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Beechbrook mezzanine fund hits €67m first close

Northern European investor Beechbrook Capital has raised €67m for its latest mezzanine fund at first close.

UK unquote | 23 May 2013 | secure

BlueBay reaches €800m final close for Direct Lending Fund

BlueBay Asset Management has held a final close for its Direct Lending Fund after exceeding its initial €500m target.

unquote | 22 May 2013 | secure

Mig et al. add €9.5m to SuppreMol series-D round

Mig AG and BioMed Partners have injected an additional €9.5m into Germany-based SuppreMol alongside a number of other backers in an extension of the company’s series-D funding round.......

DACH unquote | 22 May 2013 | secure

Triton Partners closes fund on €3.3bn

Triton Partners is thought to have closed its latest fund, Triton Fund IV, on €3.3bn, setting a record for a German-based GP.

unquote | 20 May 2013 | secure

Cross Equity Partners divests Schwab

Swiss GP Cross Equity Partners has sold its majority stake in shock absorption systems firm Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG to Parisian rail systems company Faveley.

DACH unquote | 20 May 2013 | secure

Merck increases MS Ventures commitment

Merck Group has topped up its strategic venture capital fund MS Ventures with an additional €60m commitment and created an investment affiliate to specifically manage the vehicle.

DACH unquote | 17 May 2013 | secure

DN Capital leads series-A round for Scarosso

DN Capital, IBB, Perikles Ventures and local angel investors have provided German footwear business Scarosso with a series-A round of funding.

DACH unquote | 17 May 2013 | secure

HgCapital holds back on Schleich sale

HgCapital has postponed the sale of Schleich, a German maker of figurines and Smurf toys.

DACH unquote | 17 May 2013 | secure

Natixis buys Euro Private Equity

Natixis has added another firm to its private equity arm by acquiring Swiss funds-of-funds manager and investment adviser Euro Private Equity.

unquote | 17 May 2013 | secure

Earlybird Venture et al. invest $2.8m in Versus IO

Earlybird Venture Capital, 500 Startups, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and two angel investors have backed product comparison platform Versus IO in a $2.8m series-A funding round.

DACH unquote | 16 May 2013 | secure

BlackFin backs finanzen.de

BlackFin Capital Partners has invested in finanzen.de AG, taking a majority stake in the business.

DACH unquote | 15 May 2013 | secure

SEP backs €16m Mister Spex round

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has joined a €16m round of funding for German online optician Mister Spex.

DACH unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure

Dubai International’s Mauser extends 96% of debt

German industrial packaging manufacturer Mauser, which is owned by Dubai International Capital, has extended the maturities of 96% of its €695m senior debt, revolver and acquisition facilities.......

DACH unquote | 14 May 2013 | secure

PAI partners sells FTE Automotive to Bain, reaps 3.3x overall return for fund III

PAI partners has agreed to sell its 90% stake in German hydraulic clutch and brakes provider FTE Automotive to Bain Capital in a secondary buyout.

DACH unquote | 13 May 2013 | secure
Q&A: Alberto Forchielli, Mandarin Capital Partners

Q&A: Alberto Forchielli, Mandarin Capital Partners

Founding partner Alberto Forchielli speaks to Amy King about expectations for the firm's current fundraise, why Germany is the only option left for Chinese industrial investment and Chinese......

unquote | 13 May 2013 | secure
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