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VC-backed Blacklane raises series-D
Car manufacturer Daimler also takes part in the round alongside Alstin and Blacklane's founders
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
Project A in €3m funding round for Opinary
Existing investors including Global Founders Capital and Motu Ventures also take part
BC holds final close on €7bn
Eight additional LPs including Pomona Capital IX and Adams Street 2017 make contributions
Capnamic leads €2.25m series-A for Acellere
Business angels and unnamed industry veterans from Germany and the US also take part
DPE buys Air Alliance
DPE draws equity from Deutsche Private Equity Management III, a €575m buyout fund
Jolt Capital leads $12.5m series-B for Eyeota
Berlin-based VC firm Project A Ventures and Singapore-based Qualgo also take part
Holtzbrinck holds first and final close on €306m
Fund closes at a similar size to its predecessor and will to pursue the same strategy
Triton's WernerCo buys Zarges from PE backers
Baird Capital and VR EquityPartner both made an exit in the sale after a 12-year holding period
HTGF backs eBlocker
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg II also backs the company alongside private investors
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay buys MPay24
Second bolt-on, after the purchase of Hamburg-based Startec, since AnaCap's original acquisition
Patrimonium exits Bauwerk Boen Group
Bauwerk Boen has grown from employing 550 people in 2009 to 1,900 in 2016
Partners Group makes 6x return, 74% IRR on VAT Group final exit
GP originally acquired a joint majority stake alongside Capvis Equity Partners in December 2013
Perpetual Ventures leads €12m series-A for Horizn Studios
Project A, Vorwerk Ventures, Monkfish Equity and U-start also take part in the financing
VC firms in $15m series-B for Nozomi Networks
Lux Capital, GGV Capital, Planven Investments and THI Investments take part in the round
HIG buys Beinbauer from Orlando
Management team, headed by Tobias Lührig and Patric Meeth, will continue to lead the group
Waterland buys Swyx Solutions
Acquisition marks the first step in a new buy-and-build strategy in the IT sector
Capital D buys Invincible Brands
Invincible Brands projects revenues of €30m for 2017 and describes its profit margins as "healthy"
DBAG buys Netzkontor Nord
DBAG made a €4.6m co-investment from its balance sheet alongside DBAG ECF First New Vintage
Endeit, Tengelmann lead $34m series-D for Chronext
Existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic also take part
Softbank invests €460m in Auto1
Softbank draws capital from the $93bn Vision Fund, which held a first close in March 2017
Cross Equity Partners buys WDM
Cross draws equity from its second fund, which was announced in 2015 with a hard-cap of CHF 175m
Ufenau-backed Altano buys Pferdeklinik Grosswallstadt
GP draws capital from its fifth fund, Ufenau V, which held a €227m final close in October 2016
Waterland sells A-Rosa to Duke Street
Sale ends an almost nine-year holding period, following Waterland's April 2009 buyout