DACH
Mid-market stats focus - Everyone needs boundaries
Professionals concur that the mid-market is the true engine of European private equity growth. But what are the boundaries? By Matthew Craig-Greene and Patrick Adefuye, IE Consulting
Buyout outlook - 2009 already written off
Europe will not see signs of a return to economic health until 2010 at best, suggests a new survey. By Mareen Goebel
Restructuring and insolvency - Ominous silence
Advisers agree that times are set to become even grimmer. Restructuring and insolvency, already boom topics in the hard-hit UK, are now top of the agenda even in the DACH region. Mareen Goebel reports
GERMANY - Ashurst said to name new head of German practice
Press reports suggest that Simon Beddow who currently heads Ashurst's German office is set to return to London after four years in Frankfurt. His successor is expected to be named in April.
GERMANY - Hasso Plattner Ventures and KfW invest in VIOSO
Hasso Plattner Ventures has, alongside KfW, invested in smart projecting company VIOSO.
DACH - BonVenture closes second fund on EUR 9.39m
BonVenture has closed BonVenture II, its second socially responsible venture capital fund, on EUR 9.39m.
GERMANY - Nova exits nuclitec GmbH
Direct secondaries specialist Nova Capital Management has sold German radioactive products supplier nuclitec GmbH, along with its French and US based sister companies nuclitec sarl and nuclitec Inc, in a trade sale to Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen-und Medizintechnik...
AUSTRIA/GERMANY - Ventizz-backed Cardfactory acquires Visioncard
Ventizz portfolio company CardFactory AG has acquired Tyrol-based Visioncard Kunstoffkarten-Produktions GmbH.
AUSTRIA - Quadriga and Lead Equities in talks over Palmers sale
Rumours suggest that Quadriga Capital and Lead Equities are in talks with an Italian strategic investor to exit lingerie company Palmers.
EUROPE - McCreevy remains vague about PE regulation
According to reports, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy still has reservations about regulating private equity firms, despite heavy pressure from MEPs and earlier promises made by European Commission President JosУЉ Manuel Barroso.
EUROPE - Yea leaves 3i; Queen takes the reins
Philip Yea is to step down from his position as CEO of 3i with immediate effect, to be replaced by Michael Queen, formerly finance director of the group.
AUSTRIA/CEE - Schoenherr gains eight new partners
Schoenherr has increased its partnership by eight lawyers, lifting the total number of firm-wide partners to 53.
Back to the future
As the private equity market waived a welcome goodbye to a difficult 2008, unquote" spoke to five industry professionals to get their views on what could be in store in the coming year; in terms of dealflow, fundraising, debt availability and the increasing...