DACH
Nordic Capital promotes two to partner
Pär Norberg heads the investor relations team while Philippe Neuschäfer focuses on lower-mid-market healthcare investments in DACH
Goodwin appoints Kayser as partner
Joachim Kayser joins the law firm's private investment funds team in Frankfurt from Dechert
LSP launches €150m fund dedicated to dementia treatment
Vehicle invests in companies that are developing drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
ArchiMed acquires Zyto Group
ArchiMed has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based Zyto Group, a company that develops cancer diagnostic tests and equipment.
Afinum acquires SanderStrothmannn
Cosmetics and healthcare products developer is the 11th investment from Afinum's eighth fund
Insight Partners leads $100m round for Jedox
Investment of more than $100m has also generated returns for early investors including eCapital
Redalpine promotes Laska to partner
Aleksandra Laska joined the Swiss venture capital firm in 2020 as an investment director
PSG and Verdane's Hornetsecurity bolts on Altaro
Providence Strategic Growth joined the IT security company's shareholder base in July 2020
QVM Privatkapital acquires Aachener Maschinenbau
Sale of the industrial machinery producer was managed by Sonntag Corporate Finance
Beyond Capital Partners acquires Xortec
Security systems company is the second platform investment from Beyond Capital Partners Fund II
Cipio hires new venture partner
Firm also promoted David Kreppel to principal and Dennis Koerner to senior associate
DACH venture and growth deals peak in crisis
Following a strong year in volume terms, market participants remain optimistic about the resilience of the venture ecosystem
TCV leads €110m round for Mambu
Funding round values the digital banking platform at more than €1.7bn, according to a statement
Carlsquare hires Zetzsche as partner
Andreas Zetzsche joins the corporate finance firm's Berlin team from energy company RWE
Waterland's Netgo bolts on Arxes-Tolina
Bolt-on is Netgo's sixth acquisition since Waterland acquired the IT service in October 2019
Montana Capital Partners closes OSP V on €1.3bn
MCP took eight months to raise the secondaries-focused fund, the GP said in a statement
AnaCap buys stake in MRH Trowe
GP intends to support a buy-and-build strategy for the Germany-based insurance broker
OpenGate to buy Solvay subsidiaries in Europe and US
Solvay sold its Belgium-based strontium carbonate production unit to Latour Capital in November 2020
eCapital backs series-A for Papershift
eCapital is a new investor in the software developer, which raised a seed round in 2015
Westlake sells Somatex to trade for $64m
US-based listed medical devices business Hologic acquires the business in a $64m deal
Waterland to acquire Yieldkit
Acquisition of the marketing optimisation business is a platform investment from Waterland VII
Covid-19 impact expected to be more severe than GFC – survey
Almost all Dechert survey respondents expect distressed deals to increase, while 82% cited more deal delays as an ongoing effect
Here's to a merrier 2021
The Unquote team wishes you a restful break and will be back to cover European private equity news on 4 January
Evoco carves out six industrial companies from Gesco
GP is deploying equity from its third fund, Evoco TSE III, which held a first close in June 2020 on €93m and is targeting €150m