DACH
Interview: AIFI's Anna Gervasoni
Anna Gervasoni has been the general manager of AIFI – the Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association – since 1986. She talks to Susannah Birkwood about challenges past, opportunities to come and the “tragic” state of the Italian IPO market....
Emerald sells inge watertechnologies
Venture capital firm Emerald Technology Ventures has sold water treatment provider inge watertechnologies to chemical company BASF for an undisclosed amount.
Easter sees double secondaries deals
The Easter weekend has seen major developments in the secondaries market, with both HarbourVest and Eurazeo attempting to expand their presence through acquisitions. John Bakie reports
Silverfleet Capital sells EDP
Silverfleet Capital has exited dental service provider European Dental Partners Holding to Sweden-based industrial group Lifco Dental International AB for €170m.
Escape from captivity
Erstwhile captives now form the backbone of Europe’s mid-market. But success is not a foregone conclusion, as a handful of firms have illustrated. Spain's Portobello Capital is the latest to test the waters. Susannah Birkwood investigates.
HIG acquires walter services
HIG Europe and Anchorage Capital have acquired telecommunication service provider walter services from Odewald & Compagnie, Gilde Buy Out Partners and Capiton AG for an undisclosed amount.
BVK appoints Ulrike Hinrichs as new managing director
The German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association BVK has appointed Ulrike Hinrichs as its new managing director.
Banks move to offer free placement services
Banks are taking on mandates to drive future revenues from ancillary services. But you pay for what you get: lesser established GPs will still need the hands-on approach independent advisers offer. Kimberly Romaine reports.
Deutsche unquote" April 2011
The DACH region has seen three fundraising announcements in recent weeks – a sign that the area’s fundraising market is hotting up in 2011.
VCT fundraising – a bumper year?
This yearтs ТЃ365m total fell short of some estimates for VCT fundraising activity. However the sum hides some very positive developments for the industry: namely a relaxation of investment rules, as well as a reinforcement of the delineation of the Best...
Heuking appoints new partner
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has appointed Dr Peter Schmidt as new partner for its Hamburg office.
Capricorn co-leads CHF 23.7m investment in NovaShunt
Capricorn Venture Partners, BioMedInvest AG and Entrepreneurs Fund have co-led a CHF 23.7m investment in NovaShunt AG.
Commercial due diligence: Under the microscope
Following the shocks of the financial crisis, banks are slowly returning to lending. However, given recent experiences they are scrutinising portfolio companies more intently than ever before, changing the role of due diligence. John Bakie investigates...
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds expands private equity team
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds, the German division of Eversheds International, has appointed Sven Schweneke and Dr Bernd Früchtl as new members of its private equity team, headed by Dr Matthias Heisse.
DBAG acquires Romaco
Private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has backed the MBO of industrial machinery manufacturer Romaco group with €61m.
Constellation Capital launches €100m fund
Constellation Capital has launched its first institutional fund, Constellation II German Small Cap Fund, targeting €100m.
DBAG sells Preh
Private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has sold automotive supplier Preh to US supplier Joyson Automotive Electronic Holding.
Acton invests in German e-commerce portal Yatego
Acton Capital Partners has acquired a stake in German e-commerce portal Yatego GmbH.
Central and Eastern Europe – A Continuing Opportunity
Nearly two decades of investment history, superior returns, a universe of experienced fund managers т yet Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is neglected by many LPs. Henry Potter and Peter Wolfers of Alpha Associates discuss the characteristics of the...
Earlybird et al. invest in Clean Mobile
Earlybird Venture Capital, Capital-E and HTGF invested €7.7m in a series-B financing round for Clean Mobile.
HTGF backs yourTime
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested €500,000 in German software provider yourTime Solutions.
Constellation Capital adds new managing partner
Ralf Flore has joined Swiss investor group Constellation Capital as managing partner.
Finatem exits Derby Cycle in IPO
German mid-market investor Finatem has listed its portfolio company Derby Cycle on the Frankfurt stock exchange on 4th February.
Carlyle acquires ADA Cosmetics
Private equity house Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in German provider of hotel cosmetics, ADA Cosmetics from Halder, in a secondary buyout for an undisclosed amount. The investment was made from Carlyle's European growth capital fund CETP...