DACH
Argand-backed Cherry buys Theobroma Systems
Argand Partners acquired gaming hardware and software company Cherry from Genui in September 2020
VR Equitypartner buys minority stake in Dittrich + Co
GP plans to support the plastic injection moulding specialist with add-ons and organic growth
Indigo Capital II holds €300m final close
Fund provides private bonds and preferred equity to European mid-market businesses
Nordwind Capital buys majority stake in Trbo
GP said in a statement that it has also made additional growth capital available to the business
Triton closes second debt fund on €744m
Fund surpassed its €550m target and will focus on lending in the DACH, Benelux and Nordic mid-market
Mutares buys Valmet's engineering services
Acquisition of the automotive engineering company is Mutares' sixth platform investment of 2020
Nord Holding buys majority stake in Dr Födisch Umwelttechnik
Germany-based emissions measurement company is the GP's third in the environmental technology sector
Auctus buys majority stake in Pro Engineering
Switzerland-based building electrical engineering company is the GP's fifth buyout of 2020
Riverside expands acceleration capital team
Christian Stein and Michael Aring join from Coparion as partner and associate respectively
Pictet launches technology-focused fund-of-funds
Vehicle is the GP's first sector-focused fund-of-funds and will also make direct and co-investments
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital buys Geba Cables
Carve-out of the elevator cables producer is the special situations investor's fourth of 2020
Verdane expands investment team in Denmark
Bouchet joins the GP from Nordea, where he spent more than two years as an associate director in its investment banking division
IMCap Partners invests in ETN
GP has acquired a significant minority stake in the broadband and communications service
Lea-backed Landwehr buys BackOffice
Deal is the second of 2020 for recruitment software Landwehr, following its acquisition of Prosoft
Halder's Anker buys LocaFox
Acquisition aims to expand Anker's offering of point-of-sale and cash register service sector
Triton's Meine Radiologie buys Diagnostikum Berlin
Acquisition of the radiology clinic chain is part of Meine Radiologie's buy-and-build strategy
Sella holds €30m first close for debut VC fund-of-funds
Vehicle targets European, US and Israeli VC funds that invest primarily in early-stage rounds
Triton's Dogado buys Profihost
Dogado is a subsidiary of Triton portfolio company EDSA and has now made its second add-on of 2020
Callista acquires Nabtesco ITG
Automotive supplier will be renamed Compressor & Components Manufacturing following the carve-out
ASC Investment acquires Radium Lampenwerk
Lighting company was sold as part of parent company Ledvance's strategic review of its portfolio
Co-investment: get out or double down?
While some LPs could be overexposed to troubled sectors, others could up their game and deploy into opportunities arising mid-cycle
Lincoln International hires Miller
Rainer Miller joins Lincoln's M&A advisory team from special situations adviser Bachert
ECSO, private investors plan €1bn cybersecurity fund-of-funds
European Cyber Security Organization and eight private investors have approached the EC with a proposal
PrecapitalPartners to acquire Dat Backhus
Special situations investor is to acquire the bakery chain after its April 2020 insolvency filing