Articles by Harriet Matthews
CBPE invests in Mindera
Software systems developer is the GP's first investment from its £561m CBPE X vehicle
Beyond Black holds first close for Pledge Fund I
Following the €20m first close, the Berlin-based VC aims to launch a larger cleantech-focused fund
Inflexion invests in DR&P Group
GP is acquiring a majority stake in the insurance broker via Inflexion Enterprise Fund V
Ergon forms SPV for fire protection business SVT
GP's €270m fund will invest only in the fire protection company, which Ergon bought from IK in 2017
Inflexion secures majority stake in Pangaea Laboratories
Beauty product developer owns the Medik8 brand, which generated revenues of £18.9m in 2020
No need to panic about high dry powder as PE market comes roaring back, says Bain
Appetite remains high for deal-making and exits, according to Bain & Company’s 2021 Global Private Equity Report
L Catterton acquires Birkenstock
German footwear company is reportedly valued at around €4bn and drew interest from several PE buyers
ND Group leads financing round for EGo Mobile
ND Group acquired the electric vehicle producer in August 2020 after its self-administration process
HTGF, Neuhaus Partners sell stakes in Next Kraftwerke
Shell acquires the virtual power plants operator one month buying VC-backed Ubitricity
Carlyle sells Logoplaste stake to OTPP
Packaging producer posted 2020 EBITDA of €120m, compared with €78m when Carlyle invested in 2016
VCs in CHF 15m round for Carvolution
Entrepreneur Franvisco Fernandez, the founder of banking platform Avaloq, leads the round
Pinova, eCapital sell stakes in BrandMaker to Rubicon
Rubicon Technology Partners aims to assist the marketing software with its international expansion
Arcaris buys Magro Verbindungselemente
Acquisition of the industrial procurement business is part of a succession solution
Eurocov buys KTN out of administration
Entrepreneur Philipp Mühlbauer's investment holding will buy KTN following an administration process
DBAG's Ding Gruppe bolts on Bergert Gruppe
Telecommunications service Ding Gruppe now has 1,000 employees and posts €200m in revenues
Nordian Capital sells BouWatch to Haniel
Mergermarket reported that the purchase price values the security systems business at €325m
VCs exit Cluno to VC-backed Cazoo
Germany-based Cluno was backed by Acton Capital, Atlantic Labs and Valar Ventures
Creadev to invest in Share
Regulatory filing states that the firm is to acquire a co-ownership in the sustainable goods startup
Avedon Capital acquires Macaw
GP intends to support the digital agency's international growth, with the DACH region as a priority
Kempen appoints Willigers
Jorrit Willigers is to join Kepmen's private markets team as a director on 1 March 2021
Novum Capital to sell CC Group to trade
Buyer is Waterland portfolio company Blue Phoenix; the sale ends Novum's three year holding period
Cipio Partners eyes March first close for eighth fund
Technology-focused investor's predecessor vehicle held a final close in July 2017 on €174m
3i invests in US-based WilsonHCG
Equity investment of $120m follows previous backing from Frontier Capital and CIP Capital
HQ Capital registers HQ Capital IV GP
Luxembourg-domiciled legal structure will allow HQ Capital to launch its next funds in 2021 and 2022