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German PE assesses opportunities in crisis
Panellists from PE and advisory firms discussed the role of private equity in the current deals landscape at Mergermarket's Germany Forum
Nordian Capital completes J-Club acquisition
Deal follows M&A litigation initiated after coronavirus uncertainty and financing difficulties
Adiuva's Konzmann bolts on TCon, HSV
Rehms Building Technology has sold the businesses as part of its self-administration proceedings
Cornerstone Capital exits EppsteinFoils to trade
GP invested in the metal foils producer, then known as Stanniolfabrik Eppstein, in 2008
VC-backed Limehome increases series-A by €10m
Accommodation booking site raised €21m from HV Holtzbrinck, Lakestar and Picus Capital in February
Equistone's Group of Butchers sold to Parcom
Sale ends a holding period of almost four years, during which the company made seven bolt-ons
Finexx closes second fund; acquires Biovegan
GP's €20m vehicle plans to make three platform investments in total and has a full pipeline
Pureos Bioventures leads CHF 15.2m round for Araris
Round for the biotechnology company extends the CHF 2.5m August 2019 round led by Redalpine
UVC Partners announces third fund
UnternehmerTUM Fonds III has a target of €150m and will focus on series-A and early-stage rounds
Oakley acquires WindStar Medical
Pharmaceutical company's vendor is General Atlantic-backed NuCom, a ProSiebenSat subsidiary
DACH Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote compiles some of the most notable fundraises in the DACH region in the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
HTGF, Bayern Kapital exit ChromoTek to trade
VCs invested in the nanobodies developer in 2010; ChromoTek has been sold to a US-based market peer
Lincoln International hires Heuberger in JV&P team
Claire Heuberger will join the joint venture and partnering group, and will be based in Brussels
Genui-backed Fashionette sets IPO price range
Genui bought a 75% stake in the online luxury fashion platform in 2015, investing via its debut fund
BFinance hires private markets senior director
Anna Morrison joins from IFM Investors, where she managed the firm's fund-of-funds programme
Aurelius acquires GKN Wheels & Structures
Aurelius plans to explore off-highway wheels sector consolidation options following the carve-out
One Equity-backed MCL buys Elanity
One Equity Partners acquired IT consultancy MCL in an SBO from Lead Equities in March 2020
S-UBG buys minority stakes in Thermoglas, Glas Trienes
New managing director Mathias Schlatt will acquire the remaining shares in the companies
Omega leads $16m round for Chord Therapeutics
Omega managing director Claudio Nessi and principal Francesco Draetta will join the company's board
Mid Europa sells minority stake in listed Waberer's
Transaction also includes a call option for trade buyer Indotek for the GP's remaining 47.99% stake
Naxicap's Alwitra to acquire Poland-based CB
According to a competition authority filing, Alwitra is to buy a majority stake in the business
VC-backed Homebell sold to Portal United – report
VCs including Lakestar and Index have invested in the online home renovation booking platform
Omnes, BPI France sell Somos to trade
Semiconductor company has been acquired by Switzerland-based ST Microelectronics
Patrimonium acquires Roth Group in SBO from Equistone
Equistone acquired the Swiss fire protection and construction company from Ufenau in 2016