Germany
LDC exits Nexinto in trade sale to Plus Server
Transaction is a bolt-on acquisition for Plus Server, acquired by BC Partners in July 2017
German VC firms back €19m series-C for Global Savings
Rocket Internet, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Deutsche Telekom Venture Funds, Ru-Net and Deutsche Bank take part
EMH invests €50m in Native Instruments
Deal is the third investment for the EMH Digital Growth Fund, which closed on €350m in June
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay acquires Startec
AnaCap supports the transaction with equity from AnaCap Financial Partners III
3i hires three in private equity team
Bruchmann joins as director, Supple as senior associate and van der Voorden as associate
Just rewards: Crowdfunding for German VC-backed startups
Rewards-based crowdfunding is not only more popular among VC investors, it is beneficial to startups too
Bain Life Sciences co-leads $55m series-D for Inflarx
US-based Cormorant Asset Management and RA Capital Management co-led the round with Bain
Coparion backs €2m seed round for Vehiculum
Insurance company Schneider Golling and Russian entrepreneur Oskar Hartmann also take part
Nordwind leads $6m round for DriveLock
DriveLock intends to expand its product range and grow its presence in existing markets
Aurelius opens private debt business
Firm will target European companies and provide funding across the capital structure
Rocket Internet leads series-C for HomeToGo
Insight Venture Partners, Acton Capital Partners and DN Capital also invest
Tengelmann leads €12m series-B funding round for Compeon
Existing investors BtoV Partners and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also take part
Apex buys Wiegmann
Apex has two unnamed co-investors in the transaction, which is the start of a buy-and-build
Iris, eCapital invest €21m in Open-Xchange
Company will target growth in DNS and secure email, and expand into overseas markets
Cinven sells CeramTec to BC-led consortium
Consortium of BC, PSP and Ontario Teachers' acquires the company for a 13.2x entry multiple
Capiton backs wind turbine engineering firm BWTS
Capiton aims to boost the companyтs growth domestically and internationally
Nord Holding-backed PPS buys Klebefieber
GP said the acquisition complements PPS Group's existing B2C offering, www.bilderwelten.de
Avedon buys saw manufacturer Wilhelm Altendorf
Managing directors Joerg Mayer and Wolfgang Ruhnau retain a minority stake
Rocket Internet-backed HelloFresh prepares IPO
Company targets proceeds of €250-300m from a capital increase to fund continued investment
Afinum invests in IT Works
GP draws equity from its €410m buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Triton's Befesa announces intention to float in Q4
Fund manager aims to float the business on the Frankfurt stock exchange after a four-year ownership
VC-firms back €22m funding round for Spotcap
Backers include Rocket Internet, Finstar, Access Industries, Holtzbrinck, Kreos and Heartland Bank
UnternehmerTUM leads €3m series-B for Shyftplan
Senovo, Coparion and Kizoo Technology Ventures also take part in the funding round
Hellman & Friedman et al. sell further stake in Scout24
GP sells a further 9.3% stake in the German digital marketplace two years after the IPO