Germany
Oaktree buys stake in Marlin's Coriant
Marlin Equity Partners has owned a controlling stake in the business since inception in 2013
TVM leads €25m series-A for Centogene
Backers include Deutsche Private Equity, Careventures and CIC Capital
Abry-backed Basefarm buys The Unbelievable Machine
GP originally acquired a controlling stake in the business in December 2012
CVC-backed Douglas raises €300m, reprices existing debt
New debt priced at 325bps over Euribor while the existing facility priced at 350bps
Point Nine closes €75m venture fund
Vehicle was launched in Q4 2016 and has raised the majority of its commitments from existing investors
Bayern Kapital backs Octimine Technologies
Numerous business angels also invested in the round to provide an amount in the seven-digit range
Fidelium Partners closes €103m special situations fund
Fidelium invests in companies that are facing significant operational challenges, as well as carve-outs
US investors lead $6m round for Jodel
Business angels the Samwer brothers and Soundcloud investor Christophe Maire also participated
VCs exit Propertybase to Boston Logic
Neuhaus Partners, HTGF, Bayern Kapital and BayBG all report a successful exit from the investment
Pemberton arranges refinancing for Capvis-backed Ondal
Approximately 20% of the €1.2bn debt vehicle is now deployed in Germany, according to the firm
Speedinvest in €2.5m round for Fincompare
Business angels and family offices from the banking and finance sectors also invest in the round
Unigestion, Union Investment close third fund-of-funds on €312m
Unigestion will manage the fund's portfolio while Union Investment is responsible for fund administration
Grazia Equity leads $4.9m seed round for Yeay
VC firm Mountain Partners also invested in the round along with well known business angels
Ufenau buys Altano to consolidate equine clinics market
Fund manager says it has already started exclusive negotiations with several regional competitors
Delivery Hero announces intention to float
Company will target gross proceeds of around €450m from the sale of newly issued shares after costs
VC firms in €13m round for Alphapet Ventures
Heliad Equity Partners, Venturestars, Reimann Investors and Mountain Partners invested €10m of equity
Waterland-backed Median buys two rehab clinics
Waterland injected a seven-figure sum of extra capital into Median to finance the transaction
Afinum sells Alfmeier stake to Elber
Turnover increased by 35% to €269.9m and EBIT quadrupled to €16.9m since Afinum's investment in 2012
Hannover Finanz announces CEO appointment
Goetz Hertz-Eichenrode will take the lead of the firm from November 2017
Summit Partners backs Market Logic in €45m round
Investment firm Genui and Berlin-based Sycamore, a previous backer, also take part in the round
HTGF holds first close for third fund on €245m
Fund has a target of €300m and will begin making early-stage investments in Q4 2017
VC firms back Exporo
Fresh capital will be used to develop new products, including the launch of bonds for larger projects
VR Equity-backed Ostertag acquires Euromicron Deutschland
IT technology provider Ostertag buys out Euromicron's telecommunications division
Helvetia Venture Fund leads funding round for Baimos
HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Berendsen Holding, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital also invest