DACH
Alpha PE hires Quinn as IR and fundraising director
Helena Quinn was previously private equity leader at fund services firm SGG
Vitruvian buys Doctari
GP draws equity for the transaction from its €2.4bn buyout fund, Vitruvian Partnership III
HQ Equita buys Steindl Group
Steindl comprises packaging machinery manufacturers Fawema and HDG Verpackungsmachinen
Co-investment: Dancing to a new tune
Co-investment has evolved from a value-add into an industry staple, but debate remains as to whether the strategy favours LPs and GPs equally
SHS-backed Novo Klinik buys Innocath
Novo Klinik is expanding its product portfolio in the field of airway management
Ufenau-backed Lavatio acquires Kruppert
GP plans on using its buy-and-build strategy to establish and grow the group in the DACH region
VC fuels Europe's journey towards self-driving future
Despite the long-term nature of investing in autonomous vehicles and high barriers to entry, fund managers are finding routes into the segment
DBAG backs Karl Eugen Fischer in MBO from Equistone
Deal is the fourth MBO structured by DBAG Fund VII since it began deploying capital in 2016
Video: Mandarin's Inna Gehrt on DACH opportunities
Inna Gehrt, partner and head of DACH at Mandarin, explores why the region is viewed as an LP magnet
Video: Triton's Marcus Brans on operational expertise
Triton's Marcus Brans discusses the most important way that investors can add value to companies
Alpina-backed ITB buys Logis
Both Alpina and its co-investor, private holding company Command, are providing fresh capital
BlackFin appoints Franzmeyer to lead DACH expansion
Franzmeyer joins as managing director and will become head of Blackfin in Germany in September
KKR's Smidt steps down
Head of industrials and energy Smidt left at the end of May, and has been replaced by Edouard Pillot
NGP leads $20m series-B for Caroobi
Other backers in the round include Target Global, BMW iVentures, DN Capital and Cherry Ventures
Palero sells Krähe-Versand to HBB Holding
Palero acquired Krähe-Versand in January 2015 from the Berner Group
Target Global launches $100m transport fund
Fund will invest in startups in the transport sector, with a focus on Germany and Israel
VC firms invest $30m in Coya
Fresh capital will be used to establish the company in Germany once it receives approval from BaFin
VR Equitypartner sells Vohtec to trade
Deal ends a five-year holding period for VR Equitypartner, which acquired a 49.9% stake in 2013
PE-backed Concardis and Nets set to merge
Deal will see Concardis shareholders contribute their shares in return for Nets shares
VC firms back €10m series-A for FinCompare
Dutch bank ING joins the syndicate as the lead investor via its corporate venturing arm
DBAG buys Von Poll Immobilien
Third investment from DBAG ECF I, which raised €85m for its latest vintage in June 2017
Steadfast holds first close on €220m
Vehicle has a target of €250m and a hard-cap of €300m, which the GP is expected to reach
LP competition heats up for stakes in GP management companies
One in six LPs is taking stakes in GP management companies via specialist funds
Capvis sells Lista to trade for CHF 184.5m
End of an almost 12-year holding period for Capvis, which acquired the company in September 2006