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Sun Capital's Flabeg Germany files for insolvency
Coronavirus lockdown and its impact on the automotive industry were the trigger for the filing
Silver Investment Partners buys Lucien Ortscheit
GP plans to make add-ons for the pharmaceutical wholesaler, screening targets in Germany and abroad
KKR buys 5.2% stake in ProSieben
TV network is valued at less than half of its 2006 value when KKR and Permira first invested
Ardian buys majority stake in Swissbit
Investment comes from the GP's Expansion fund strategy and follows a competitive auction process
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG closes eighth fund; announces half-year results
Final close on €1.109bn comes after the fund's first close in December 2019 on €1bn
Forestay Capital backs $30m round for Zenjob
Redalpine, Acton, Axa and Atlantic Labs also invested in the temporary staffing platform
Main Capital-backed GBTec buys Avedos
Deal is the first add-on for the Germany-based process management software company
Gilde buys Corilus from AAC Capital
Sale for the healthcare software company began in November 2019 and continued in spite of coronavirus
Triton-backed Univativ buys majority stake in Opus One
GP invested in the Germany-based recruitment firm via its Smaller Mid-Cap Fund in June 2017
Capital Management Partners acquires Geti Wilba
Sale of the poultry and game specialist began in February 2020 via insolvency proceedings
Weber family in asset deal for Ardian-backed Weber Automotive
Shareholder structure is unchanged and the automotive supplier's self administration continues
Vintage Investment Partners leads €27m Zeitgold series-B
Existing backers including Battery Ventures, Saban Ventures, BtoV, and HV Holtzbrinck also take part
YielCo hires new director
Volker van Rüth joins from his role as CEO of BayerInvest and has prior experience at Warburg Invest
DC Advisory promotes five in UK and Germany teams
Promotions are across the infrastructure, debt, Asia access, and consumer, leisure and retail teams
Capvis-backed Variosystems buys Solve Engineering
Add-on of Swiss market peer is the first in Capvis's investment period and in the company's history
Equistone-backed Novares Group in pre-receivership
Bidders have until the deadline of 13 May to submit offers for the automotive plastic parts producer
EQT-backed Galderma sells Bübchen
Sale of the baby's skincare brand is the first spin-out since EQT bought the company from Nestlé
Levine Leichtman backs SIPM MBO
Previous investor Fin.Co sells its majority stake in the company following its investment in 2017
Thyssenkrupp Elevator consortium seeks additional equity investors – report
Advent, Cinven and RAG Stiftung agreed to buy the company in February in a deal valued at €17.2bn
Paragon Partners to acquire Weka
Acquisition of the specialised publishing company will be the third from the GP's third fund
One third of GPs may suspend next fund marketing – survey
Investec's GP Trends survey reveals that 83% of GPs do not expect to make an exit in the next year
Tech, IT and software valuations remain stable – survey
Report from GCA Altium tracks the effect of the coronavirus crisis on listed technology companies
HTGF exits Incapptic Connect to trade
Sale to California-based MobileIron was valued at $6m, following HTGF's first investment in 2017
RBB buys stake in Wurst- und Fleischwaren Bautzen
Sausage and meat products company filed for insolvency in November 2019 and was seeking new investors