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German AIFMD draft criticised for strict stance
The German government has put forward a proposal for the implementation of the AIFMD that could destroy the country’s standing as a private equity fund location. The industry is confused – is this the biggest shake-up they have seen in recent years...
HTGF et al. in second round for ConWeaver
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Fraunhofer Venture and Schefter Capital have invested in a second funding round for Darmstadt-based software provider ConWeaver.
Pinova invests in fabfab
Pinova Capital has invested growth capital in German online fabrics retailer fabfab.
Capvis and HgCapital partially exit KVT
Capvis and HgCapital have sold KVT Verbindungstechnik, a division of their Swiss portfolio company KVT Koenig Group (KVT), to trade player Bossard Group for CHF 200m.
Terra Firma’s Deutsche Annington aims for 2013 IPO
Deutsche Annington, the German real estate group backed by Terra Firma, could pursue an IPO as early as 2013, according to reports.
ADCURAM closes first fund on €150m
ADCURAM Group has held a final close on its maiden fund, amounting to around €150m.
No fundraising “doom and gloom” – SJ Berwin’s Sonya Pauls
Sonya Pauls on fundraising
Private equity becomes election battleground
Election battleground
Quadriga buys Hedrich Group
Quadriga Capital has backed the management buyout of Hedrich Group, a German manufacturer of electrical machinery.
Equita makes 10x money on Barat Ceramics exit
Equita Management has sold its majority stake in German oxide-ceramics maker Barat Ceramics to Steadfast Capital.
3i and Allianz looking to sell Scandlines
3i and Allianz Capital Partners are set to sell German-Danish ferry operator Scandlines, according to reports.
Q3 Barometer: European deal flow plummets 35%
Q3 Barometer
Triton to exit Ruetgers
Triton has sold German chemicals business Ruetgers to Indian industrial group Rain Commodities (Rain CII) for €702m.
Octopus leads $3m round for Faction
Octopus Investments has led a $3m funding round for ski equipment and apparel retailer The Faction Collective.
Holtzbrinck Ventures backs Musicplayr
Holtzbrinck Ventures is said to have invested €500,000 in German music platform start-up Musicplayr.
Kinnevik buys extra 10% of Zalando from existing investors
Kinnevik has acquired an additional 10% of shares of German online retailer Zalando for €287m from existing investors Holtzbrinck Ventures, Tengelmann and Rocket Internet.
T-Venture et al. invest in Netbiscuits
T-Venture invested in a $27m funding round for German software-as-a-service company Netbiscuits, led by Stripes Group.
LBBW and KfW invest in avandeo
LBBW Venture Capital and KfW Bankengruppe have invested in a second funding round for Munich-based furniture e-commerce business avandeo.
DACH unquote” October 2012
Recent studies by Rhodium Group and A Capital have suggested that Chinese investors could be in the early stages of a global shopping spree, with direct investment into Europe tripling in 2011 to $10bn.
DBAG exits Coperion to US trade player
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and its co-investment fund DBAG Fund V have sold German mechanical engineering group Coperion to US trade buyer Hillenbrand in a deal understood to be worth €400m.
Data shows impact of continental crisis
Figures have outlined the extent to which the eurozone crisis, and other factors, have crippled the buyout market on the continent.
Advent launches takeover offer for Douglas
Advent International has made a tender offer to acquire listed German perfume and books retail group Douglas, which would value the business at close to €1.5bn.
Creathor Venture III holds final closing
German VC Creathor Venture has held a final close for its third fund on €80m.
HTGF and STIFT invest in JeNaCell
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and The Thüringen Foundation for Technology Innovation and Research (STIFT) have invested €700,000 in German biomaterial developer JeNaCell.