DACH
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
Gilde Healthcare closes third fund on €200m
Gilde Healthcare Services III targets healthcare providers based in the Benelux and DACH regions
VC-backed Raisin buys MHB Bank from Lone Star
Acquisition comes shortly after Raisin announced its $114m series-D funding round
HQ Equita appoints managing director and promotes three
Torsten Krumm led this management change and will head the investment committee
Steadfast holds final close on €297m
Vehicle surpassed its target of €250m to close just below its €300m hard-cap after two years
Kartesia hires Mirante to expand in DACH region
Mirante joins from HIG Bayside and previously worked at BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley and Rhône Capital
Steadfast acquires Kempf
Kempf family retains a stake in the company and will continue to manage Kempf Group
HTGF-backed Figo and Finleap-backed Finreach merge
Berlin-based incubator and investor will invest a seven-figure sum to finance the transaction