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Foreign GPs boost Nordic buyout figures
Two months into the second half of 2012 and buyout statistics for the Nordics send out mixed signals.
Demeter Partners and WMS invest in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik
Demeter Partners and CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft's Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) have acquired a 26.5% stake in German cleantech business Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik.
PAR Capital secures majority stake in Advanced Inflight Alliance
US firm PAR Capital Management has bought an 86% stake in German listed inflight entertainment company Advanced Inflight Alliance (AIA) following a public takeover offer.
Top 5 exits of 2012 so far
Top 5 exits of 2012
Pinova invests in deconta
Pinova Capital has bought a significant minority stake in German decontamination specialist deconta as part of a succession solution for the company.
Peppermint et al. invest in IOP
Peppermint Venture Partners, Enjoy Venture and KFW's ERP Startfonds have invested €1.6m in German eye disease monitoring company Implandata Ophthalmic Products (IOP), completing its series-A funding round.
DeliveryHero attracts a further €40m
Berlin-based online food delivery firm DeliveryHero has raised €40m from new investor Kite Ventures and existing backers.
SIP's PTF Holding acquires Heinz Kehl & Sohn
Silver Investment Partners' (SIP) portfolio company PTF Holding has acquired Heinz Kehl & Sohn, a German manufacturer of turned and milled parts, as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Voting ends today: British Private Equity Awards 2012
British Private Equity Awards
DBAG reshuffles board
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG is reshuffling its board of management as part of a generational change.
Holtzbrinck Ventures et al. back Semasio
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Holtzbrinck Ventures and the incubator Project A have invested a seven-figure euro sum in Hamburg-based software company Semasio.
DACH region turns a corner
DACH region turns a corner
Would the real CEE please stand up?
Confusion over CEE stats
Hasso Plattner Ventures backs Monoqi
Hasso Plattner Ventures has backed Berlin-based online private shopping club start-up Monoqi.
General Atlantic-backed business buys allesklar.com
Axel Springer Digital Classifieds, joint venture of Axel Springer and General Atlantic, has agreed to acquire allesklar.com AG, operator of meinestadt.de
Atlantik acquires insolvent Pfleiderer
Luxembourg-based turnaround specialist Atlantik has acquired insolvent German wood laminate maker Pfleiderer.
AXA PE acquires Riemser from TVM
AXA Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in German speciality pharmaceuticals company Riemser Arzneimittel from the company's founding family and minority investors, including TVM Capital.
BWK exits Sunval in trade sale
BWK has exited German private label baby food maker Sunval in a trade sale to German dairy company DMK Deutsches Milchkontor.
Triton to sell Dematic
Triton has reportedly held a first round auction for German supplier of materials handling solutions for warehouses, Dematic, attracting bids from financial and strategic investors.
DZ Equity Partner and WGZ merge PE operations
German GPs DZ Equity Partner and WGZ Initiativkapital have combined their private equity operations to become vR Equity Partners.
Flood of businesses for sale expected
Sale flood expected
Advent in talks to buy Douglas stake
Advent International is said to be in talks with German perfume and books retail group Douglas to acquire a stake in the business.
Khosla leads series-A for ParStream
Khosla Ventures has led a $5.6m funding round for German data analytics platform ParStream.
Pamplona looking to buy Ruetgers from Triton
Pamplona Capital Management is in advanced talks to acquire German chemicals business Ruetgers from fellow private equity house Triton, according to reports.