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Ampersand Capital Partners invests in GeneWerk
Pharmaceuticals-focused GP aims to support GeneWerk's growth to meet demand for its services
Ergon's SVT Group buys Odice
Deal sees the fire protection products manufacturer expand in France and brings its turnover to €200m
Apax sells Neuraxpharm to Permira
Deal values the company at more than €1.6bn and is set to generate returns for Apax of 3.5x money
Rede Partners appoints Ellul as chairman
Firm has also hired associate principals Etiene Ekpo-Utip in the UK and Matthew Zuckerman in the US
LBO France's RG Safety buys Waterfire
Deal is the protective equipment producer's second add-on in Spain since the GP invested in 2017
Bid Equity's Myneva Group buys Swing
Bid Equity began its social care and healthcare software buy-and-build strategy in 2017
Siparex, BPI France sell Duralex to trade
Firms invested in the business in 2015 alongside management, acquiring it from Initiative & Finance
Afinum buys majority stake in Listan
Computer cooling and energy efficiency hardware company is Afinum's fourth buyout of 2020
Evolution Equity on the road for second fund – report
New York-headquartered venture capital firm held a final close for its debut fund in 2017 on $125m
LGT Lightstone leads €144m round for Infarm
Round for the urban farming startup is the fourth-largest of 2020 in the DACH region
PE players await DACH carve-outs uptick
With corporates under pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic, opportunities are likely to open up for sponsors interested in carve-outs
LT Capital acquires Global Partner
IT consultancy plans to open further offices across France and to expand its product portfolio
Novo, Sanofi lead $83m round for Lava Therapeutics
Corporate venture firms were joined by new and existing investors, including Gilde Healthcare
Hg-backed Transporeon bolts on ControlPay
Hg acquired the Germany-based logistics software developer in 2019 in an SBO from TPG
KKR's Hensoldt sets IPO share price at €12-16
KKR acquired the sensor producer in 2016 and the IPO is set to value the company at up to €2.61bn
Main Capital buys majority stake in Mach
Public sector software company is the fifth from Main VI and the GP plans to seek add-ons for Mach
Imap appoints Hildebrand as partner
Ruta Hildebrand will join the M&A advisory firm's Munich team and will focus on healthcare deals
PAI appoints Heuwing as partner and head of DACH
Ralph Heuwing joins from his role as CFO of Knorr-Bremse and also has experience at Dürr and BCG
Lafayette acquires PPM Pure Metals' Osterwieck site
Parent company PPM had filed for insolvency in May 2020 following restructuring proceedings
PE-backed Allegro announces intention to float
Poland-based e-commerce platform backed by Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa reportedly aims for €10-12bn valuation
Inven Capial leads Zolar series-B expansion
Household solar energy systems provider has raised €15m to expand its €10m series-B round
Corsair-backed Zedra buys Fitzgerald & Law
Deal is the fund services provider's third add-on of 2020; it is seeking US and European add-ons
Crosslantic's Hakle to be bought by management – report
Crosslantic Capital invested in the business alongside managing director Volker Jung in 2019
Quadriga's Scio Automation bolts on Mojin Robotics
Add-on is the second announced by the industrial automation technology company in September 2020