DACH
Credo and Talis co-led a €4m series-A for Price FX
Prague-based venture capital house Credo injected capital from its second vintage, Credo Stage 2
Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
GPs have acquired the business to lead a market segment consolidation across the DACH region
Alpina backs German software developer Gefasoft
GP acquires an undisclosed stake in the business from its 2013-vintage Alpina Partners Fund vehicle
EMBL, Life Sciences Partners lead €8m series-A for Luxendo
GPs completed the funding round launched in 2015 with an additional €2m injection
TA Associates buys Think Project
GP acquired an undisclosed stake from former investor Walter Beteiligungen und Immobilien
Boehringer Ingelheim leads €9m series-A for Heparegenix
Backers to the funding round include Novo Seeds and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Main Capital invests in Artegic
Benelux player Main Capital opened a local office in the DACH region in August
Deutsche Private Equity closes third fund on €575m
Third fund is raised four years after its predecessor, significantly exceeding fund II's €350m
VR Equitypartner buys minority stake in GBS
As part of the deal, existing investors will retain the controlling stake
CBPE buys German solvent producer Safechem
Deal marks the third investment for the GP’s latest vehicle, CBPE Capital Fund IX
KKR tenders offer for GfK
Following the deal, KKR and the company will own a combined 75% stake in the business
Silver Lake leads funding round for Flixbus
Backers include existing investors General Atantic and Holtzbrinck Ventures
King & Wood Mallesons partner Brenner moves to Orrick
German lawyer Brenner and two associates will leave KWM for Orrick
EQT exits BSN Medical in €2.74bn trade sale
EQT had acquired the group from Montagu Private Equity in 2012 for €1.82bn
HQ Equita sells Stettler to Groupe Imi
GP sold its controlling stake in the business via a trade sale after five-year holding period
Silverfleet sells Orizon for €81.6m
UK-based GP has sold its stake in the business via a trade sale after nine-year hold
LBBW leads €6m series-B for Amcure
Backers include existing investors KfW, MBG and S-Kap Unternehmensbeteiligungs
Warburg Pincus-backed United Internet in €600m Strato deal
Acquisition comes one month after the GP first backed the company's business application division
Mandarin hires two in Italy and Germany
GP boosts its Milan team with a new partner and new head of its German office
Invision acquires TintenCenter
Deal marks the second acquisition for the GP in the printer consumables e-commerce segment
Adveq closes Adveq Europe VI on €462m
GP closed Adveq Specialised Investments and Adveq Europe Co-Investments earlier in 2016
Apax Partners buys Unilabs from Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France
As part of the deal, Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France fully exited the business
DBAG buys Dieter Braun from Seafort
GP acquired its stake via the DBAG Fund VI vehicle, which reached a €700m final close in 2012
DACH buyouts on the rise throughout 2016
Despite low dealflow, the region saw an increase in buyouts during the course of the year, as aggregate value remained resolute