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Siemens subsidiary to be bought for $800m
Siemens has entered talks to sell off its water technology subsidiary Siemens Wassertechnik to AEA Investors for $800m, according to Reuters.
OEP's Constantia Flexibles to float
Packaging manufacturer Constantia Flexibles, owned by JP Morgan's private equity arm One Equity Partners (OEP), is planning its flotation, according to reports.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back Photonics Healthcare
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital have backed Photonics Healthcare, a medical equipment manufacturer.
Auven's ADC Therapeutics receives $40m funding round
Pharmaceuticals company ADC Therapeutics has raised $40m from existing backer Auven Therapeutics and corporation MedImmune.
Pinova and BIP team up to buy Utimaco Safeware
Pinova Capital and BIP Investment Partners have acquired cyber security provider Utimaco Safeware in a management buyout.
immatics raises €34m series-D financing round
immatics biotechnologies, a biopharmaceutical firm, has raised €34m from existing investors including Wellington Partners and MIG.
Metric and ICS in talks to take HTI private
Private equity houses Metric Capital Partners and ICS Partners have entered talks with Austrian engineering business HTI High Tech Industries to take the business private.
Sulzer circled by private equity firms
Swiss industrial manufacturer Sulzer has received bids from private equity firms for its subsidiary Metco, according to reports.
Merck could turn to private equity to finance clinical trials
German pharmaceutical company Merck has held talks with private equity firms to potentially finance future clinical trials, according to reports.
Zalando said to mull IPO
Private equity-backed online shopping platform Zalando is considering a flotation, according to local press reports.
Madvertise spinout raises $5m in series-A round
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform LiquidM, a spinout of German start-up Madvertise, has raised a $5m funding round from Earlybird, Blumberg Capital and Asset Management.
Aquila Capital to launch maiden fund-of-funds
German investment company Aquila Capital has entered the private equity market, aiming to launch a fund-of-funds in early 2014.
Advent exits Oxea in trade sale
Advent International has divested German chemical manufacturer Oxea in a trade sale, said to be worth around €1.8bn, to Oman Oil Company (OOC).
Family offices pose competitive threat to German GPs
Family offices
Brockhaus to close third fund by year-end
Brockhaus Private Equity is aiming to close its latest fund, Brockhaus Private Equity III, on €170m in Q4.
KKR mulls ATU exit
KKR is planning to divest its struggling portfolio company Auto-Teile Unger (ATU), according to reports.
Venturecapital.de backs Ingenious Technologies
Venturecapital.de and other investors have backed Ingenious Technologies, an online marketing solutions provider, with a joint seven-figure capital injection.
DBAG backs ZGS Bildungs in MBO
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has bought a majority stake in private tutoring services provider ZGS Bildungs in a management buyout.
FTI Consulting hires two
FTI Consulting has appointed Christian Axmann and Andreas Rapp as managing directors to their Munich office.
CVC appoints Wolfgang Colberg as industrial partner
Wolfgang Colberg, CVC
Ballpark Ventures backs EyeQuant
Ballpark Ventures, Robin McIlvenny and other undisclosed investors have invested a joint €500,000 in German tech start-up EyeQuant.
Brockhaus exits ATT Systems in trade sale
Brockhaus Private Equity has sold Advanced Temperature Test Systems (ATT) to Cascade Microtech for €8.4m.
Barclays hires Nomura's Ulrich Böckmann
Ulrich Böckmann, Barclays