DACH
Bain- and Cinven-backed Stada buys 15 GSK brands
Deal is part of Stada's growth in the consumer health and over-the-counter sectors
Speedinvest III closes on €190m
Announced in February 2019 with a target of €175m, the fund closed on its hard-cap
Waterland-backed Serrala buys AcceptEasy
Deal marks the fifth add-on for the financial software provider and it is screening further targets
LP Profile: HQ Capital
Britta Lindhorst, managing director and head of European investments, talks about the investment climate and the organisation's plans for 2020
Consortium backs Volocopter series-C extension
Round for electric helicopter startup brings the total series-C funding to €87m
Pinova sells stake in Deconta
Exit to family office holding ends a seven-year investment period, during which the company doubled its revenues
PE still hungry for retirement homes, but infra funds loom
Eight deals were completed in the retirement homes sector across Europe in 2019, above the annual average of five since 2014
Gimv buys majority stake in Köberl Group
Deal marks the second DACH region investment in Gimv's Sustainable Cities platform
Bain-backed Fintyre Germany for sale in insolvency proceedings
Tyre retail group is up for sale with PwC advising, following the insolvency of several subsidiaries
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: DACH fundraising special
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast hosts Paul Tilt and Harriet Matthews to discuss the findings of the latest DACH Fundraising Report
DACH Fundraising Report 2020
DACH private equity fundraising was in rude health in 2019, with 26 funds securing a combined €13bn across all strategies for the region
DPE sells stake in PharmaZell to Bridgepoint
Deutsche Private Equity invested in the company in 2013 and began the sale process in August 2019
Heal Capital names Weber as managing partner
Eckhardt Weber will manage the firm along with managing director Christian Weiß
Reiff Reifen files for insolvency
Bain's tyre wholesale and retail group European Fintyre Distribution bought the company in 2017
Q4 Barometer: Continued buyout bonanza tops record-breaking year
Private equity investors completed 807 deals in Q4 2019, tipping the year into record-breaking territory
KKR closes Global Impact Fund on $1.3bn
Fund targets lower-mid-market companies in the Americas, Europe and Asia, which contribute to sustainable development
Nord Holding-backed Ruf Group buys Bruno
GP invested in the bed retailer in 2016 and Bruno is the company's first add-on acquisition
DBAG-backed STG to buy majority stake in IMD
Third add-on for the telecoms service is subject to competition authority approval
2020 Outlook: DACH buyout volume stalls amid macro uncertainty
Overall dealflow plateaued, with just one buyout more recorded in 2019 compared with 2018
PartnerFonds sells MusikProduktiv to trade
GP invested in the company in 2015 and increased its stake to 60% in December 2017
EQT, Omers buy Deutsche Glasfaser from KKR
Company has a reported enterprise value of €2.5-3bn and will merge with EQT portfolio company Inexio
Cerberus sells Covis Pharma to Apollo
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which built Covis through a series of acquisitions
Consortium in CHF 23m series-C for Lunaphore
Fresh capital will be used for market and product expansion in the US and Europe
Mercer closes Private Investment Partners V on $2.7bn
PIP V consists of a US vehicle for US investors and a Luxembourg vehicle for non-US investors