Articles by Harriet Matthews
Bencis acquires PePe Parts from MKB
Bencis Capital Partners plans to support the motorcycle parts wholesaler's international expansion
Argos Wityu announces new hire and four promotions
Olivier de La Guéronnière joins as general secretary in Luxembourg from Atoz Tax Advisers
BlackFin announces equity partner promotions
Kai Franzmeyer heads BlackFin's DACH region activities, while Julien Creuzé heads its fintech funds
Genui invests in Fact-Finder
Hamburg-headquartered Genui has previously invested in technology-based companies including Mindcurv
Ufenau's Swiss IT Security buys AV-Test
Company plans to make one to two more add-ons in the IT security market in the next six months
DBAG announces Q1 NAV value increase
GP also says most of its portfolio companies are expecting improved performance this year
Monterro opens Munich office
Stefan Lehotkay is to join the B2B software investor's team and will head its Munich operations
Permira leads $180m round for Nexthink
Series-D financing round values the Switzerland-based software company at $1.1bn
Golding Buyout 2018 holds final close on €375m
Golding Capital expects to begin fundraising for its next buyout-focused fund-of-funds in H2 2021
Bain, Cinven to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients
Deal values the carve-out of the chemicals company at CHF 4.2bn on 2019 EBITDA of CHF 302m
Sonntag Corporate Finance, Nachfolgekontor complete MBO
Team MBO of the small-cap advisers will see an eight-person management team head the business
Süd Beteiligungen invests in Fischer Panda
GP aims to assist the power generators producer with the expansion of its international presence
Adcuram's MEA acquires Vilgertshofer Bausysteme
Construction supplier is seeking more add-ons to expand its geographical reach and product portfolio
Vespa Capital acquires SelectScience
GP is currently investing via Vespa III, which held a final close in February 2020 on £150m
Waterland invests in FitOne
GP aims to support the fitness studio business by consolidating the market via acquisitions
Consortium in €10m round for NexWafe
Investors including Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures back the solar panel technology developer
Pinova buys majority stake in Ecoroll
Hannover Finanz owned a stake in the metal surface component equipment manufacturer from 2002 to 2012
SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021
Managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's expectations for 2021
BayBG appoints Herreiner as managing director
Peter Herreiner had been deputy chairman of the firm's supervisory board since 2017
VC-backed Auto1 completes IPO
Listing gives the company a market capitalisation of €7.9bn and sees gross proceeds of around €1.8bn
VCs sell stakes in Adjust to KKR's AppLovin
Exit reportedly values the app performance and marketing software at around $1bn
VCs in €28m round for eGym
Bayern Kapital, NGP Capital, Highland and HPE back the fitness startup, according to Handelsblatt
Borromin announces 3.1x, 37% IRR gross return on Fund III
GP also says it expects to begin fundraising for Fund V in late 2021 or early 2022
VC-backed Auto1 announces IPO pricing
IPO of the used-car trading platform is expected on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 4 February 2021