DACH
Steadfast Capital backs BUK and UHB
Steadfast Capital invests in lower-mid-market companies with enterprise values of between €20-150m
Mutares to acquire Kico
Germany-based Mutares invests in companies with small profits and revenues of €50-500m
Earlybird et al. in €15m series-A for Getsafe
Earlybird is currently investing from its Earlybird Digital West Fund VI, which closed on €175m
Triton exits steel waste recycling company Befesa
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought Befesa from recycling company Abengoa
WCAS exits Aim Software in €60m deal
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe acquired a majority stake in Aim Software in 2015
Advent hits $17.5bn hard-cap for ninth fund
Close puts it just inside the top 10 for largest Europe-focused buyout funds ever
Wineus Capital acquires Zurrfix
Wineus typically provides investments of between CHF 5-30m for SMEs in Switzerland
Sector specialisation taking hold in Europe
European private equity firms are sharpening their investment focus by restricting the number of sectors they target
Volpi appoints Investindustrial's Klasmeyer
Klasmeyer has worked at Lazard, Morgan Stanley, Pamplona Credit Mangament and Bain Capital Credit
Auctus-backed Magellan Netzwerke acquires Solit Systems
Magellan Netzwerke was acquired by Auctus in 2016 and became part of Fernao Networks
BtoV, Senovo lead €2.5m round for logistics startup Synfioo
Previous backers BFB Brandenburg Kapital and HPI Seed Fund also take part in the investment
Waterland-backed Rehacon bolts on Fysioconcept
Waterland acquired a majority stake in physiotherapy provider Rehacon in January 2019
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Generation game
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses new generations working in private equity
Triton-backed AVS bolts on Fero
Triton bought AVS from Steadfast Capital in 2017, drawing equity from its €3.3bn vehicle Triton IV
DPE to exit First Sensor for approximately €117m
DPE, Teslin Capital Management and other shareholders have agreed to sell their shares
KKR, Axel Springer could target Scout24, Mobile.de – reports
KKR confirmed it is in negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Axel Springer
EQVenture invests $10m in USound
EQVenture owns 70% of USound and the co-founders have retained a 30% stake in the company
Ampersand to acquire Vibalogics
Ampersand typically invests $10-50m in companies with $10-100m in annual revenues
Steadfast Capital to buy W Söhngen
Steadfast will use its fourth vehicle for the investment in the medicine products manufacturer
DACH manufacturing slump puts strain on deal-doing
With confidence hitting a low point in DACH's manufacturing sector, PE investors have to navigate a winding road to find opportunities
KKR in talks to acquire minority stake in Axel Springer
Axel Springer's largest shareholder, Friede Springer, and CEO Mathias Döpfner will not sell their stakes
Mutares acquires Keeeper
Keeeper generated revenues of €65m in 2018, mainly from German and Polish customers
Riverside backs Actineo
Riverside is currently investing from Riverside Europe Fund V, which closed on $340m in 2017
Quantum acquires Stadlbauer
Quantum Capital Partners typically invests up to €15m for majority stakes in companies