Switzerland
GV et al. in $30m series-B for Scandit
Incoming investor NGP Capital and existing backer Atomico also take part in the funding round
Afinum sells Copytrend
Sale is an exit for the GP's fourth buyout fund, Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
VC firms in $25m round for Polares Medical
Earlybird Venture Capital, Wellington Partners and Endeavour Vision also take part
Palamon acquires FairConnect
Company expects to double its user base this year and accelerate expansion across verticals
Paragon buys stake in Asic Robotics
Shareholders STS Management and Renaissance Anlagenstiftung will remain invested alongside Paragon
Partners Group's private equity AUM increases 7%
Switzerland-based firm announces €2.37bn new commitments for its private equity strategy
VC firms back CHF 13.7m series-A for Allthings
Round is led by Earlybird and Idinvest Partners with participation from Kingstone Capital
Bregal Milestone holds €400m final close for debut fund
Fund will make non-control investments in European family- and founder-led businesses
EQT sells Sportradar to CPPIB and TCV for €2.1bn
EQT will reinvest a portion of the sales proceeds and CEO Carsten Koerl will retain his stake
Redalpine and Swisscom sell Bexio to Mobiliar
Sale of the enterprise software company generates returns for Redalpine Capital II
Riverside's RE Panels makes Swiss bolt-on
Riverside adds Swiss door panel maker Tecsedo to its pan-European buy-and-build strategy
Evoco strengthens team
Camenisch joins as director of finance and operations, and Sormani is promoted to director
Novo Ventures leads CHF 20m round for NBE Therapeutics
PPF Capital Partners Fund and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) also take part
KKR appoints Lazard for Selecta IPO
Selecta has had a series of bolt-ons, including vending and coffee services provider Pelican Rouge
CGS holds final close on CHF 240m hard-cap
Vehicle was launched in June 2017 and held a first close on around CHF 200m in March 2018
DACH fundraising picks up steam after slow Q1
Funds holding final closes in Q2 have surpassed the total amount raised in the first quarter of the year, following a strong 2017
Invision sells Swiss Education Group to Summer Capital
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Invision, which acquired the business in 2008
Invision launches sixth buyout fund
Fund was registered in Jersey on 5 December 2017 as Invision VI Limited Partnership
Ufenau-backed Lavatio acquires Kruppert
GP plans on using its buy-and-build strategy to establish and grow the group in the DACH region
Capvis sells Lista to trade for CHF 184.5m
End of an almost 12-year holding period for Capvis, which acquired the company in September 2006
Lakestar launches double fundraise
Lakestar II held a final close on €350m in August 2015, increasing from €135m for Lakestar I
VC firms back $30m series-B for Ava
Majority of the funding comes from existing investors, including Swisscom Ventures
Ufenau-backed Kanalservice buys Karo Kanalreinigung
Kanalservice is a platform investment from Ufenau V German Asset Light, a €220m buy-and-build fund
Argos Soditic rebrands to Argos Wityu
Maurice Dwek, the founder of Soditic bank, had previously owned a minority stake in the GP