Articles by Oscar Geen
Altor launches dental buy-and-build KonfiDents
GP will merge the hospital with two German dental clinics that are already in its portfolio
Halder overhauls partner group as part of succession plan
Former partners Paul de Ridder and Michael Wahl step back into senior adviser roles
IK buys Klingel from Halder
Deal marks the 11th acquisition from the IK VIII fund, which closed on €1.85bn in 2017
Argos Soditic rebrands to Argos Wityu
Maurice Dwek, the founder of Soditic bank, had previously owned a minority stake in the GP
NorthEdge buys Cutwel
Management team, led by Adam Gillard, retains a minority stake while the founders exit
HTGF III holds final close on €316.5m
HTGF III is a public-private partnership, raising 30% of the fund from 32 corporates
Schroder Adveq reshuffles management following CEO departure
Schroders acquired Adveq in April last year and Schwager was appointed as new CEO in October
Avenue Capital sells Hawthorn Leisure to NewRiver for £107m
Acquisition of Hawthorn's 298 pubs expands NewRiver's pub portfolio to 629 locations
East Ventures backs BRD's $32m ICO
East Ventures invests $12m in the pre-sale stage of BRD's initial coin offering
Partners-led consortium buys Techem for €4.6bn
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Macquarie, which took the firm private in 2008
Capiton buys Magix Software
Company's founders and CEO Klaus Schmidt have retained a significant minority stake
TA-backed Think Project! buys Cemar
Company makes its entry into the UK's construction project management software market
VC firms in €60m funding round for Sonnen
German VC firms ECapital, Munich Venture Partners and Inven Capital take part
Capzanine backs Magix
Firm's first investment in Germany since it opened an office in Munich in September last year
Avedon sells VanRiet to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Avedon, which acquired the company for approximately €30m
ESO Capital opens Frankfurt office
Team will initially comprise four investment professionals, who will invest in DACH-based SMEs
Project A backs €6m funding round for Keatz
Fresh capital will be used to open new kitchens in Frankfurt, Munich, Milan, Amsterdam and Paris
Riverside backs GermanPersonnel
Riverside will support GermanPersonnel's expansion by bringing in industry experts
Silverfern expands Frankfurt presence, hires Aon Hewitt's Köpke
Köpke will be responsible for Silverfern's institutional investor relationships and fundraising
Paragon buys Inprotec
Selling shareholders Andreas Baranyai and Pierre Schwedtfeger will retain a significant minority
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
Triton makes 5.5x on €527m sale of Aventics
First of two exits in 24 hours, as the GP also announces the sale of social care provider Mehiläinen
GA leads $60m series-B for OpenClassrooms
Existing investors Alven Capital, Citizen Capital and BPI France are also taking part
Castik buys Warbug Pincus-backed Ipan, merges with Delegate
Castik draws capital from its €1bn buyout fund Epic I, which held a final close in June 2014