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Invision picks up Pfeifer
Zug-based Invision Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in damage restoration service provider Pfeifer.
T-Venture backs Teqcycle Solutions
T-Venture has led a funding round for Teqcycle Solutions, a Munich-based provider of mobile device trade-in solutions.
Deal in focus: KKR nets Hertha Berlin
Private equity behemoth KKR acquired an equity stake of 9.7% in German football club Hertha BSC last week, one component of the €61.2m investment from its $2bn Special Situations fund.
Q4 Barometer: dealflow bounces back
Following a weak Q3, the final months of 2013 marked the strongest quarter of the year, according to the latest unquoteт Private Equity Barometer, published in association with SL Capital Partners.
Paua et al. back mbrace
Paua Ventures, Astutia Ventures and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have provided a seven-digit investment in a seed funding round for mbrace, a German social discovery and dating app.
HTGF invests in WPX Faserkeramik
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in metal refining energy efficiency business WPX Faserkeramik.
Investors pump further $20m into Foodpanda
Phenomen Ventures has joined other investors in a $20m funding round for Berlin-based food delivery platform Foodpanda.
Sentica's Citec buys TGB
Sentica portfolio company Citec, a Finnish engineering services business, has acquired German engineering company Technisches Gemeinschaftsbüro (TGB) from Siemens.
KKR scores Hertha BSC deal
KKR has bought a 9.7% stake in German football club Hertha BSC for €61.2m.
Waterland appoints new German MD
Dutch firm Waterland Private Equity Investments has appointed Carsten Rahlfs as a principal and managing director of the German office.
Sunstone invests in GetYourGuide
Sunstone Capital has invested in GetYourGuide, a Swiss tour and activity-booking platform, in a $4.5m series-A extension round led by two angel investors.
Pantheon wins BVK mandate
Funds-of-funds manager Pantheon has established a new global private equity programme alongside Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension group.
Runa Capital pours €1.5m into Cloudpartner.de
Runa Capital has invested €1.5m ($2m) in a series-A round for Berlin-based start-up Cloudpartner.de, which gives German SMEs access to cloud-based services.
SoundCloud raises series-D at $700m valuation
Institutional Venture Partners has led a $60m series-D round for German music platform SoundCloud.
Luminor Capital backs Next Generation Finance Invest
Singapore-based Luminor Capital has invested CHF 5.5m in Next Generation Finance Invest (NGFI), a listed social trading platform.
Placement agents: a dying breed?
The placement agent industry has attracted criticism of late, with some labelling it as nothing more than a glorified introductory business. As fundraising becomes more complex, Alice Murray investigates how relevant this advisory service is
Invision and Hypo cut razor deal
Invision Private Equity and Hypo Equity have sold German razor blade manufacturer Feintechnik to US corporate ADKM.
EQT closes €1.1bn mid-market fund
After more than a decade of swelling fund sizes, EQT has returned to its roots by closing a mid-market fund on €1.1bn.
Nimbus acquires Robert Bürkle
Dutch investor Nimbus has acquired a majority stake in German industrial machinery manufacturer Robert Bürkle.
Fintech: throwing down the gauntlet to financial services
Financial technology dealflow is growing at a steady pace and the banks are taking note. Amy King investigates the drivers and challenges behind the fintech revolution.
Insurers to ramp up private equity exposure in 2014
Insurers are rethinking their investment strategies and beginning to increase their exposure to private equity. Some are even looking at it from an asset-liability management perspective.