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GERMANY – Equita acquires Kolbe-Coloco from INVEST EQUITY
Equita GmbH & Co Fonds 3 has acquired marketing services company Kolbe-Coloco Spezialdruck GmbH & Co KG from INVEST EQUITY for an undisclosed sum. INVEST EQUITY acquired the company in 2004.
EUROPE - F&C closes on EUR 173m
F&C Management has held the final close of its Europe-focused mid-market fund-of-funds, F&C European Capital Partners, on EUR 173m.
GERMANY – Consortium of investors inject EUR 4m into Revotar
New investor Goodvent GmbH, via IBG Risikokapitalfonds I, has joined historical investors MVC Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Deutsche Life Science GmbH in a EUR 4m financing round for Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG.
GERMANY - Capital Dynamics opens office in Munich
Private equity asset manager Capital Dynamics has opened an office in Munich, which will be headed up by Dr. Katharina Lichtner, one of the founders of the firm.
GERMANY - Wellington Partners invests EUR 11m into GameDuell
Wellington Partners has invested EUR 11m into games website GameDuell.
SWITZERLAND - AXA Private Equity opens Zurich office
AXA Private Equity has opened a new office in Zurich to exploit investment opportunities coming from investors in the Swiss market.
GLOBAL - DIC appoints new managing director
Dubai International Capital has appointed David Smoot as managing director of its private equity team.
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More private equity-backed companies are growing the bottom line through top-line growth, not cost savings, and the best results stem from deals sourced from private, not public, owners - even if that's another buyout house. Kimberly Romaine reports on...