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GLOBAL - Goldman Sachs raises USD 10bn fund
According to reports, Goldman Sachs has raised a USD 10bn fund to invest in senior loans backing leveraged buyouts.
GERMANY – Argantis sells Czewo to ColepCCL
Argantis has sold its holding in aerosol and cosmetics filling business Czewo Full Filling Service GmbH to ColepCCL, a strategic buyer based in Portugal.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture invest in livedome
High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture, have, together with a private investor, invested in online streaming company livedome GmbH.
GERMANY - HAARMANN bolsters tax practice
HAARMANN has hired Michael Graf as partner in the firm's Frankfurt-based tax practice, bringing the team up to seven members.
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GERMANY - AURELIUS acquires Berentzen Group
Industrial holding AURELIUS has acquired 75.1% of beverage company Berentzen-Gruppe AG from the family owners, and will make a mandatory takeover offer for the remaining shares.
GERMANY - NORD Holding backs MBO of Schoeller-Electronics GmbH
NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has acquired the Wetter plant from the Ruwel Group as part of an MBO, for an undisclosed amount. Going forward the plant will once again operate under the name used at the end of the 90s; ‘Schoeller-Electronics...
SWITZERLAND - Capvis to acquire KVT from Kloeckner for EUR 325m
Capvis has agreed to acquire industrial supplier Koenig Verbindungstechnik from steel and metals distributor Kloeckner & Co for EUR 325m.
GERMANY - LPR Capital acquires OLIGO Lichttechnik
LRP Capital has acquired lighting company OLIGO Lichttechnik for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Granville Baird backs MBO of Meier Vakuumtechnik
Granville Baird has acquired majority stake in Meier Vakuumtechnik GmbH, a provider of equipment for photovoltaic solar cells, as part of a management buy-out.
GERMANY - ECM supports merger of IN tIME and RS Logistik
ECM Equity Capital Management has supported the acquisition by portfolio courier company IN tIME Direkt-Kuriere Transport GmbH of sector rival RS Logistik AG.
GERMANY – VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin invests in DFW
Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin GmbH, managed by IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, has invested an undisclosed amount in niche broadcaster DFW Deutsche Fernsehwerke GmbH, alongside strategic investors Madsack GmbH & Co KG and south&browse GmbH.
GERMANY – PAI Partners and Goldman Sachs acquire Xella for EUR 1.9bn
PAI partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have acquired building material company Xella International GmbH from Haniel Group for EUR 1.9bn.
GERMANY - T-Online Venture Fund invests EUR 2m in swoodoo
T-Online Venture Fund has invested EUR 2m in travel comparison company swoodoo GmbH.
GERMANY - Blackstone funds offshore wind farm with more than EUR 1bn
Blackstone has confirmed its partnership with Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, which is developing and building "Meerwind", an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Meerwind will be established 80 kilometres from the coast and is projected to cost more...
UK/FRANCE - NBGI launches in Paris
NBGI Private Equity has opened a new office in Paris, which will be headed up by Didier Riebel and Laurent AllУЉgot.
GERMANY - SHS and KfW invest in Biontis
Funds managed by Tübingen-based growth investor SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement have invested in laboratory equipment manufacturerBiontis GmbH alongside KfW Mittelstandsbank's ERP Start-up Fund.
EUROPE - Axa head calls for code on profits
The head of Axa Private Equity, Dominque Senequier, has called for Europe's private equity industry to draw up a voluntary code of conduct on how profit made from deals should be split among investors, managers and staff.
GLOBAL - RIT Capital Partners increases its stake in Millennium Group
RIT Capital Partners Plc, the investment trust of Sir Jacob Rothschild, and Sir Ronald Cohen's, the former founding chairman of Apax, have increased their shareholdings in Millennium Group Holdings Ltd.
GLOBAL - ArcelorMittal launches cleantech fund
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, has launched a EUR 100m venture capital fund to invest in clean technologies.
GLOBAL - CP Eaton beefs up team
Placement agent CP Eaton Partners has appointed Jerry Elliot, Peter Martenson, Nina Frandson, Dan Meade and Brian Newman.
GERMANY – Blackstone to invest in German wind farm
According to press reports, Blackstone is teaming up with a syndicate of private investors to invest EUR 1bn in Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH for the purpose of building an off-shore wind farm called Meerwind. The project already has planning permission....
UK/GERMANY - First London to launch EUR 50m fund
First London Securities has reached an agreement with Humbolt-Innovation GmbH to establish a joint EUR 50m fund designed to invest in spin-out companies from the Berlin Humbolt university.
GERMANY - Argantis backs MBO of Frostkrone
Argantis GmbH has backed a management buyout of frozen food producer Frostkrone Engel-Food Tiefkühlkost GmbH in Rietberg, and Frostkrone Tiefkühlkost Produktions- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH in Wildeshausen. The existing managing partners will retain...