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GERMANY - Arques acquires Siemens mobile phone business
According to reports, German turnaround firm Arques Industries has acquired 80% of Siemens mobile phone (SHC) division for an undisclosed amount.
GERMANY - King & Spalding expands Frankfurt office
King & Spalding has hired corporate lawyers Andreas Böhme and Susanna Fuchsbrunner, who will join the firm's Frankfurt office as counsel.
EUROPE – LODH Euro Choice IV holds first close on EUR 300m
Zurich-based LODH Private Equity Limited has closed LODH Euro Choice IV on EUR 300m.
GERMANY - Gores Group acquires 51% of SEN from Siemens
Gores Group has acquired 51% of SEN (Siemens Enterprise Communications), a division Siemens, for an undisclosed amount.
GERMANY - High Tech Beteiligungen exits Orpegen Pharma
High Tech Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG, has sold its entire equity interest in Orpegen Pharma GmbH, Heidelberg to its founder and CEO, Christian Birr.
GERMANY - Kizoo and VC Fonds Berlin invest in Lesson Nine
Kizoo AG and IBB Beteiligungsberatung (via VC Fonds Berlin) have invested in online language learning company Lesson Nine GmbH, with both investing a six-figure-sum.
UK/GERMANY - Sophos to acquire Utimaco
TA Associates-backed Sophos plc intends to acquire German data security solutions company Utimaco Safeware AG for EUR 217m.
EUROPE - Private equity deals up 15% in Q2
A rise in expansion deals and the return of big buyouts has led to a 15% rise in the total combined value of European private equity transactions, according to the latest unquote" private equity Barometer, in association with Candover.
GLOBAL - KKR goes public
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public in a transaction that will involve buying KKR Private Equity Investors, which was listed on Euronext Amsterdam two years ago, and listing the merged entity in New York.
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.
Controlling leaks
new research suggests that leaks to the press can cost time and money and affect the certainty of deals. By Ashley Wassall
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.