Germany
Invision buys majority stake in disinfectant maker Dr Deppe
Invision backs the producer of clinical cleaning products and disinfectants via its Invision V fund
HTGF, IFH sell Custom Cells to P3 Group
Altana also made a financial exit but will continue to cooperate with Custom Cells operationally
GUB acquires majority stake in Aifotec for €1.2m
Venture capital firm acquires the business from Munich-based PE and VC house Mic
GP Profile: Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
The GP has been the most active DACH mid-market investor over the past three years, completing 15 deals since June 2014
Bencis-backed Prinsen-Buisman buys Gustav Berning
Bencis will become the largest shareholder in the new group, with management taking minority stakes
Bain and Cinven still 17% short on Stada offer
Acceptance period ends at midnight tonight, with no plans for another extension
Atlantic Labs, B10 back Enway
Enway will run its first public tests with street sweeping vehicles in Europe and Asia in Q2 2018
BayBG, Vito Ventures back €1.3m round for VR-On
Vito and entrepreneurs Andreas Perreiter and Carsten Erdt also invested in the round
Rocket Internet et al. sell Glossybox to PE-backed Hut Group
Rocket Internet was the largest shareholder prior to the transaction, followed by Kinnevik
Project A backs $2m funding round for Qunomedical
Paris-based Kima Ventures and US VC firm 500 Startups also participated in the round
Oaktree acquires Vitanas and Pflegen & Wohnen
Care home business has recently invested in modernising and expanding its facilities
Bain, Cinven still short of Stada acceptance threshold
Consortium submitted a new bid at €66.25 per share after its initial €66 offer failed
BM-T sells Fayteq to Facebook
Consortium of business angels led by Cornelius Boersch also held a stake in the company
VC backers sell Savedo to Deposit Solutions
Investors include Finleap, DVH Ventures, German Startups Group, Kreos Capital and XAnge Private Equity
Capiton sells Gess Group to Auctus-backed JR Holding
Ends a seven-year holding period for Capiton, which purchased a 68% stake in September 2010
TGFS, HTGF in seed round for FlyNex
TGFS and HTGF provide seed and early-stage funding to German tech-focused startups
DII sells Carus to Getinge
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, which purchased a majority stake in 2005
Cinven collects bids for CeramTec
Company, which has been owned by Cinven since 2013, is expected to sell for more than €2bn
HTGF backs €7m seed round for Zimmer Biotech
Zimmer Biotech will focus on developing a skin cancer drug based on 5-Aminolevulinic acid
Bregal sells majority stake in proAlpha to ICG
GP exits the enterprise resource planning (ERG) software provider after a four-year holding period
Triton carves out SGL CFL/CE in €250m EV deal
Deal was based on an aggregate €250m enterprise valuation for the portfolio of assets
IK and Carlyle's Marle buys SMB
Consolidated business will have an extended product range and broader geographic presence
Hannover Finanz sells Koller to Nanjing Nangang
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Hannover Finanz, which acquired a 75% stake in 2014
HTGF sells stake in Evoxx to Advanced Enzyme
High-Tech Gründerfonds is selling its stake in the biotech firm after a 10-year holding period