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We must tackle prejudices
Stephan Krummer speaks to Mareen Goebel about the issues facing the German private equity industry in the coming months. Krummer joined 3i Germany as managing director in February 2005. Prior to that, he was managing director and head of investment banking...
Against the gloom
There is a lot of talk about the credit crunch reverberating through the market. The transparency issue looms as well. The interdependence of financial markets and a potential US recession are on everybody's mind. From this, we could assume that insecurity...
SWITZERLAND – Argos Soditic realizes 14x return from sale of Maillefer
Argos Soditic has sold its portfolio company Maillefer in a secondary buyout to Alpha Group, realising a 14x return on the exit. The company was acquired in 2001 in a management buyout and spun off from Nokia subsidiary Nextrom. Maillefer is a producer...
SWITZERLAND - Invision Private Equity and Vinci Capital acquire RSD
Invision Private Equity AG and Vinci Capital SA have acquired software company RSD SA. Founder and CEO, Louis-Pierre Roger, has retained a stake.
GERMANY - Doughty Hanson sells Moeller Group for EUR 1.55bn
Doughty Hanson has sold Moeller Group to Eaton Corporation for EUR 1.55bn. The sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008. Moeller is a global supplier of systems and components for energy distribution and automatisation for industrial, infrastructure,...
GERMANY - HgCapital acquires Casa Reha from Advent International
HgCapital has acquired the Casa Reha Group from Advent International and its management for an undisclosed sum. Both Advent International and the management retain a stake in the company going forward. Casa Reha runs retirement homes and is based in...
GERMANY - AVIDA Group acquires rest of Lenscare
AVIDA Group has increased its shareholding in Kiel-based Lenscare AG, a supplier of contact lenses and care products, to 100%. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. AVIDA Group already held a major share of Lenscare since March 2007...
GERMANY - DZ Equity Partner takes stake in Melvo
DZ Equity Partner has acquired a stake in German Melvo GmbH. Melvo, previously a subsidiary of shoe manufacturer Salamander AG, went through a management buyout in early 2004. The company produces footwear and leather care products and footwear accessories...
GERMANY - CFC has acquired delmod international
CFC Industriebeteiligungen GmbH & Co. KGaA has acquired 84.8 % of delmod international Bekleidungsindustrie GmbH & Co. Hanse-Kleidung KG for an undisclosed amount. Delmod is a textile manufacturer and local fashion company in Germany, and distributes...
GERMANY – Global Equity Partners exits Microdyn-Nadir
Global Equity Partners Beteiligungs-Management AG has sold Buy-Out Central Europe I portfolio company Microdyn-Nadir GmbH to a German strategic partner. Global Equity partners invested in Microdyn Modulbau GmbH & Co KG, based in Wuppertal, and Nadir...
GERMANY – Mangrove invests EUR 5m in Brands4Friends
Mangrove Capital Partners has, along with private investors, invested EUR 5m in Brands4friends. The company sells branded snowboards, running shoes, and jackets, at discounted prices through an invitation-only website.
GERMANY – KKR sells Argillon Group to Johnson Matthey
KKR portfolio company Demag Holding S.à r.l., based in Luxembourg, has signed an agreement to sell Argillon Group, a diversified company in advanced ceramic materials headquartered in Redwitz, to Johnson Matthey Plc, for EUR 214m in cash. In the fiscal...
GERMANY - Paul Hastings expands European platform
Law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP has combined with Smeets Haas Wolff, an independent law firm in Germany. Located in Frankfurt, the newly-opened office strengthens Paul Hastings’ presence throughout Europe, as well as in the US and Asia....
GERMANY/LUXEMBURG – Odewald & Compagnie acquires SaarGummi from Orlando
Oldewald & Compagnie has acquired SaarGummi Technologies S.a.r.l in a secondary buyout from Orlando Management GmbH for an undisclosed sum. SaarGummi manufactures sealing systems and mouldings for automotive and industrial applications. The company employs...
GERMANY – KKR and Permira acquire 12% of ProSiebenSat.1
KKR and Permira have together acquired an additional 12% of listed German television corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG for EUR 509.4m. The 12% shareholding was previously held by publishing group Axel Springer.