DACH
BCP heads for Fund II close, plans two more deals in 2020
Following the acquisition of optician chain Ounda, BCP is screening IT and business services deals
Two thirds of PE professionals expect reduction in carry – survey
More than half of the private equity partners and directors surveyed also expect bonuses to reduce
Beyond Capital Partners acquires Ounda
Germany-based optician chain is the first investment from BCP II, which is set to close in H2 2020
Omers leads £6m series-A for Vara
Omers Ventures associate director Bryony Marshall will join the board of the company
HTGF backs funding round for NovaPump
Allßequitz backing for the heart pump developer also comes from Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen
Eurazeo holds €400m first close for France-China Cooperation Fund
Fund targets European companies with expansion and growth plans in the Chinese market
Santo Venture Capital to increase its stake in Movinga
Earlybird, ETF Partners, Rocket Internet, Seven Ventures and STS Ventures have previously invested
Summit Partners invests $37m in Appway
Growth capital investment in financial software company will support its international growth
Video: Coller's Francois Aguerre on PE's reasons to be cheerful
In the third of Unquote's Lockdown series, Francois Aguerre discusses how long-term secondaries prospects are still strong despite the turmoil
Ardian closes eighth secondaries mega-fund on $19bn
ASF VIII intends to provide the necessary liquidity to investors amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Q&A: Pemberton's UK head Eric Capp on direct lending's future
Private debt professional Eric Capp discusses his long-term view of the direct lending landscape
Ping An Global leads €32m funding round for PlusDental
HV Holtzbrinck and Lakestar also participate in the round for the dental technology startup
Invision-backed Schneider Group bolts on Nova Traffic
Add-on is part of a succession solution for the Switzerland-based logistics and delivery company
Waterland's Coeo Inkasso bolts on Netherlands-based CIB
Deal marks Coeo's Benelux market entry and was financed with equity from the GP and both companies
BayBG backs Weiss IT Solutions
GP takes a minority stake in the IT service, while the management team remain on board
Invision backs Planet Sports
Company filed for insolvency in February 2020 and was once part of 21sportsgroup, formerly owned by Cipio
Spectrum Equity IX hits $1.5bn hard-cap
Fund targets investments in internet-enabled software and information service companies
Russmedia-backed Erento buys Campanda
Online camper van rental company's venture backers, including Accel and BtoV, sell their stakes
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Back for secondaries
When activity begins again, will LPs be willing to take a pricing hit? And where will buyer and seller expectations meet?
Main-backed Onventis acquires WorkFlowWise
Deal is the first add-on since Main Capital acquired it in June 2019
Aquiline Capital closes fourth fund on $2bn
Fund invests in North American and European businesses operating across the financial services sector
G2VP leads $80m series-C for Scandit
New funding will be used to accelerate growth in new markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America
Smava raises €57m in debt and equity financing
Company said it raised the additional capital to prepare for the effects of the pandemic
DACH PE looks to mid-term effects as lockdowns ease
Local players do not anticipate a sudden return to action just because lockdowns are eased