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Hg-backed Noventic bolts on Ch. Mittendorf and Neotech
Hg retained a minority stake in Noventic after the sale of its portfolio company Qundis
US investors eye European first-time funds
Maiden fundraises are maintaining momentum, with US institutional investors increasingly drawn to such vehicles
Ardian hires Friedrich to join buyout team
Alexander Friedrich joins from Quadriga Capital, where he led the services and software sector teams
Gyrus signs first deal with DowDuPont carve-out
Just four months after being launched, Gyrus Capital has signed the complex carve-out of DuPont Sustainable Solutions
Index, Ribbit and Thrive in $114m series-D funding round for Raisin
Index Ventures first invested in a series-A funding round for the company in 2014
Speedinvest launches third venture fund
Speedinvest III has a target of €175m, exceeding Speedinvest II's final close on $100m
Connexio acquires Rosenberger Restaurant
Rosenberger Restaurant went into a restructuring process in December 2018 and one site has closed
Q4 Barometer: European deal volume sets new annual record
Despite a slowdown in the final quarter of the year, private equity activity reached an all-time high over the course of the year
Freitag promotes Prüfer to managing partner
Prüfer spent time at Macquarie and HBA-Consulting before joining Freitag & Co in 2011
Halder sells Wback to trade buyer
Halder is currently divesting from its 2009-vintage restructured Halder Germany II fund
Main Capital-backed GoConnectIT bolts on Swiss Knife
Main Capital's portfolio company makes second acquisition since the firm bought GoConnectIT in 2017
Pride Capital provides first mezzanine loan after spin-out
Mezzanine loan provided to Coyo is Pride Capital's first since its spin-out from Main Capital
Jacobs Holding sells down stake in Cognita
BDT Capital Partners and Sofina have taken minority stakes in the international school group
VCs back CrossEngage in series-A funding round
Existing investors including Project A, Vorwerk Ventures and Earlybird Venture Capital also participate
LBO France-backed My Media Group bolts on Peak Ace
My Media Group has been considering targets in France, Germany and the UK since July 2018
Push Ventures and Senovo invest €2m in Anyline
Investment is the first Munich-based Senovo has made in an Austrian company
Orkila Capital invests €15m in Cannamedical
Orkila invests for a minority stake, while founder David Henn will retain a 60% stake
MPEP launches fund-of-funds
First time the fund-of-funds manager has widely marketed its programme to external LPs
HGTF backs Instagrid
HGTF is joined by Segnalita Ventures and Martin Global in a seven-figure funding round
Goodwin hires Latham & Watkins' Klenk
Goodwin hires private equity and M&A lawyer Gregor Klenk as a partner in its Frankfurt office
Carlyle acquires SER
Acquisition was made from the firm's CETP III fund, which focuses on technology companies
Hg buys Transporeon from TPG
Acquisition continues Hg's strategy for B2B cloud-based software and network companies
CGS-backed Photonics bolts on LS Laser Systems
CGS is looking to buy a fourth portfolio company and bolt on two more for Eol and Photonics
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Minority report
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which our Precogs envision PE's future of non-controlling stakes