Articles by Carmen Reichman
Mid Europa exits LUX MED
Mid Europa Partners has exited Polish healthcare provider LUX MED to Bupa in a deal which values the company at €400m.
AlpInvest and Honeywell Capital Management invest £35m in Towry
AlpInvest Partners and Honeywell Capital Management have invested £35m in Towry Group, a UK-based wealth advisory firm backed by Palamon Capital Partners.
Blumberg Capital et al. invest $4m in Kreditech
Blumberg Capital, Point Nine Capital and an unnamed German investment bank have backed German B2C micro-loans provider Kreditech with $4m of funding.
KKR Europe promotes two to partnership
KKR has appointed Silke Scheiber (pictured) and Philipp Freise as partners in its European office.
Adveq appoints executive director
Asset manager Adveq has promoted Sanjay Gupta to executive director.
HTGF and Seedfonds BW invest in tocario
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Seedfonds Baden-Württemberg have invested in a first round of funding for German virtual desktop provider tocario.
Ludgate et al. back ECO Plastics
Ludgate Environmental Fund, SAM Private Equity and other existing shareholders have invested £6m in UK-based plastic bottle re-processor ECO Plastics.
KKR and Permira sell ProSiebenSat.1's Nordic unit
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and Permira have sold SBS, the Nordic unit of German media empire ProSiebenSat.1 Media, to trade buyer Discovery Communications for €1.325bn.
German PE set to suffer tax blow
While German private equity breathes a sigh of relief over AIFMD implementation, a new threat of tough taxation is rearing its head.
PMV in €34.5m Biocartis series-D round
Flemish VC firm PMV has invested €11m in a €34.5m series-D round for Swiss molecular diagnostics company Biocartis, alongside other existing investors.
Partners Group makes year-end senior management promotions
Partners Group has promoted two partners and eight managing directors to its senior management team globally as part of year-end promotions.
HTGF et al. back Stocard
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Klaas Kersting, CD-Venture and a group of business angels have backed German mobile startup Stocard with a €500,000-1m investment.
Tikehau Group hires three
Tikehau Group, comprising Tikehau Investment Management (TIM) and Tikehau Capital Advisors (TCA), has hired Etienne Gorgeon, Frédéric Sallerin and Vincent Favier in its Paris office.
Index Ventures leads €10m round for Trustpilot
Index Ventures and existing investors Seed Capital Denmark and Northzone have invested €10m in Danish company review provider Trustpilot.
Waterland exits Windrose Finest Travel
Waterland Private Equity Investments has sold German luxury travel company Windrose Finest Travel (formerly Windrose Fernreisen Touristik) to German trade buyer RV Touristik.
Mid Europa refinances SBB and Telemach
Mid Europa Partners has merged Serbia Broadband (SBB) and Slovenian telecoms business Telemach Group, refinancing the group with €330m of senior debt.
Palamon and Sirius buy feelunique.com
Palamon Capital Partners and Sirius Equity have acquired a majority stake in Channel Islands-based online beauty retailer feelunique.com, in a deal that values the business at £26m.
PE-backed Walter Services buys Perry & Knorr
HIG Europe and Anchorage Capital portfolio company Walter Services has taken over German customer care business Perry & Knorr.
Trigon aquires 50% of PKM Packaging
Trigon Equity Partners has acquired a 50% stake in German packaging business PKM Packaging from company director Deniz Cevikalp, who retains the remaining shares.
Vision Capital promotes three in European office
Vision Capital has promoted Jonathan Guest and Konstantin Oelfke to associate and Daryl Cohen to partner in the firm's London office.
HTGF backs Sota Solutions
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Gundlach Group have supported Berlin-based software developer Sota Solutions with seed financing.
DBAG buys Plant Systems & Services PSS
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has invested €5.6m for a 49% stake in German newco Plant Systems & Services PSS, with a further financing slated for the short- to medium-term.
Vitruvian-backed Tinopolis buys Firecracker and Passion Distribution
Vitruvian Partners' TV production company Tinopolis has snapped up UK-based independent film production company Firecracker Films and global media distribution company Passion Distribution within the first week of December.
Warburg Pincus appoints Kranefuss as executive-in-residence
Warburg Pincus has appointed Lee Kranefuss as its new executive-in-residence (EIR).