Articles by Carmen Reichman
Penta Investments opens Munich office
Penta Investments has opened an office in Munich and appointed Thomas von Werner as country managing director.
Natixis appoints Pierre-Henri Denain to head of EMEA
Natixis has appointed Pierre-Henri Denain to head the EMEA platform in the firm's wholesale banking division.
Sovereign's City & County buys ISS Healthcare
Sovereign Capital portfolio company City & County Healthcare Group has bought Welsh business ISS Healthcare in what marks its 14th acquisition since 2009.
Partners Group invests in Softonic
Partners Group has invested in Spanish multi-platform software guide Softonic.
3i's Simon Borrows invests £7.7m in firm
3i CEO Simon Borrows has acquired 2.5 million shares in the company for an average price of 308.8p per share.
Quadriga closes fourth fund on €529.1m
Quadriga Capital Beteiligungsberatung has closed its fourth fund on €529.1m after two years of fundraising.
KSL's The Belfry secures £25m financing from Lloyds
KSL Capital Partners portfolio company The Belfry has secured a £25m financing package from Lloyds Bank, according to local reports.
Advanced Capital appoints new CEO
Advanced Capital, a European alternative investment specialist founded by financier Robert Tomei, has appointed Robert Berlé to CEO.
HTGF et al. invest in Notion Systems
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has led a financing round for Notion Systems, a German developer of inkjet, laser and automation equipment for technical applications.
Mid Europa announces 2013 promotions
CEE-focused buyout house Mid Europa Partners has promoted six members of its team.
Connection Capital and Riverside buy the Cresta Court Hotel
Connection Capital and Riverside Capital have teamed up to acquire the Cresta Court Hotel in Altrincham and its operating company Harrop Hotels in a £2.95m MBI.
HTGF, Bayern Kapital et al. back crealytics
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital, LBBW Venture Capital, Mountain Super Angel and new investor BayBG have backed German technology business crealytics with a fresh round of funding.
Austrian private equity market gathers momentum
Austria’s private equity scene could be on the verge of a mini-boom as January’s deal activity has already outperformed last year’s first quarter.
CapMan Buyout appoints Johnson as partner
Nordic mid-market private equity investor CapMan Buyout has appointed Dan Johnson as a partner in its Stockholm office.
KKR to sell BMG stake to Bertelsmann
KKR is reportedly about to sell its 51% stake in joint music venture BMG to co-owner Bertelsmann.
Ista sale to kickstart German large-cap activity
Charterhouse and CVC Capital Partners are expected to launch exit proceedings for German energy-metering firm Ista, amid speculation that German deal values could surge in the coming year.
Index Ventures leads $24m round for Elasticsearch
Index Ventures, Benchmark Capital and new investor SV Angel have backed Dutch data analytics company Elasticsearch with a $24m series-B round of funding.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in Simscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and a consortium of business angels have invested in Simscale, a German web-based engineering simulation platform.
Nova Capital promotes Jonathan Seal
Nova Capital Management, a firm specialising in the acquisition of corporate and private equity portfolios, has promoted Jonathan Seal to investment partner.
Connection Capital buys £9m TeamSport Racing
Connection Capital has invested in the £9m management buyout of UK-based go-karting tracks operator TeamSport Racing Ltd.
Investcorp acquires Hydrasun from Equistone
Investcorp has bought Aberdeen-based oil and gas services business Hydrasun Ltd in a secondary buyout from Equistone Partners Europe.
Permira and KKR sell €485m ProSiebenSat.1 stake
Permira and KKR have sold shares in jointly-owned German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 on the Frankfurt stock exchange for €485m.
Scottish Enterprise et al. back Lux Assure
Scottish Enterprise has taken part in a £3.25m funding round for Edinburgh-based technology development business Lux Assure.
HTGF backs linkbird
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and six business angels have backed Berlin-based technology company linkbird.