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VR Equitypartner invests in Aku
GP has acquired a minority stake in the industrial image processing technology business
ND Industrial Investments acquires EGo Mobile
Electric car producer was valued at €1bn prior to its self-administration filing in April 2020
SwanCap holds final close for Swan IV
Co-investment fund closed on €303m, surpassing its €250m target, and the GP has now launched Swan V
Silverfleet hires Prym as investment executive
Stephan Prym joins from Aplina Partners, marking Silverfleet's second DACH hire of 2020
Munich Private Equity Partners launches fundraising for MPEP IV
Fund targets €250m and is open to third-party investors following a €100m commitment from RWB Group
VC-backed IDNow acquires Wirecard Communication Services
IDNow intends to expand its customer service offering following increased demand in recent months
EQT Infrastructure in exclusivity to acquire IK's Colisée
During IK's three-year holding period, the company tripled in size, according to a statement
Pinova Capital invests in AT Automation Technology
Deal is the sixth from Pinova Fund II, which held a final close in January 2017 on €180m
GP Profile: Egeria
Hannes Rumer, a partner in Egeria's new Munich office, discusses the GP’s strategy and deal pipeline for the DACH region
Mentha Capital acquires Rapid Circle
Deal is the GP's second of 2020, following its sale of Ardena to GHO Capital Partners in January
Patrimonium and co-investors sell Fixatti to trade
MBO of Schaetti Group took place in 2013; the company was rebranded as Fixatti in 2018
Consortium backs €4.6m round for Neon
New investors in the Swiss banking startup were Helvetia Venture Fund and e-commerce company QoQa
Maguar Capital and co-investors acquire HRWorks
Aberdeen Standard Investments, EMZ Partners, Golding and LFPE are also backing Maguar's debut deal
CE Capital acquires Walter Hundhausen
Iron castings manufacturer filed for insolvency in May 2020, as did its parent company GMH Guss
DACH holds up under pandemic pressure, but recovery doubts remain
Market players suggest it is unlikely that H1 figures reflect the extent of the damage done to portfolios and M&A
DBAG acquires Congatec
MBO of the computing and robotic components producer is the second deal from DBAG Fund VIII
Waterland's Beck Et Al buys InfoWan
IT cloud service group now comprises four businesses and was formed by Waterland in May 2020
CVC's Syntegon sells Viersen-based operations to trade
CVC acquired Syntegon Technolgy in a carve-out from Robert Bosch in 2019 via its seventh fund
Adiuva-backed Konzmann acquires Trenker
Building services provider has made 12 add-ons since Adiuva Capital first invested in 2016
DACH venture and growth deals reach volume high in H1 2020
Growth and VC deal volume exceeded that of all previous half-yearly figures, although average deal size and fundraising activity declined
Ceecat Capital on road for Fund II
Vehicle is the first to be raised since Ceecat Capital span out from ADM Capital in 2018
Gilde's Raak Metals buys Stolwerk Metaal
Add-on is the first since GIlde Equity Management bought a majority stake in Raak in February 2020
LDC's Onecom bolts on Glamorgan Telecom Group
Add-on is the first since LDC and Ares provided financing of £100m to the telecoms company in 2019
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Multimon
Acquisition of the fire safety systems provider is the first from the GP's €1.1bn eighth fund