Switzerland
Merck leads CHF 10.5m series-A for Inthera Bioscience
Aglaia Biomedical Ventures and Novo Seeds also participated in the round alongside an unnamed private investor
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
Orlando closes fourth special situations fund on €320m
Fund will invest in special situations in the DACH region's Mittelstand as well as in the Nordic countries
VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
Gimv acquires stake in MVZ Holding
Gimv will provide financial and strategic support for MVZ Holding’s growth and acquisition strategy
Tesi and Debiopharm in $10m series-B for BC Platforms
Biopharmaceutical company will launch new technologies and integrate clinical and genomic data
EQT acquires Open Systems
According to a regulatory filing, the GP will take full control of the target indirectly using a holding company
Oakley acquires Plesk in £105m EV deal
GP invests in web administration business with capital drawn from its 2017-vintage тЌ750m fund
CVC buys 80% stake in Breitling
Director Théodore Schneider will reinvest alongside CVC to retain a 20% stake in the company
Partech, Serena and Airbus in $2m round for BestMile
New funding will be used on sales and marketing resources to aid with international expansion
Schroders acquires Adveq
Deal is the latest in a series of consolidation plays within the European LP landscape
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures joins CHF 3.5m series-A for Lend
A number of business angels joined in the funding round alongside the Swiss-American VC
HTGF et al. sell Symetis to Boston Scientific for $435m
Companies have developed complementary heart valve technologies
ECM-backed Wieners+Wieners bolts on Apostroph
Bolt-on is continuation of ECM’s buy-and-build strategy in the German-speaking language services market
Earlybird leads $10.5m series-A for Shapeshift
New capital will be used to expand the team with a view to releasing two more exchange products in 2017
Keen Ventures leads $8m series-A for Beekeeper
Funding will be used to expand in the US and EMEA, hoping to reach 2 billion non-desk workers
Warburg Pincus buys 35% stake in Avaloq
Deal marks the third acquisition across the European fintech sector for the New York-based fund manager
Afinum-backed Let's Go Fitness bolts on Fitbudget
Transaction is the group's fifth bolt-on acquisition, bringing the total number of centres in western Switzerland to 45
Stirling Square appoints Hauptmeier to DACH team
Hauptmeier will contribute to the firm's investment activities in the DACH region
LGT buys Ares' debt funds manager European Capital
As part of the deal, the LP acquired the firm from US-based investor Ares Management
HIG acquires Swiss IT consulting business Infinigate
Rotkreuz-headquartered company intends to use the fresh capital to expand internationally through add-ons
BioMedPartners hits CHF 75m first close for third fund
Healthcare-focused GP expects to reach a final close by early 2018
Partners Group holds €1.5bn first close for direct investment fund
Buyout firm acquired French pharmaceutical group Cerba HealthCare for €1.8bn from PAI Partners earlier this year
DACH GPs hunt for value following fundraising bonanza
With strong fundraising activity in the region, GPs must now find value in a challenging market