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DACH PE looks to mid-term effects as lockdowns ease
Local players do not anticipate a sudden return to action just because lockdowns are eased
HTGF appoints new managing director
GP announced the appointment of Guido Schlitzer at its Family Day, which brought together VCs and startups online
Genui to sell Cherry to Argand Partners
Germany-based GP will retain a 25% stake in the company, according to a competition authority filing
Committed Capital buys ID-ware
Deal is the first from the GP's third fund, which held a final close in January 2020 on €55m
DBAG-backed Ding Group bolts on Reinhard Rohrbau
Transaction is subject to competition authority approval and will mark Ding's third bolt-on in 2020
Callista Private Equity carves out ArcelorMittal Ringmill
GP focuses on special situations and generally invests in companies with negative EBIT margins
Six Fintech Ventures leads €4.3m round for PXL Vision
Also participating in the round were High-Tech Gründerfonds, ZKB, Arab Bank and two business angels
Maguar Capital in exclusive talks to buy HR Works – report
Newly established Germany-based GP focuses on software investments, according to Mergermarket
Invision sells Vantage Education
Sale ends a seven-year investment period, during which the GP backed five bolt-ons
Committed Capital closes third fund on €55m
Fund volume is more than double the GP's €22m second vehicle, with three deals in the pipeline
Gimv confirms dividend but reports negative portfolio return
Gimv invested €205m in six new platform investments and additional bolt-ons in 2019/2020
Charterhouse’s Serb bolts on UK-based Veriton Pharma
Belgium-based pharmaceutical company has made five bolt-ons during Charterhouse's investment period
Atomico leads €16m round for Arculus
Industrial software and robotics company is also backed by Visionaries Club and La Famiglia
Andera Partners backs Groupe Panhard MBO
Deal is the eighth from Andera Partners' Winch 4 vehicle, which focused on SMEs in France and Spain
Dutch court orders Nordian to proceed with J-Club acquisition
Court documents show that the company has an EV of €100m and the GP was seeking financing of €40-45m
McDermott hires two in debt advisory team
Mark Fine and Aymen Mahmoud join the London office from Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Mutares sells Klann Packaging to Accursia Capital
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Mutares and the GP is now focusing on larger investments
Triton buys Lamina Technologies
GP invested vis its Smaller Mid-Cap Fund and plans to support the company's international expansion
Travel sector assets: Seeking solutions to long-lasting woes
Unquote explores the challenges ahead, how PE-backed companies are adapting their business models, and how they can bounce back
Mutares' Q1 2020 portfolio review: two exits and three acquisitions
Two of the acquisitions were platform investments and the GP expects to complete two more in Q2 2020
Triton's AVS Verkehrssicherung announces two add-ons
Deals mark the seventh and eighth add-ons for the road traffic safety business since 2017
Herkules Capital sells sportswear retailer Odlo
Sportswear retailer was acquired by the GP in 2010 and its sale follows a process initiated in 2018
Aurelius-backed Office Depot sells Nordic operations to management
Sale follows the divestment of the office supplier's CEE-based operations in November 2019
E-Capital sells Rips Technologies to trade
Buyer is code quality management company SonarSourced, backed by Insight Venture Partners