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The year that was 2011: Funds launch amid Eurozone crisis
The past year has been perhaps the most turbulent since the financial crisis hit. While there has been plenty of activity and a return of large deals, the Eurozone crisis has certainly had an impact.
BV Group sells E2E
BV Group has reaped a profit of approximately CHF1.56m from the sale of E2E Technologies to Scheer Group.
Heliad exits Häsler
Heliad Equity Partners has sold its majority stake in heating service provider Häsler to the management and a Swiss investment group.
The year that was 2011: Mega-deals and key man clauses
The past year has been perhaps the most turbulent since the financial crisis hit. While there has been plenty of activity and a return of large deals, the Eurozone crisis has certainly had an impact.
HTGF invests in RevenueMax
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed online marketing firm RevenueMax with an undisclosed amount.
The year that was 2011: EMI saga ends, ISS woes continue
The past year has been perhaps the most turbulent since the financial crisis hit. While there has been plenty of activity and a return of large deals, the Eurozone crisis has certainly had an impact.
Rumour roundup: what to expect in 2012
With 2012 just around the corner, the market is abuzz with rumours. Sonnie Ehrendal takes a look at what to expect in the coming year.
Leverage in 2012: liquidity still a concern
The latter months of 2011 have been characterised by diminishing liquidity and a great deal of volatility in financial markets, and it is these two interplaying factors that will perform the most significant role in shaping the year to come.
Falling listed fund valuations hint at secondaries boom in 2012
Listed private equity funds are suffering from lower valuations in 2011. This is likely to have broader implications for investors in private equity funds looking to divest, and the secondary specialists hungry for deals. Diana Petrowicz investigates.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back GME
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested €750.000 in laser and light systems provider German Medical Engineering (GME).
UK & France level on deal values as year ends
The UK and France look set to end the year neck-and-neck on deal value, while Germany has seen a major push in the venture space. With 2011 drawing to a close, how do Europe’s regions stack up? John Bakie investigates
HTGF provides seed for Smartblue
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed a seed financing round for photovoltaic service specialist Smartblue.
STAR buys ThyssenKrupp's marine systems business
STAR Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Blohm & Voss's civil business from ThyssenKrupp.
Vorwerk and Piton back Dawanda
Venture capital firms Vorwerk Ventures and Piton Capital have led a €4m funding round for e-commerce platform DaWanda.
Sun European Partners buys EQT stake in Strauss
Sun European Partners has agreed to buy EQT Partner's shares in German retail chain Strauss Innovation.
LBOs: Tighter fiscal regulation ahead
As the economic outlook looks dire across Europe, governments appear keen to increase fiscal pressure on private equity. Sonnie Ehrendal investigates
Swiss VC firm CEO arrested
The CEO of Zürich-based venture capital firm Core Capital Partners, Martin Gloor, has been arrested according to local media reports.
Tengelmann Ventures leads funding for Neonga
Tengelmann Ventures has joined existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and IBB in a financing round for online games publisher Neonga.
Growth funding: is it all downhill from here?
Expansion and early-stage deal numbers declined steadily in Q3 2011, leaving the industry expecting a grim final quarter of the year. Anneken Tappe reports
Earlybird's smava.de teams up with bank
Earlybird portfolio company smava.de has entered a strategic partnership with Fidor Bank AG.
Ventizz-backed Exceet acquires Inplastor
Ventizz portfolio company Exceet Group has acquired Austrian loyalty card and ID security company Inplastor
EMBL II holds first close on €40m
EMBL Ventures has held a first close of its second fund, EMBL Technology Fund II (ETF II), on €40m.
CDB names Permira its latest strategic partner
Permira has signed a memorandum of understanding with CDB Capital to become the Chinese Development Bank’s sole European private equity partner. Kimberly Romaine reports
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