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Consortium funds Cuculus with EUR 2.6m
Yellow&Blue Investment Management has led a EUR 2.6m round in smart metering company Cuculus GmbH.
Germany's importance to grow as private equity recovers
Germany’s significance in terms of overall European private equity is set to increase in the coming years, with international funds indicating that they will target the region more over the next five years. Mareen Goebel reports.
Q&A: Germany remains strong at the core
Mareen Goebel speaks to Richard Burton, PricewaterhouseCooper's private equity leader for Germany, about the challenges facing the country's private equity market in the year ahead.
The only way is up: new poll reveals strong optimism for 2010
Most readers are optimistic for the year ahead - but cynics have good cause for concern. By Kimberly Romaine.
CVC's Evonik to divest minority stake in energy business
Evonik, in which CVC Capital Partners holds a minority stake, is weighing the sale of a minority stake of its energy division.
General Atlantic appoints senior advisor for Europe
General Atlantic (GA) has appointed Mike McTighe as special advisor to the firm in Europe.
California mis-places the agents
CalPERS, CalSTERS trickier to access т but for the wrong reasons, reports Kimberly Romaine
Neuhaus Partners takes stake in Searchmetrics
Neuhaus Partners has invested in software company Searchmetrics GmbH to fund the company's international expansion.
Aggressive banks push Kabel Deutschland debt to 70%
According to sources close to the deal speaking to unquote", the banks involved in the pending Kabel Deutschland deal have aggressively pushed the equity to just 30% of the deal valued at as much as EUR 5bn. Equity ratios of just 30% are almost unheard...
Montagu Private Equity prepares for EUR 2bn IPO of BSN Medical
Montagu has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on a possible IPO for medical supplies company BSN Medical, which is expected to fetch up to EUR 2bn. A sales process was started about one-and-a-half years ago, but abandoned.
EXCLUSIVE - Argos Soditic reaps 4.2x on Kägi sale
Argos Soditic has sold its stake in Kägi to an undisclosed Swiss industrial family, generating 4.2x money.
Argos Soditic reaps 4.2x on Kägi exit
Argos Soditic has sold its stake in Kägi to an undisclosed Swiss industrial family, which acquired the company with all cash and wiped out its debt, for a 4.2x multiple and an IRR of 125 to 130.
Gründerfonds Münsterland completes first investment
eCAPITAL has invested a six-figure sum into Variowell Development GmbH.
Walter services acquires SEB
Walter services Holding GmbH, a portfolio company of Odewald & Cie and caption, has agreed to acquire SEB Card Service GmbH from Swedish banking group SEB AG.
Eschenbach Group acquires Tura
Barclays Private Equity-backed eyewear manufacturer Eschenbach Group has acquired 85% of American eyewear company Tura with effect from 1 December 2009, with 15% being held by the company's management.
AXA's Spotless sale points to return of competitive auction
In the last year the competitive auction has become a rarity, as buyers became unwilling to bid up prices and sought extensive exclusivity. Now, though, they could be back on the cards.
Consortium funds Eucodis with EUR 2m
Existing investors Pontis Capital, Wiener Wachstumsfonds, IBG und Arax have invested EUR 2m in enzyme company Eucodis Bioscience.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in InnoMotix
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested in pneumatics company InnoMotix GmbH.
Q&A: Secondary chances
Hanspeter Bader, head of private equity at Unigestion, talks with Mareen Goebel about the secondaries space and current issues with fundraising
BC and AXA's Medica set to become latest listing
French care home business Medicaтs flotation could be a sign that the IPO market is in rude health.