Germany
Rocket Internet floats HelloFresh in €1.7bn IPO
HelloFresh will raise €318m in expansion capital to fund continued growth and further acquisitions
IK buys Debitor Inkasso
GP draws equity from IK Small Cap I Fund, a €277m vehicle that held a final close in 2016
Berlin Innovation nearing first close for €40m seed fund
Berlin Innovation Ventures will make approximately 40 initial seed investments of €250,000
BioGeneration Ventures closes fund on €82m
New investors include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Schroder Adveq
Consortium backs €40m round for Ada Health
Cumberland VC, the June Fund and Access Industries all take part in the funding round
Equistone sells Oase to Argand
Equistone makes the divestment from its €2.4bn third fund, ending a six-year holding period
HSH Nordbank attracts PE bids
PE firms Apollo, Cerberus and JC Flowers in the running to acquire the bank from federal owners
Project A invests in 3i-backed Lampenwelt
Project A will contribute digital and strategic operational capabilities on top of its investment
Ataraxy leads €6m series-B for Nicki's
Series-A investor European Media Holding also takes part in the latest funding round
Chequers Capital acquires Emvia Living
Ardian provided unitranche and an additional committed debt facility to finance the deal
SevenVentures invests €13m in series-C expansion for Move24
Original round was led by Innogy Ventures with Holtzbrinck, DN, Piton and Cherry participating
VC firms sell Invendo Medical to Ambu for €225m
Selling shareholders include Xeraya, TVM, Wellington, 360 Capital and Heidelberg Innovation
Capnamic, Grazia in $8m round for Zageno
Fresh capital will be used to expand the sales, marketing and technical integration teams
HQ Equita sells Rovema to Haniel
Rovema reports double-digit growth percentages in the two years since HQ acquired it
VC firms invest €3.6m in Blickfeld
Fluxunit, HTGF, Tengelmann and UnternehmerTUM all take part in the funding round
Brockhaus eschews fund model and plans IPO
Firm will raise €50m initially, with a longer-term target of €150m, and is hiring a CFO
Premium Equity Partners acquires IC! Berlin
Co-founders Ralph Anderl and Jörg Reinhold retain a minority stake in the company
VC firms sell Miflora to Blume 2000
Selling shareholders include Atlantic Capital, HR Alpha Ventures, Heilemann Ventures and BayBG
Alpina acquires Syncos
GP invests via holding company that acquired ERP software providers Oxaion and Cimdata
Equistone's TriStyle bolts on Basler
TriStyle intends to strengthen Basler’s position in the German market
Rocket Internet-backed Hellofresh sets price range for IPO
Hellofresh will raise €243-357m in expansion capital to fund continued acquisitive growth
Triton's Befesa sets IPO price range
Environmental services provider announces a €28-38 share price range for its upcoming IPO
Picking a DACH mid-cap master
With so many proponents of the mid-cap space in the region, how do LPs decide on their allocations?
RWE Generation backs HTGF III
RWE says the investment is strategic, and it will scout for further co-investment opportunities