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French PE steps up gender diversity goals and monitoring
French private equity association France Invest launched its gender-parity charter at IPEM
Halder buys Sirag, Univer and Uniprod
Add-ons to the portfolio companies and Drumag and EPH will expand the buy-and-build Valeta Group
German VCs call for more Covid-19 startup support
Concerns centre around the profitability criteria, as well as local banks' lack of familiarity with startups' risk profile
Consortium backs £100m round for Cazoo
Online car buying marketplace was backed by investors including DMG Ventures and Eight Roads
King & Wood Mallesons appoints new counsel
Peter Polke will expand the firm's M&A and private equity practices, and joins at the start of April
Lead Equities to exit MCL to One Equity Partners
One Equity will wholly acquire the Germany-based IT service, ending an eight-year holding period
Waterland to buy Direkt Gruppe
GP will acquire the IT and business consultancy group subject to competition authority approval
DBAG's Ding Group bolts on Iska Schön
GP is pursuing a buy-and-build strategy in the telecoms infrastructure sector
BIP, Luxempart-backed Arwe in self-administration
Automotive services company cited uncertainty of future revenues caused by the coronavirus outbreak
HBL acquires ZWT Wasser- und Abwassertechnik
GP will seek add-ons in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, as well as promoting organic growth
BayBG backs round for EverReal
Seed round extension follows the first round in November 2019, backed by HTGF and Seed X
Capricorn Partners, Novax back Prolupin
Existing investors Munich Venture Partners and eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners also participate
Immatics acquired by sponsor-backed Arya
Immatics will receive proceeds of approximately $252m upon closing of the deal
RTP Global et al. back €18.5m round for Penta
Existing investor HV Holtzbrinck co-led the round for the Germany-based banking platform
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes buys 5 Sept Etiquette
Deal marks the eighth add-on acquisition for the France-based wine and spirits label producer
Endless buys Golfino
Deal marks the GP's first investment in a Germany-based company, according to Unquote Data
Fidelium Partners buys Summit Research Labs Dental
GP will carve out the medical and dental chemical products business from parent company Elementis
AdAstra acquires Kappus
Sale of the soap producer was initiated in December 2018 after the company filed for insolvency
AFV Partners buys RocketRoute
GP plans to build on synergies with its other aviation software portfolio company APG
KKR, Henkel in final bid for Coty nail and hair – report
Advent and a consortium of Cinven and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority reportedly left the process
Nord Holding invests in Ewerk
GP is seeking add-ons for the Germany-based IT service, focusing on DACH targets
General Atlantic exits ControlExpert to Allianz X
Exit comes after a three-year investment period in the vehicle insurance claim auditing platform
Eurazeo signs France Invest gender diversity charter
GP also plans to appoint women to 50% of its junior investment team roles
Ufenau buys stake in Integr8
GP is seeking add-ons in the digital marketing space for the Berlin-based agency