DACH
DACH fundraising update: H2 2020 pipeline
Although the coronavirus pandemic has set back plans for many GPs, a number of buyout and venture vehicles are on the road in the DACH region
S7V and Presight back Penta's €4m series-B extension
In March 2020, Penta raised €18.5m from HV Holtzbrinck, RTP, ABN Amro, VR Ventures and Finleap
Emeram's Matrix24 acquires FireScope
Acquisition of the US-based company is Matrix24's second bolt-on during the investment period
Callista Private Equity carves out Alupress Berlin
Acquisition of processing company, rebranded as Millhouse Berlin, is the GP's fourth deal of 2020
Aurelius sells handicraft business Mez
Sale ends a five-year holding period, during which Aurelius sold Mez's Italy-based subsidiary
Allegra buys two printing companies from Sandoz Family Foundation
Switzerland-based Genoud and Italy-based Musumeci focus on printing for luxury goods industries
Hg invests in F24
F24 partnered with Armira in 2017, the former majority owner, which has now exited the business
CVC hits €21.3bn close for eighth buyout fund
Fund invests equity tickets in the range of €200m-1bn in North American and European companies
Invision's Schneider to buy Apriori Transport & Logistics
Freight service makes its second bolt-on of 2020, having acquired Nova Traffic in May
Triton's Meine Radiologie buys three gynaecology clinics
Clinics will operate under MVZ Meine Gynäkologie Lüdenscheid, a Meine Radiologie Holding subsidiary
B Capital closes second fund on $820m
Fund invests in series-B, -C and -D rounds to support B2B and B2C startups based across Asia, Europe and the US
Capiton-backed CymbiQ Group buys Aspectra
Deal is the third bolt-on for the IT service in its cybersecurity buy-and-build strategy
Golding holds first close for private debt vehicle
Fund-of-funds has already completed one co-investment and has made a number of primary commitments
Triton's Eqos Energie bolts on AML Elektrotechnik
Austria-based electrical engineering company had filed for insolvency in April 2020
Capiton sells Trioptics to trade
Exit to Jeniotik follows a five-year investment period and is the second exit from Capiton IV
Callista Private Equity buys two Mikron subsidiaries
Carve-out acquisition marks the Munich-based special situations investor's third deal of 2020
Acton sells stake in Momox to Verdane
Verdane will own an 85% stake in the Germany-based e-commerce company via its 10th fund
M&A wave incoming in 2021, says Edmond de Rothschild CIO
Investment bank's H2 2020 outlook also emphasises continuing macroeconomic uncertainty, and singles out healthcare and data assets as winners
VCs exit Inventorum to Shore
HTGF and Vogel Ventures have previously backed cash management software Inventorum
DBAG's Vitronet bolts on CR Clemens Reuschenbach
Deal marks the fifth add-on for the broadband network construction company since 2017
Most German PE firms say 75% of portfolio unimpaired by Covid-19 – survey
Survey was conducted in June 2020 by Finance Magazine on behalf of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
Brockhaus Capital Management plans flotation
Proceeds of the envisaged offering should support the technology-focused GP's acquisition pipeline
HV Holtzbrinck leads €60m round for SolarisBank
Existing investors including Lakestar, Yabeo and ABN Amro Ventures also back the banking platform
Lincoln hires three in DACH healthcare team
Dirk Loeffler, Julian Knirim and Jens Gerlach all join Lincoln from Raymond James