Oscar Geen
Follow Oscar
Articles by Oscar Geen
VC firms invest in Freeletics
VC firms Causeway, Jazz, Courtside, Elysian Park and Ward.ventures invest in the round
Spark leads $14m round for Homelike
Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Lürssen and Coparion also take part in the round
Leo buys Deinzer
Acquirer introduces Oliver Segendorf, who will join the company’s management team
Softbank leads €10m round for Bepro
Softbank leads the round with capital from its Vision Fund, alongside Altos Ventures
DBAG sells Cleanpart to Mitsubishi for 2.4x
Sale is the second realisation from DBAG’s sixth fund after selling Schülerhilfe to Oakley
HTGF backs seed round for Adivo
Corporate investors Occident Group and MorphoSys are also taking part in the round
Connection Capital invests £3.6m in 23.5 Degrees
The Starbucks UK franchised company plans to open its 150th store within four years
Mobeus leads £4m funding round for Rotageek
Enterprise software company will recruit development and customer services specialists
Jadeberg Partners goes deal-by-deal
Jadeberg will invest the proceeds of divesting its second fund on a deal-by-deal basis
Kieger buys legal service Perconex
Founder Olaf Schmitt and his management team retain a significant stake alongside Kieger
Main buys Enovation from Vanad
Vanad Group is a family owned industrial holding company with a portfolio of 11 companies
HTGF sells Veodin to VC-backed Templafy
Templafy acquires Veodin for its SlideProof application, an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint
Canson raises $100m to invest in Thomson Reuters buyout
Vehicle will be used to co-invest in Blackstone's $20bn buyout of the Financial and Risk division
Vitruvian leads $100m round for Deposit Solutions
Investment is made at a $500m valuation with participation from VC firm Kinnevik
Rede hires Amala's Simpson
Rede's seventh hire this year, most recently following the appointments of Joseph and Camacho
De Hoge Dennen sells Mybrand to Conclusion
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the investor, which acquired a majority stake in 2015
Carlyle mulls Atotech IPO
Carlyle acquired the business at an enterprise value of $2.3bn from French energy company Total
VC firms invest £2.4m in BioBeats
IQ Capital, Oxford Sciences Innovation and White Cloud Capital lead the round
Marondo holds first close on €72m
Fund was registered in Munich as Marondo Small-Cap Growth Fund I Gmbh & Co KG in February 2018
KKR, Schroders back Neos direct lending JV
KKR is the principal investor in the vehicle and is drawing the investment from its credit funds
GMT, VSS sell IT-Ernity to trade
GMT made the original investment from its third fund, a €250m 2007-vintage buyout vehicle
Felicis closes sixth fund on $270m
Felicis has a global investment mandate and has previously invested in 40 countries
Fee structures: adventures in LP flexibility
As private equity continues to outperform other asset classes, some GPs are exploring new fee structures, with mixed results
MMC appoints three
Morgan will take the role of chairman, having previously held the post of CEO at the Daily Mail