DACH
Triton-backed Eqos acquires Bilfinger FRB
Eqos is a Triton Fund IV portfolio company with revenues of €246m and 1,500 employees
Beechbrook opens DACH office with new hire
Gottron previously worked for Mainzer Volksbank and Bank of Scotland – Lloyds Banking Group
Castik invests in AllDent
Co-founders will retain a significant stake in the business and continue to manage the chain
Consortium acquires Hitzinger
Hitzinger was undergoing self-administration before the consortium acquired the company
GP Profile: Ambienta
Latest flagship fund raised by Ambienta held a final close in May 2018, hitting its тЌ635m hard-cap, exceeding its тЌ500m target
Waterland hires Quarton for Zentrum Gesundheit exit
Sale process of the ophthalmic surgery and diagnostic centres company has attracted private equity
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
Auctus-backed Gustoso Group bolts on Ruff's Burger
Gustoso is a Munich-based restaurant group comprising Ciao Bella, Cotidiano and Sushi.Wrap
Wise Road backs joint venture with Ams in $120m deal
General manager of Ams' environmental sensors business, Stefan Raible, will act as managing director
Beech Tree supports Learnlight for Arenalingua bolt-on
Beech Tree used funds from its Beech Tree Private Equity Fund II to acquire Learnlight in 2017
OpCapita exits NKD in sale to TDR Capital
OpCapita acquired NKD in 2013 and this is its first exit from its Consumer Opportunities Fund
Radial-backed Lindenfarb enters administration
Radial Capital Partners bought Lindenfarb in 2017 after a self-administration procedure
BPE acquires stake in Hasenkopf
Hasenkopf was founded by Didymus Hasenkopf and is owned and managed by Roland Hasenkopf
Emeram-backed Meona bolts on Dr Heni
Meona and E.care were acquired and merged by Emeram in 2017 using funds from Emeram's Fund I
CIC Capital acquires a minority stake in Brüning Group
CIC aims to acquire minority stakes with governance rights for between €3-50m
Q&A: JCRA's Benoit de Bénazé
Some GPs are combatting risks arising from turbulent politics and economic uncertainty by making more frequent use of currency and risk hedging instruments
Bow Capital leads $10m funding round for ArangoDB
ArangoDB will now move its headquarters to the US to serve its growing customer base there
Endeit Capital, EnBW lead €7m series-A for Gridscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds led a funding round in 2016, in which EnjoyVenture participated
EQT Infrastructure fund hits €9bn hard-cap
Stockholm-headquartered manager announces the final close EQT Infrastructure Fund IV
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: European tour
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team examines the key takeaways from IPEM and SuperReturn
GCA Altium promotes Stelten and Weber
Stelten and Weber joined GCA Altium in 2013 from DC Advisory and have been promoted to managing directors
Adcuram-backed MEA bolts on ASM
MEA plans to invest in ASM's factory to grow it into a centre for the metal applications business
SevenVentures in €114m venture round for Friday
Baloise Group, the company's founder, has invested €75m in Friday's funding round
Germany resists pan-European tech buyout decline
Drop in tech buyouts follows a pan-European trend, as every region besides southern Europe saw a decline