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GERMANY - Odewald-backed walter services makes acquisition
walter services Holding, which is backed by Odewald & cie and caption, has agreed to acquire SEB Card Service from Swedish banking group SEB.
GERMANY - Acton acquires stake in mytheresa
Acton Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in luxury online retailer mytheresa through an undisclosed investment.
DACH - Finatem reaches EUR 120m for third fund
Finatem has held a first close of its third fund, Finatem III, on EUR 120m, around 80% of the target.
GERMANY - Seventure and DuMont invest EUR 2m in Tradoria
Seventure Partners and DuMont Venture have invested EUR 2m in e-commerce solutions company Tradoria, in a series-B funding round.
GERMANY – HTGF provides seed funding for Raumfeld
High-Tech Gründerfonds has provided seed funding for hi-fi systems maker Raumfeld GmbH.
EUROPE - London to be worse hit if AIFM goes through
The call for tighter regulation of the private equity markets, is likely to "hit London far more than anywhere else" says Clare Grayston, partner at Nabarro in a recent video interview with unquote". See the video on www.unquote.com .
GLOBAL – Unigestion's Secondary Opportunity II hits EUR 135m first close
Privately-owned asset manager Unigestion has held a first close of Unigestion Secondary Opportunity Fund II on EUR 135m.
UK – BC Partners looking to raise EUR 5.8bn for new fund
BC Partners is reportedly planning to raise a new EUR 5.8bn fund, proof that the large-cap sector could be reviving.
FRANCE/GERMANY/UK - Indigo promotes four
Specialist mezzanine investor has promoted Adrian Lurie, Nicole Waibel and Cyril de Galea to partner, and Esteban Abad to investment director.
GERMANY - Earlybird leads EUR 3m round for EBS Technology
Earlybird has led a EUR 3m investment in medical device business EBS Technology GmbH, together with BC Brandenburg Capital.
EUROPE - Carlyle makes senior promotions across Europe
Buyout house Carlyle has promoted 33 professionals to senior positions across its offices globally, with four in the firm's London office.
EUROPE - HgCapital to close sixth fund on £1.85bn
Mid-market investor HgCapital is close to a final close of almost £2bn for its sixth buyout fund, above its original target.
GLOBAL - Blackstone raises $9bn so far for its sixth fund
According to reports based on a letter to its investors, Blackstone has so far raised about $9bn for its sixth buyout fund, BCP VI, and is hoping to hold a final close of the vehicle in June.
Carlyle makes senior promotions across Europe
Buyout house Carlyle has promoted 33 professionals to senior positions across its offices globally, with four in the firm's London office.
GERMANY - Permira exits remaining freenet stake in EUR 115m placement
According to press reports, Permira has divested its remaining 10% stake in telecommunications group freenet in a private placement on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, raising approximately EUR 115m.
GERMANY/US - Jordan’s PRG acquires Procon
The Jordan Company's portfolio company Production Resource Group has acquired Frankfurt-listed live events business Procon Multimedia.
GLOBAL - Big Apple pensions ripe for private equity
New York City, which boasts a pension pot of $96.4bn, is reportedly naming a private equity veteran to look after its investment, triggering conjecture that the city may put more money to work in the asset class which spent most of last year plagued by...
GERMANY - SHS invests in TNI medical
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has, together with KfW bank and management, acquired a majority stake in medical technology firm, TNI medical AG.
EUROPE - Riverside makes European promotions
The Riverside Company has promoted Juan Barnechea to head of its European deal origination team. He will be replacing Karsten Langer who will become a transaction partner for Benelux and France.
SWITZERLAND - BioMedPartners reaches final close on CHF 106m
Healthcare venture firm BioMedPartners has reached the final close for BioMedInvest on CHF 106m.
GERMANY - JCMB and IBB back online learning portal sofatutor
JCMB Beteiligungs and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have invested an undisclosed sum in online learning portal sofatutor.
GERMANY - Wellington Partners sells eCircle for EUR 60m to TA Associates
TA Associates has acquired a majority stake in e-mail marketing service eCircle from Wellington Partners, in a deal worth in excess of EUR 60m.