Switzerland
SHS invests in heart implant developer CoreMedic
German private equity firm broadens its portfolio in the medical equipment sector
Partners Group raises €6bn for direct private equity
Partners Group Direct Equity 16 has closed on €3bn after holding a first close on €1.5bn in February 2017
Swiss commerce minister announces CHF 500m VC fund
Schneider-Amman states between CHF 200-300m has already been committed by Credit Suisse, Mobiliar and UBS
Battery Ventures-backed PST buys Rotronic
Company will join Battery's existing process-measurement companies Analytical Industries and Michell Instruments
VCs back digital insurance merger
Previous Knip investors Route 66 Ventures, Red Alpine and QED are also providing funding to support the merger
Triton buys Univativ
Second acquisition made by Triton's recently established lower-mid-cap team, according to a statement
Creathor leads CHF 2.5m round for Allthings
Number of private investors from the real estate industry also participated in the round
DBAG acquires stake in Duagon
Deal is the GP's first MBO in Switzerland and the third deal via its DBAG Fund VII in six months
Partners Group reshuffles leadership
Stephan Schäli to become CIO, while David Layton will become head of PE and join the executive committee
EQT sells stake in Swiss Smile to Jacobs Holding
Swiss Smile has nearly doubled its revenues from CHF 3.9bn under EQT's stewardship
Auctus backed-Fernao Networks buys VonRoll Itec
Management will acquire a significant stake in the company, which is now part of Fernao Networks
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 €750m 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