DACH
HTGF sells Sierra Sensors to trade
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for HTGF, which invested in the business from its first fund
DACH Fundraising Report 2018
Private equity fundraising in the DACH region continued to build on strong momentum in 2017
EQT Ventures leads $18m series-B for Silexica
Existing investors Merus Capital and Pau Ventures also take part in the round
DACH fundraising picks up steam after slow Q1
Funds holding final closes in Q2 have surpassed the total amount raised in the first quarter of the year, following a strong 2017
Insight backs $18.8m series-C for Blinkist
Existing investors Greycroft, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and EVentures also take part
DLA Piper hires Baker McKenzie's Schumann
Schumann will be responsible for advising private equity and corporate clients on M&A transactions
Golding hires Allianz director Sedlmayr
Sedlmayr will be responsible for institutional client services and sales
ECM holds final close on €325m hard-cap
Fifth buyout fund attracts commitments from 20 LPs from Europe, North America and Asia
Alpina sells Dolan to Dralon
Sale ends a holding period of three years for Alpina, which bought the firm in a double acquisition
Nauta leads €6m series-A for Talentry
Existing shareholder Global Founders Capital also took part in the funding round
BWK-backed IT-Informatik buys Mercoline
Mercoline previously operated as a subsidiary of office supplies business Pelikan Group
Beringea leads €10m series-B for MYCS
Deal is Beringea's first investment in Germany and its second in the DACH region
Q1 entry multiples drop to lowest level since Q1 2016
PE deal valuations drop for the third consecutive quarter, as the Nordic region continues to see the highest entry multiples
BWK buys H&R Industrierohrbau
Co-founders Alexander Hock and Andreas Rohleder will both retain a stake in the new company
PE-backed Wemas acquires Gerding
Previous owner Thomas Gerding acquires shares in Wemas in the transaction
Bain's Fintyre bolts on Reifen Krieg
Deal is the second acquisition made by Fintyre in Germany, following the bolt-on of Reiff Tyre
ICG sells Nora Systems to trade for $420m
Sale ends a holding period of five years for ICG, which first entered as a minority shareholder
VC-backed Home24 prices €600m IPO
Flotation prices at the higher end of the €19.5-24.5 range set at the start of June
Invision sells Swiss Education Group to Summer Capital
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Invision, which acquired the business in 2008
Avedon sells Seebach to trade for €60m
Avedon acquired the business in 2012, drawing equity from the €190m NIBC Growth Capital Fund II
Advent buys Deutsche Fachpflege from Chequers
Current management team will retain a stake in the new company and remain in their positions
Invision launches sixth buyout fund
Fund was registered in Jersey on 5 December 2017 as Invision VI Limited Partnership
DACH investors turn to value creation to justify high multiples
Three of the five most active private equity firms based in the DACH region last year used non-standard investment models
US investors lag behind Europe on responsible investing – report
Survey finds that 47% of European-based institutional investors have established an RI policy