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Naxicap acquires Eureka Education from Abénex, Finoli
Professional and higher education provider pursued a buy-and-build strategy under Abénex's ownership
Nord Holding's Jumpers Group buys Ai Fitness; forms BestFit
Combined companies will pursue a buy-and-build strategy, acquiring fitness studio chains
Bird & Bird hires Seeger as partner
Marc Seeger joins the firm's Düsseldorf-based corporate and M&A team from Hengeler Mueller
Liberta Partners acquires Kienzle
GP acquires the automotive networked systems business as part of a succession solution
TVM Capital closes LSI II on $478m
Vehicle is TVM's largest ever fund and the second in its exclusively life-sciences-focused strategy
EMH Partners closes second fund on €650m
GP closed its debut fund in 2017 on €350m; the latest vehicle will continue its investment strategy
VC-backed Getnow files for insolvency
Minority shareholder IMS Capital has also filed for insolvency; Getnow is now seeking new investors
Egeria invests in Apoc Aviation
Deal is an exit for minority shareholder Antea, which invested in the company in 2015
BGF sells stake in Chase Distillery
BGF bought a minority stake in the gin and vodka producer in 2017
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