on €527m sale of Aventics
First of two exits in 24 hours, as the GP also announces the sale of social care provider Mehiläinen
Castik buys Warbug Pincus-backed Ipan, merges with Delegate
Castik draws capital from its €1bn buyout fund Epic I, which held a final close in June 2014
Phenom sells €140m stake in HelloFresh
Equates to a value of approximately €140m based on the current trading price of €12 per share
Accel leads $8m series-A for Dashdash
Cherry Ventures, Atlantic Labs and angel investors also take part in the financing
Investcorp launches dental buy-and-build
New group will employ approximately 250 people at its two locations in Albstadt and Olsberg
EQT Ventures leads €6.5m series-A for AnyDesk
EQT Ventures sources the investment using its in-house deal-sourcing software Motherbrain
Creathor in €10m series-B for Acousia
LBBW Ventures, Bregua Corporation and existing backers BIVF and KfW also take part in the round
Bayern Kapital in €5.5m round for ProGlove
Intel Capital and German VC firms Gettylab and DIVC also take part in the financing
Silverfleet buys PE-backed Prefere Resins
Deal is Silverfleet's eighth investment from Silverfleet Capital Partners II, which closed in 2015
Hg buys Medifox from ECM
Sale ends a five-year holding period for ECM, which acquired the business in May 2013
VC-backed NFon prices €166m IPO
In total, 6,708,331 shares were placed, including an overallotment of 874,999 shares
Golding announces nine promotions
Matthias Reicherter has been promoted from partner to the newly created role of CIO