pre_text: Other assets consist of the following (in thousands): (1) In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we invested 3.0 million Euro ($3.4 million) in 3D-Micromac AG, a private company in Germany. The investment is included in other assets and is being carried on a cost basis and will be adjusted for impairment if we determine that indicators of impairment exist at any point in time.
table: Fiscal year-end
table: 2019 2018
table: Assets related to deferred compensation arrangements (see Note 13) $35,842 $37,370
table: Deferred tax assets (see Note 16) 87,011 64,858
table: Other assets(1) 18,111 9,521
table: Total other assets $140,964 $111,749
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Other assets in 2019 from 2018?