Articles by Oscar Geen
Endeit Capital in €15m series-B for Gastrofix
Round was led by German brewery group Radeberger, which already provided €8m in February
MB Rahastot sells Cityterveys to Synlab
Divestment comes from the GP's buyout vehicle, MB Equity Fund IV, which held a final close on €260m
HTGF in €3m series-B round for POS Pulse
Round was led by former Schleich managing director Paul Kraut along with moebel.de founder Robert Kabs
Alpina carves out QDA from ASI Datamyte
Deal is the latest buy-and-build investment by Alpina in the manufacturing execution systems sector
DPE sells Elevion to ČEZ group
Sale was based on EBITDA of €19m from €256.9m in sales for the financial year ending June 2016
Shortcut et al. sell Mediakraft to Gamigo
Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital are among the company's previous investors
Xing buys Kizoo-backed Prescreen for €17m
Purchase price could rise by €5-10m from earn-out payments based on 2020 targets
Main Capital raises €100m towards fifth fund
Vehicle has a target size of €200m and a €225m hard-cap, which the GP expects to hit before the end of the year
Gimv buys stake in Snack Connection
Food production investor Trophas first acquired an interest in Snack Connection in February 2016
Gimv invests €15m in Arseus Medical
GP will draw capital for the transaction from its €150m Health & Care Fund, closed in March 2014
Project A, Creandum lead €8.5m series-A for Comtravo
New funding will be used to accelerate product development and facilitate future international expansion
EnBW New Ventures in €7m round for Theva
ECapital, Bayern Kapital, Target Partners and Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft also invest
HIG buys medical supplies provider SLPA
SLPA plans to use HIG's backing to accelerate its European expansion plan
IK buys minority stake in Third Bridge
Growth capital investor Beringea first invested in Third Bridge in 2012 and will sell its stake to IK
Gimv sells stake in RES to Ivanti
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for Gimv, which initially invested in the company in April 2010
Unigestion holds final close for UDO 2015 on €200m
Unigestion began fundraising in October 2015 and held a first close on €100m in April 2016
Mirabaud holds first close for first PE fund on €50m
Vehicle's second and final close is scheduled for the end of the year with a target of €150m
Resource Partners sells Melvit to Polfood
GP backed one bolt-on transaction with the purchase of Lithuanian cereal brands Granum, Granum Extra and Le Chef
Bain, Cinven to bid again for Stada as CEO resigns
Stada CEO Matthias Wiedenfels has resigned today and will be replaced by Engelbert Coster Tjeenk Willink
Tecnet, EQVenture sell NXT Control to Schneider Electric
Austrian VC firm Tecnet Equity purchased a 38% stake in the company for €2m in October 2009
Cipio holds final close for Fund VII on €174m
Fund will make primary and secondary growth capital investments in expansion-stage technology companies
Deal in Focus: Ufenau reaps 6x on NRW sale
Divestment of building refurbishment company follows a tenure of less than three years
Danske integrates PE unit as two partners step down
Michael Nørgaard will take over as CEO of the company, which remains a legally separate entity
HTGF, Media Ventures et al. in $8.5m round for Make.tv
Corporate venture players Voyager Capital, Microsoft Ventures and Vulcan Capital also back the round