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Verdane increases stake in Bellman Group
GP now holds a 74.5% stake in the company, having previously bought 35.8% in 2016
Capza invests in Magellan Partners
This is the third transaction made by Capza 5 Flex Equity fund, which held a €450m first close in June 2020
Herter & Co hires Hofmann
Björn Hofmann joins the Frankfurt-headquartered debt advisory firm from IKB Deutsche Industriebank
Mobeus promotes Bacon to investment director
Bacon joined the firm in 2013 as an investment analyst, and was later promoted to investment executive
eCapital leads growth investment for Kendaxa
Germany-based automation software company also announces the appointment of a new CRO and CMO
Capza launches €500m Expansion Fund
Fund combines investments in equity, quasi-equity and a wide range of non-dilutive financial instruments
Vækstfonden, Danske Bank et al. in €4.9m round for Airtame
Latest funding takes its total raised to approximately тЌ14.1m and will enable the company to accelerate product development and hire more staff
ECM buys majority stake in YellowFox
GP is investing in the telematics software company via its €325m German Equity Partners V vehicle
Rigeto Unternehmerkapital buys majority stake in Crusta Nova
GP plans to support the Germany-based seafood and fish retailer in growing its B2B and B2C channels
Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium
Consortium includes Luxempart, Capza, BNP Paribas Développement and Idia Capital Investissement
Comhar acquires Bazaar for £10m
Cramlington-based Bazaar is expecting revenues approaching ТЃ15m in 2021, according to a statement
Omikron buys Polish company Dagat ECO
GP invests in Polish SMEs, particularly production-based and services companies with scalable business models
Mutares buys Ericsson Services Italia
GP intends to boost the company's growth, consolidate its market position in Italy and accelerate its expansion
Erisbeg invests in Chris Mee Group
Managing director Chris Mee will continue in his current role, alongside his management team and staff
Blackstone to acquire Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Capital Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Partners will acquire the company together
Investcorp appoints Davis as head of corporate strategy
Davis's current position is head of portfolio operations and chief operating officer
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EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m
Since being founded in 2015, Peakon raised around $68m from investors including EQT Ventures, Atomico, IDInvest, Balderton and Heartcore.
Permira-backed Dr Martens prices IPO with valuation of £3.7bn
During Permira's holding period, the boot maker's turnover has grown from ТЃ209m in 2014 to ТЃ672m in 2020
VCs sell stakes in Rhebo to trade
eCapital, TFS, Montan-Ventures-Saar and VNG Innovation previously backed the cybersecurity company
Q-Impact Fund increases target to €50m
Q-Impact invests in companies able to provide a positive and measurable social and environmental impact
Capital Croissance buys majority stake in Cathay's Smart AdServer
Cathay will retain a minority stake as part of the deal, having acquired the business in 2015
Endless acquires Evolutions TV
Evolutions CEO Simon Kanjee will continue to lead the business, alongside Darren Musgrove and Owen Tyler
Fasanara Capital leads $48m round for Scalapay
Baleen Capital and Italian family office Ithaca Investments also take part in the investment