Articles by Carmen Reichman
PE-backed Bauwerk Parkett merges with Boen
Zurmont Madison Private Equity and EGS Beteiligungen's Swiss portfolio company Bauwerk Parkett AG has merged with Norway-based Boen AS to form the Bauwerk Boen Group.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.
LDC backs £12m MBO of Validus-IVC
LDC has invested in the £12m MBO of UK-based claims management and counter-fraud software specialist Validus-IVC.
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Stephan Machinery
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired German business Stephan Machinery, a manufacturer of food processing machinery, in an MBO valued at €40m.
Key Capital Partners invests £2m in EarthStream
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has backed UK-based specialist recruitment firm EarthStream with £2m in exchange for a minority stake.
Advent to close Turkey office
Advent International will close its Turkey office by the end of the month, raising questions about the once burgeoning market it has been involved in since 2001.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a £600,000 seed funding round.
Northzone and Sunstone's Asetek completes IPO
Northzone- and Sunstone Capital-backed Asetek, a provider of computer liquid cooling solutions, has completed its IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
PVP closes €3m series-A for CryoTherapeutics
Peppermint Venture Partners (PVP) has joined an investor consortium including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) in a €3m series-A round for German biotech company CryoTherapeutics.
Northzone's Asetek becomes latest PE-backed IPO
Northzone's US-based company Asetek has listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the latest in a string of IPOs in Europe including Moleskine and Countrywide.
MMC and m8 back $2.8m round for Masabi
MMC Ventures, m8 Capital and Fontinalis Partners have invested $2.8m in UK-based mobile ticketing company Masabi.
Eurazeo posts 16% NAV increase in 2012
French listed buyout firm Eurazeo saw its NAV increase by 16% in 2012, fuelled by improved contributions from portfolio companies and an acceleration of divestments over the past six months.
German banking reform threat to private equity
The German government's draft proposals for banking reform, based on the Liikanen Report, are seen by many in the private equity industry as yet another threat from legislators, despite the unclear effect it may have on the asset class. Carmen Reichman...
TA Associates invests in Onlineprinters
TA Associates has backed German printing business Onlineprinters.
Runa Capital leads $2m round for BackupAgent
Runa Capital has led a $2m funding round for Dutch cloud technology company BackupAgent.
Earlybird et al. back $6m series-A for Videdressing.com
Earlybird Venture Capital, DN Capital and Piton Capital have backed a $6m series-A funding round for Paris-based fashion marketplace Videdressing.com.
3i receives private equity bids for Civica
3i has received bids from a number of fellow private equity houses for its UK-based software business Civica, according to reports.
ECM acquires Bergmann Automotive
Equity Capital Management (ECM) has acquired a majority stake in German industrial business Bergmann Automotive, alongside management and the company's family owners.
Primary's Amtech acquires Artra's BIM business
Primary Capital portfolio company Amtech has acquired the building information modelling (BIM) business of Artra Ltd.
i4g and tecnet back VisoCon
Austrian private equity firm i4g and tecnet equity have invested in a seven-figure financing round for Graz-based technology company VisoCon GmbH.
Sovereign appoints Bergvall as investment manager
Sovereign Capital has appointed former Duke Street deal originator Monica Bergvall as an investment manager in its direct origination team.
Arlington backs MB Aerospace MBO
Arlington Capital Partners has backed the secondary management buyout of UK- and US-based aerospace engineering group MB Aerospace from LDC.
b-to-v Partners leads funding for ondeso
b-to-v Partners has led a funding round for German IT security company ondeso, which also saw commitments from existing investors Bayern Kapital and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Greencoat Capital leads £6.75m round for Aveillant
Greencoat Capital has led a £6.75m funding round for UK-based radar technology developer Aveillant.