Germany
Deal in Focus: IK buys Studienkreis from Aurelius
IK had considered previous opportunities in the education space, with the firm's partner Petersson saying the sector offers good opportunities for PE
Emeram buys Meona and E.care
Newly created company will be jointly led by the management teams of Meona and E.care
DBAG hails "one of the most successful years" in 2017 results
DBAG expects to pay a dividend of €1.40 per share, a 26.5% return on equity per share
Aurelius makes 11.6x on €76.5m sale of Studienkreis to IK
Aurelius generates a return of approximately 11.6x on its investment in the company
Digital Health Ventures backs €2m seed round for Teleclinic
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's telemedicine operating infrastructure
PE-backed Tipico buys Via Consulting
CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Tipico for a reported €1.1bn EV in 2016
Creathor backs €3m funding round for Wunderflats
Comparable company Homelike secured a €4m funding round from Cherry Ventures and Coparion in August
Sunstone, Statkraft lead €4m series-A for Zolar
Partech Ventures and entrepreneur Tim Schumacher also take part in the round
Cipio sells Wywy to PE-backed TVSquared
TVSquared simultaneously opens a Munich office to provide ground support for European clients
BayBG backs €5m series-B for Dynamic Biosensors
Previous investors Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM have also taken part in the round
Technology: Europe's magnetic north
Mid-market deals in northern Europe are at the forefront of tech deal activity, with enterprise software and payment tech notable areas of attraction
Point Nine hires Playfair's Benaich
Benaich's tenure is likely to be temporary as he is in the process of building a new VC firm
Atlantic Labs in $11.6m round for Neufund
Philipp Freise of KKR and Michael Jackson of Mangrove Capital also take part
83North invests $12m in TIS
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development and scale operations
Bayern Kapital in €7m funding round for Fineway
Corporate venture capital firms Mairdumont Ventures and Axel Springer also take part
Endurance Capital sells Elsold to Tamura Corporation
Japanese strategic investor will use Elsold as a platform for European expansion
Aheim sells WAG to Kieger, CIC Capital
End of a three-and-a-half-year holding for Aheim, which wholly acquired the company in 2014
DBAG partially exits Cleanpart Group
DBAG acquired Cleanpart Group in 2015, at which time it reported revenues of €42m
LSP in €42m series-B for Nouscom
Abingworth leads the round with participation from 5am Ventures and Versant Ventures
Oakley buys Career Partner Group
Oakley draws capital from its €800m buyout fund, which held a final close in October
UnternehmerTUM leads €10m series-A for 3YourMind
VC firms Coparion and AM Ventures, and machine tool manufacturer Trumpf, also take part
Triton floats Befesa in €954m IPO
IPO prices at the bottom of the €28-38 range set by the company on 20 October
Battery Ventures leads $75m series-D for Getyourguide
KKR, Spark Capital, Highland Europe, Sunstone Capital and Nokia Growth Partners also take part
VC firms in €21m funding round for Thermondo
Dutch energy company Eneco and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft also take part in the financing