DACH
Oaktree Capital exits Railpool
Oaktree wholly acquired the company in 2014 and partially exited the company in 2016 to GIC
Ardian to acquire Sintetica
Sintetica recorded revenue of approximately €60m for 2018 and employs around 300 staff
Waterland-backed Rehacon bolts on Anita Brüche
Waterland acquired a majority stake in Rehacon, a physiotherapy provider, in January 2019
Emeram completes €50m capital increase for first fund
Buyers include Arcano Capital, Schroder Adveq, Unigestion and Lombard – all new investors
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising
Redalpine backs $30m series-B for Taxfix
Round was led by existing investor Valar Ventures with participation from Creandum
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
Inception sells Penta to Finleap
Penta claims to have more than 5,500 customers including AirHelp, Bepro11 and Global Digital Women
Ardian's Trigo bolts on QSSL Industrieservice
Ilkin Bananyarli, a court-appointed administrator of Germany-based QSSL, brokered the deal
CatCap launches in Copenhagen with acquisition of DMC
Dansk Merchant Capital will contribute M&A capabilities and experience in raising equity
VR Equitypartner acquires Informatik Consulting
VR Equitypartner writes equity tickets of up to €20m and acts as an evergreen fund
VCs in €10m series-A for Fliit
Fresh capital will be used for international expansion and the development of the Fliit platform
Aurelius exits Granovit
Management led by CEO Andreas Fischer will continue to operationally restructure Granovit
Sofinnova, NEA in CHF 22.5m funding round for Polyneuron
Polyneuron develops biodegradable glycopolymers for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein
Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon
Ufenau holds €560m close for Ufenau VI German Asset Light
Investors include Banque Pictet & Cie, Argentum Fondsinvesteringer and Wave Management
Subversive Capital in $43m series-B for Atai Life Sciences
Other investors in the round include Aperion Investment Group and Bail Capital
Novalpina holds €1bn final close for debut fund
Novalpina Capital Partners I intends to make between seven and nine equity investments of тЌ75-200m
IK supports Klingel's acquisitions of Bächler, Gehring
Klingel is an IK VIII fund company and was acquired by the firm in 2018 from Halder
Argand-backed Oase bolts on Söll
Argand acquired Oase in a tertiary buyout for 9x its €24m projected EBITDA in 2017
Dubag acquires Räuchle
Willi Gaule will remain CEO during Dubag's acquisition and the restructuring until mid-2019
Finexx acquires Sicko
Finexx used its Finexx Fund I, which closed on €35m in November 2018 and invests €5-20m per ticket
Equistone hires four for investment team
Hubert van Wolfswinkel and Julia Brunswicker join the Munich office from Montagu and DBAG
HQ Equita acquires Ebertlang in SBO
Beyond Capital acquired Ebertlang in 2017 when it sold for 1.5-2x its €10m turnover