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Waterland-backed Schönes Leben buys A+R Betriebsgesellschaft
Bolt-on will expand the geographic footprint of Schönes Leben into northern Germany
Attracting tech talent top priority for Nordic GPs
Industry players at the Unquote Nordic Private Equity Forum discussed the region's track record and future challenges
Triton sells Veltec to DBAG-backed PSS
Sale follows Triton's carve-out of Leadec and Veltec from the Voith Group in August 2016
Bridgepoint sells AHT Cooling Systems to trade
Bridgepoint makes the divestment from the €4.8bn buyout fund Bridgepoint Europe IV
VR, BIP sell Leuna Tenside to trade
Sale ends a holding period of three years for the GPs, which jointly acquired a majority stake in 2015
Phoenix buys Nineteen Group, supports bolt-on
Nineteen is the eighth investment from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on £415m
Litorina buys Care of Carl
CEO and founder Henning Källqvist will remain in his role and retain a stake of 30%
WestBridge holds interim close for second fund
Vehicle will invest in profitable SMEs in England and Wales with enterprise values of between £10-20m
DACH region rises up Europe's PE ranks
Frankfurt proves the most popular city, with KKR, Astorg, Idinvest et al. opening offices in the city
Diversis Capital buys Tempo
Los Angeles-based Diversis targets companies with at least $10m in revenues and up to $25m EBITDA
Triton-backed Ramudden buys LKJ-Palvelut
Triton acquired Ramudden in a secondary buyout from IK Investment Partners in December 2017
Nordian sells Chrysal International to trade
Trade buyer will help Chrysal to further strengthen its market position by adding new products
VC firms back €15m series-B for Zenjob
Existing investors Acton Capital Partners, Redalpine and Atlantic Labs also take part
CVC buys minority stake in DKV Mobility Services
GP draws capital for the deal from CVC Capital Partners VII, a €15.5bn buyout fund
GP Profile: Auctus Capital Partners
Unquote speaks to the firm's founding partner, Ingo Krocke, about Auctus's evolution and a continued focus on the lower-mid-market
Red Capital launches €50m fund to back female-led startups
Newly founded VC firm will be EMEA's largest VC fund investing in female-led businesses
Via Equity-backed Adform sets price range for IPO
Firm intends to raise DKK 750m through a listing with an expected market cap of DKK 1.04-1.23bn
Riverside generates 4.3x on sale of Euromed
Riverside makes the divestment from its $340m buyout vehicle, Riverside Europe Fund V
Oddo BHF hires Kartesia's Geiger as head of private debt
Oddo's first offering in the asset class will focus on German senior secured debt funds
Finatem sells Schollenberger to Cobepa-backed Socotec
Sale ends a holding of two years for Finatem, which acquired the company from its fourth fund
FSN sells €215m block of Netcompany shares
Shares valued at DKK 1.6bn (€215m) based on a share price of DKK 223 (€30) per share
CVC acquires remaining 20% of Breitling
CVC acquires remaining stake following buyout last year that saw the firm secure an 80% holding
BaltCap invests in Kool Latvija
Investment is drawn from BaltCap Growth Fund, which is currently fundraising with a €50m target
Bridges hires Landers to advisory team
Landers will focus on advising family offices and high-net-worth clients on impact investing