DACH
ECM closes fourth fund on €230m
ECM Equity Capital Management has announced the final close of its fourth fund, GEP IV, on €230m.
Acton leads financing round for Fashion For Home
Acton Capital has led a funding round for German online furniture retailer Fashion For Home.
Vorwerk and Omnes back Tennis-Point
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures and Omnes Capital have invested in German tennis e-commerce business Tennis-Point.
Target Partners leads series-A for Theva
Munich firm Target Partners is understood to have led a seven-figure series-A round in BayBG-backed German energy technology company Theva Dünnschichttechnik.
Earlybird et al. invest $4m in Traxpay
Earlybird Venture Capital has invested around $3.2m in German-American B2B payments service provider Traxpay as part of a $4m series-A round together with three business angels and a strategic investor.
German family businesses & PE: An uneasy relationship
German private equity firms are hungry for the Mittelstand, but these largely family-run businesses have often proved elusive in the past. Will more partnerships emerge as a consequence of the economic crisis and diminishing availability of conventional...
Mobility Ventures announces new managing partner
Lothar Pauly, former CEO of Siemens Communications has joined Mobility Ventures as managing-partner Europe.
Blackstone exits Klöckner Pentaplast
Blackstone has sold its majority stake in German thermoform packaging company Klöckner Pentaplast to Strategic Value Partners.
Intel Capital et al. back KupiVIP
Intel Capital has led a $38m funding round for Russian e-commerce fashion retailer KupiVIP Holding.
Climate Change Capital et al. in €12m PPC series-B
Climate Change Capital (CCC) has invested alongside strategic investors Siemens Financial Services Venture Capital and British Gas in a €12m series-B round for German smart grid company Power Plus Communications (PPC).
Evonik cancels IPO
CVC-backed German chemicals maker Evonik has announced the cancellation of its planned IPO.
Index Ventures closes €350m tech fund
Index Ventures has raised a €350m fund aimed at early-stage investments in the technology sector, Early Stage Fund - IV6.
Rise in secondaries highlights tough venture market
Venture secondaries on the rise
DACH unquote" June 2012
Vienna’s stock exchange has experienced a few tough years, but new chief executive and several planned private equity IPOs over the next two years could see the bourse becoming attractive to private equity once again.
Holtzbrinck Ventures and HTGF invest in Paul Secret
Holtzbrinck Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have invested in Berlin-based start-up Paul Secret, a fashion adviser and retailer for men.
Wellington Partners et al. invest in Readmill
Wellington Partners has joined previous investors Passion Capital and Index Ventures in a series-A funding round for German social reading platform Readmill.
H2-backed Smartwares buys Hanesbrands Europe
Consumer essentials retailer Smartwares, a portfolio company of H2 Equity Partners, has wholly acquired Hanesbrands Europe as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
HTGF leads seed round for KeyRocket
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has led a seed funding round for keyboard shortcut trainer KeyRocket, the launch product of start-up business Veodin Software.
Market volatility threatens Evonik IPO
The RAG Foundation, which owns a majority stake in CVC-backed German chemicals maker Evonik, could cancel the company's IPO in light of the current market environment.
European Investment Fund appoints new chairman
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has appointed Dario Scannapieco as chairman of the board of directors.
Listed private equity recovery underway
Listed private equity
Capvis buys hessnatur
Swiss private equity firm Capvis Equity Partners has acquired German clothing company hessnatur in a management buyout from Primondo Specialty Group for an estimated €30-40m.
Target Partners invests in adeven
Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners has invested between €1-10m in a series-A funding round for mobile advertising analyst adeven.
HTGF invests in AudioCure Pharma
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angel Dr Schumacher have provided German drugs candidate developer AudioCure Pharma with seed funding.