DACH
BlackFin opens new office in Frankfurt
Following a new office in Brussels, the GP boosts its presence in Germany with Frankfurt office
AlixPartners hires new managing director Brunke
Following senior hire in London office, the advisory firm boosts its Munich team with MD hire
Hannover Finanz backs PWK’s MBO
As part of the deal, the GP has acquired a majority stake in the business
Capvis buys majority stake in Felss Group
Deal saw the GP provide capital from its 2013-vintage Capvis Equity IV vehicle
New Science Ventures leads €12m series-B for Zeotap
Backers include existing investors Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital, as well as business angels
AnaCap buys payments service Heidelpay
Buyout activity across the European payment and banking services remains high
Pinova hits €180m final close for second vintage
Fund launched with the same €150m target as its predecessor, which closed on €117m in 2010
Zurmont Madison leads fund restructuring, launches new vehicle
LPs have been offered the opportunity to cash out or roll over to the new vehicle, ZM Opportunity II
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