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Oscar Geen

Oscar Geen

News editor

Oscar Geen joined Unquote in 2017 as a reporter, focusing on the private equity market in the DACH region. He was later promoted to senior reporter and is now news editor, overseeing the news content on unquote.com. He previously worked for Unquote sister publication Creditflux as a researcher, focusing on the CLO market.

Oscar graduated from the University of Kent with a Master's degree in political theory in 2015 and spent a year at the Freie Universität in Berlin as part of his undergraduate programme.

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Articles by Oscar Geen

Healthcare apps and software
Partech leads €30m series-B for Amboss

Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Wellington Partners and Holtzbrinck Digital also take part

  • Expansion
  • 30 September 2019
Tumour analysis and biotechnology
VC firms back €20m series-A for Stipe

Novo Holdings co-leads the round with Arix and Wellington Partners, and Sunstone Ventures invest

  • Early-stage
  • 30 September 2019
Fundraising in euros
Project A closes third fund on €180m

Vehicle was registered in October last year and held a first close on €106m in March

  • Funds
  • 27 September 2019
Home security systems
Castik buys Addsecure from Abry

Addsecure's management have also invested in the new company alongside Castik and Abry

  • Buyouts
  • 27 September 2019
Lasers used in experimentation
Pinova buys Sill Optics

Sill Optics managing director Christoph Sieber has taken a minority stake in the transaction

  • Buyouts
  • 27 September 2019
Virtual reality headsets and software
Afinum sells Avantgarde to EMH

EMH will acquire a majority stake in the business by acquiring shares from Afinum and management

  • Buyouts
  • 26 September 2019
The Statue of Liberty in New York
MJ Hudson opens NY office

New office will help the cosultancy better assist its European clients that needs US representation

  • People
  • 23 September 2019
Mandates to invest
Nordic Capital sells stake in itself to Opac

GP said the deal will facilitate further investment in the development of Nordic Capital

  • GPs
  • 20 September 2019
Bikes and cycling products
Riverside buys Bike24 back from Bridgepoint's WiggleCRC

Riverside sold the company to Bridgepoint-backed WiggleCRC in October 2017 for around £100m

  • Buyouts
  • 20 September 2019
Carsten Kratz of Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint appoints BCG's Kratz for DACH

Kratz will work alongside Chris Brackmann who was appointed head of DACH investment this year

  • People
  • 20 September 2019
Annemarie Dalka of PFR Group
LP Profile: Polish Development Fund

The Polish Development Fund's private equity programme has kicked into gear this year, making three fund investments with more in the pipeline. Oscar Geen speaks to Annemarie Dalka about PFR's formation and investment strategy

  • LPs
  • 19 September 2019
Business internships for graduates
EMH backs Liganova

Transaction value was not disclosed but EMH makes investments between €50-150m per company

  • Expansion
  • 19 September 2019
Fundraising in dollars
Advent raises $2bn for tech fund

Fundraise comes shortly after the $17.5bn final close of the GP's flagship product, GPE IX

  • Funds
  • 18 September 2019
Robotic surgery
Investors back $240m series-C for CMR Surgical

Existing investors in the round included LGT Capital Partners and Escala Capital Investments

  • Expansion
  • 18 September 2019
Fundraising in euros
Anacap raises €1bn for credit fund

Vehicle was launched in November 2018 with a $750m target and raced to a first close on $600m

  • Funds
  • 18 September 2019
Nordic Feeling is a Scandinavian tourism specialist
H1 Review: Nordic pricing frothy as cross-border capital pours in

Nordic region retained its position as the most expensive place in Europe for private equity firms to buy companies in Q2 2019

  • Nordics
  • 18 September 2019
The Unquote Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Cloudy with a chance of slowdown

Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses H1 stats and looks ahead

  • Industry
  • 17 September 2019
Polycarbonate sheets
Serafin backs Covestro carve-out

Covestro says the decision was part of its ongoing portfolio optimisation process

  • Buyouts
  • 17 September 2019
Telecommunications software and video conferencing
Permira-backed TeamViewer IPO oversubscribed

TeamViewer announced its intention to float at the end of August, and recently set a pricing range

  • Exits
  • 16 September 2019
Stefano Giambelli of HIG Capital
HIG appoints two to PE team

Giambelli joins from Amlon Capital, while Borkowski joins from Bronfman Family Office

  • People
  • 16 September 2019
Promotions and recruitment
BTG appoints four partners

Anthony Brennan and Paul Davies join from CameronBarney and Menzies respectively

  • People
  • 16 September 2019
Success of Estonian startups could see larger deals and funds for the Baltic region
H1 Review: Fundraising and local capital herald CEE buyout revival

Baltic market stands out, recording a higher than usual share of the wider region's dealflow

  • CEE
  • 16 September 2019
Pad Thai and Thai restaurants
Connection takes stake in Rosa's Thai Café MBO

TriSpan acquired the majority stake in the business in a buyout in June last year

  • Secondaries
  • 13 September 2019
Immune tolerance testing
VC firms invest in $40m series-B for Anokion

Anokion simultaneously announces the acquisition of US-based counterpart Kanyos Bio

  • Expansion
  • 12 September 2019
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