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GERMANY - Nord Holding acquires bakery business from Hannover Finanz
Nord Holding has, together with the management, wholly acquired bakery company De Maekelbörger GmbH from HANNOVER Finanz for an undisclosed amount.
GERMANY - eCAPITAL invests in SmartHouse
eCAPITAL Enrepreneurial Partners, via Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen, has invested in housing solutions company SmartHouse GmbH.
EUROPE - Osmosis to raise EUR 200m for new fund-of-funds
Reports suggest that newly launched fund-of-funds manager Osmosis Capital is seeking to raise EUR 200m for its inaugral fund, which will target investments into low carbon technology funds.
GERMANY - Silver Point and Pamplona bid for Montagu's Kalle Nalo
Silver Point Capital and Pamplona Capital are reported to be among the bidders for Montagu Private Equity-owned sausage casing manufacturer Kalle Nalo, which is is being sold through an auction process.
GERMANY - BluO acquires Pit-Stop from PAI-subsidiary Kwik-Fit
Private equity newcomer BluO has acquired Pit-Stop Auto Service GmbH, the German division of car service business Kwik-Fit Holdings, a portfolio company of PAI Partners, for an undisclosed amount.
US/EUROPE - Houlihan Lokey re-hires Justin Abelow
International investment bank Houlihan Lokey has re-hired Justin Abelow to resume his role as managing director of the financial sponsors coverage group.
GERMANY - PAI to inject EUR 135m into Monier
French buyout house PAI Partners has reportedly offered to inject an additional EUR 135m of equity into troubled building materials company Monier Group (formerly Lafarge Roofing), as part of a revised restructuring plan that would also see lenders take...
GERMANY - HBM Partners seeks buyer for Brahms stake
According to press reports, Swiss investor HBM Partners is seeking a buyer for the minority stake it holds in German medical diagnostics business Brahms Diagnostica GmbH.
EUROPE - SEP appoints general counsel
Venture capital firm SEP has hired Andrew Buchan as general counsel.
EUROPE - 3i sells venture portfolio for less than half value
London-based private equity firm 3i has reportedly sold its venture portfolio to an unnamed bidder for around £100m, a substantial discount to the approximate £250m book value.
EUROPE - Platina launches new asset management company
London-based Platina Partners, a private equity fund manager specialising in renewable energy and buyouts in turnaround situations, has launched a new asset management company, Engineering Renewables Ltd (ERL).
GERMANY - S-Refit appoints new chairman to supervisory board
Regional investor group S-Refit has appointed Walter Paulus-Rohmer as chairman of the supervisory board, replacing Karl Bauer, who retires from the position he has held since 1997.
GERMANY – Duke Forest divests O3SIS
Duke Forest Capital has sold its portfolio company O3SIS AG, a provider of carrier-grade mobile software solutions, to listed Gemalto NV for an undisclosed amount.
UK/GERMANY - Freshfields appoints heads of ENR sector group
Freshields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed London-based partner Laurie McFadden and Hamburg-based partner Dirk Hamann as joint heads of the firm's energy and natural resources (ENR) sector group.
EUROPE - Barclays boosts European mergers advisory business
Barclays plans to hire as many as 65 bankers for its European mergers advisory business in an attempt to become one of the top three global securities firms.
GERMANY/NETHERLANDS - Advent-backed Oxea acquires ester plant from ExxonMobil
Advent International portfolio company Oxea has agreed to acquire an Amsterdam-based ester production plant from ExxonMobil.
UK/SWITZERLAND/SWEDEN – KKR’s Alliance Boots circles Swedish pharmacies
KKR portfolio company Alliance Boots is reported to be interested in acquiring a portfolio of pharmacies being sold by Apoteket, which is owned by the Swedish state.
EUROPE - Perella hires partner in advisory group
US-headquarted Perella Weinberg Partners has hired Stefan Jentzsch as a partner in its advisory group. He will be based in the firms London office.
EUROPE - Max Planck Innovation and LSP launch DDC Ventures
Max Planck Innovation GmbH, the technology transfer arm of Germany's Max Planck Society, has teamed up with Life Sciences Partners ( LSP) to launch DDC Ventures, a EUR 100m venture fund.
GERMANY - Wellington Partners invests EUR 8m into Experteer
Wellington Partners, via Wellington Partners Ventures III, has invested EUR 8m into career service Experteer GmbH.
GERMANY - Buyout houses bid for Springer
Six bidders have entered the second round of bidding to acquire a EUR 500m stake in Cinven and Candover-backed publisher Springer Science and Business Media, with four comprising major buyout houses.
GERMANY - NORD Holding backs Unicor acquisition
NORD Holding has backed portfolio engineering company Unicor GmbH in acquiring the machinery business of Königsberg-based Fränkische Rohrwerke.
GERMANY - TCW leads EUR 70m agri funding
TCW Group has led a EUR 60m equity investment into biogas company agri capital, alongside returning investors Altima Partners, Green Partners, Halcyon and Ludgate Environmental Fund, with Ecofin providing a EUR 10m mezzanine loan.
GLOBAL - SVG Capital makes two executive hires
Listed fund-of-funds SVG Capital has appointed Lynn Fordham as CEO of the company and Tony Dalwood as CEO of SVG Advisers.