DACH
Aurelius acquires Warehouse Express from Barclays
UK photographic retailer will merge with the acquirer's German portfolio company Calumet Photographic
Vesalius leads €8.3m series-B for Omeicos
Backers in the investment round include KfW Bank, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and Hich-Tech Gründerfonds
HIG acquires Swiss IT consulting business Infinigate
Rotkreuz-headquartered company intends to use the fresh capital to expand internationally through add-ons
Quiet start to 2017 for DACH buyouts following Q4 flurry
Number of large German deals saw the DACH region outpace its European neighbours at the end of 2016, in terms of aggregate value
Ardian sells Frostkrone to Emeram
French GP exits its stake in the German forzen foods manufacturer after a four-year holding period
PE-backed Rad-x bolts on Acura
Deal marks the second bolt-on for the business, following the acquisition of Swiss diagnostic imaging provider IRD
Cinven's CeramTec acquires UK Electro-Ceramics from Morgan
ТЃ47m deal for the technical ceramics business marks the second bolt-on for CeramTec under the GP's tenure
Mosaic and Ribbit lead €5.5m series-A for Bonify
Two VCs join existing backers Index Ventures, DN Capital and HW Capital
BioMedPartners hits CHF 75m first close for third fund
Healthcare-focused GP expects to reach a final close by early 2018
Altor's Norican bolts on Auctus-backed LMCS
Deal sees Auctus fully exit its portfolio company after a two-year ownership period
Project A closes second fund on €140m
Figure raised by the VC for its second vehicle is 75% higher than the total raised for its maiden fund
Partners Group holds €1.5bn first close for direct investment fund
Buyout firm acquired French pharmaceutical group Cerba HealthCare for €1.8bn from PAI Partners earlier this year
HgCapital raises £3.1bn in double fund close
GP successfully closes HgCapital 8 and Mercury 2 on ТЃ2.5bn and ТЃ575m respectively
Q4 Barometer: Large-cap deals boost value in a shrinking market
Spike in megadeals boosted aggregate deal value in Q4, though volume was down 20% year-on-year
HTGF backs Wetransform
German early-stage VC investor expands in the spatial data system market
DACH GPs hunt for value following fundraising bonanza
With strong fundraising activity in the region, GPs must now find value in a challenging market
HQ Equita acquires Well Plus Trade
Buyout house secures a majority stake in the German producer of protein-based sports nutrition
KKR successful in GFK share purchase
Private equity giant will now have a say in trying to turn the German market research business around
AGIC Capital hits final close on $1bn for debut fund
Maiden Sino-European buyout fund started fundraising in March 2015
Holtzbrinck and Battery invest $4.2m in Zeitgold
Fintech startup will use the capital to roll out its product to small businesses
Forbion, Seroba co-lead €29m series-B for Prexton
Backers include existing investors Merck Ventures, Ysios Capital and Sunstone Capital
Idinvest Partners opens Frankfurt office
Argos Soditic, Main Capital and BlackFin Capital Partners are among the firms to have also increased their German activity recently
Unigestion acquires Akina in $6bn AUM merger
Merged group will have $6bn in assets under management and will trade under the Unigestion brand
Lindsay Goldberg Vogel hires Unger as managing partner
Thomas Unger leaves Constantia Flexibles to become managing partner