DACH
Taking stock of 2018: a year of contrasts
Tallying up investment activity and fundraising levels over the past 12 months reveals two contrasting trends at play
P101 leads €2m round for Projects Co-living
P101 invests from its Programma 102 fund, which was launched in May 2018 with a €120m target
Partners Group promotes five to partner
Asset manager promotes five team members to partner, and another five to managing director
Equistone sells Otto Luft- und Klimatechnik to trade
Equistone's 11th exit this year, and the sixth from Equistone Partners Europe Fund IV
Afinum teams up with SHS on Evitria buyout
Fifth platform investment from Afinum's latest buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Paragon sells Kadi to Invision
Sale ends a holding period of five and a half years for Paragon, which acquired Kadi in an SBO
European PE in 2019: Paying a premium
Leading industry practitioners discuss private equity developments throughout 2018 and analyse emerging trends for the year ahead
Bregal Milestone backs Greenstorm
Investment was drawn from Bregal Milestone’s €400m fund, which closed in July
Acton leads $13m series-B for Vimcar
Existing investors Coparion, UVC Partners and Atlantic Labs also take part in the latest financing
Patrimonium buys C. Hübner
Managing director Thomas Hübner will also invest in the newco for a minority stake
Silverfleet's 7days bolts on Praxis Herning
Deal is the German medical workwear supplier's first acquisition under the GP's tenure
Odewald buys Giata
Investment was made by Odewald’s KMU division, which focuses on smaller buyouts
Index leads $85m round for Nexthink
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the company’s global expansion, with a focus on the US
VC firms back €6m series-A for Wandelbots
Existing investors, including Felix Haas, Christian Dahlen and Atlantic Labs also take part
Q&A: Sebastien Canderle
Unquote catches up with Sebastien Canderle to discuss his latest book and his views on private equity
UK private equity faces post-Brexit brain drain
Two thirds of EU nationals working in PE and finance in the UK consider a Brexit-motivated move, says PER
Auctus-backed Valantic buys Elements.at, funds Pimcore
Partially owned subsidiary Pimcore receives €3.5m series-A funding round as part of the deal
Mid Europa buys Intive from Enterprise Investors
Enterprise initially invested in BLStream, then backed SMT Software Services, and built up the group
Olymp backs Yeay
Olymp claims to be the first comprehensive European investment firm dedicated to blockchain
3i-backed Hans Anders buys Vendis-backed Eyes + More
3i expects to invest up to €60m to support the bolt-on, expanding the group into DACH
Gilde Equity Management hires van Breukelen
GP appoints ex-KPMG Jurgen van Breukelen as managing partner, plans investments in Germany
Syz Group launches private market arm
New division will comprise a multi-manager fund and a team dedicated to co-investment
EQT raises €2.3bn for Mid-Market Credit II fund
Available capital, four times the size of its predecessor, includes anticipated leverage
Digital+ Partners leads $35.5m series-C for NavVis
Japanese corporate Kozo Keikaku Engineering also takes part in the latest financing