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Nord Holding buys Jumpers Group
Nord Holding has bought a 65% stake in German fitness chain Jumpers Group.
Target Partners appoints Michael Kowalzik
Michael Kowalzik, Target Partners
Equita sells Karl Eugen Fischer to Equistone
Equita has sold its majority stake in Karl Eugen Fischer (KEF), a German provider of cutting systems for tyres, to fellow private equity house Equistone Partners Europe.
PE-backed GetYourGuide acquires IGottaGuide
GetYourGuide, backed by Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners (HCP), has bought IGottaGuide, a platform that connects tourists with local guides.
HTGF backs exelonix in seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has provided seed funding to exelonix, a provider of internet-based assistance systems for elderly people.
HTGF's CorTec receives €3m series-A funding
KfW Banking Group and seed investor M-Invest have injected €3m into High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) portfolio company CorTec.
BayBG invests in tiramizoo
Bayrische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought an 8.5% stake in German messenger service start-up tiramizoo from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Q&A: Partech's Gabriel Matuschka
Q&A: Partech International
Earlybird closes fourth fund on €150m
Earlybird Venture Capital has held the final close of its fourth fund, Earlybird 2012 Fund, on €150m ($200m).
HTGF backs NovaPump in series-A funding
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in medical company NovaPump as part of a series-A funding round.
Holtzbrinck Ventures leads series-A investment in L’ArcoBaleno
Holtzbrinck and other investors have taken part in a seven-figure funding round for design e-commerce site L’Arcobaleno.
HTGF's Capical receives series-A funding
KfW and M-Invest have invested in Capical, a medical technology company backed by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), in a series-A funding round.
Austrian politician praises mezzanine to support SMEs
Sonja Zwazl, president of the federal economic chamber of lower Austria, has called for more mezzanine financing to support local SMEs, according to local press reports.
MML Capital exits Clyde Bergemann
MML Capital Partners (MML) has sold its minority stake in Clyde Bergemann, a global provider of energy services.
Perusa exits Kammann Maschinenbau in trade sale
Perusa has sold its 85% stake in printing services supplier Kammann Maschinenbau to corporation Koenig & Bauer.
Aheim makes second exit in one month
Aheim Capital has sold its portfolio company Ecronova Polymer, reaping a 40% IRR and a 2.5x return on its original investment.
Aheim achieves 2.4x on Aqua Vital exit
Aheim Capital has sold water cooler provider Aqua Vital Quell-und Mineralwasser to fellow German private equity firm Halder, reaping a 2.4x gross money multiple.
Carlyle sets its sights on Klenk Holz
Carlyle has entered into exclusive talks with Klenk Holz, a family-owned German wood processing company.
United Internet Ventures acquires 25% stake in Open-Xchange
United Internet Ventures (UIV), the corporate venture arm of United Internet, has taken part in a $20m investment in German email services provider Open-Xchange.
KKR and Permira free to exit ProSiebenSat.1
KKR and Permira have paved the way to exit German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 after shareholders approved a share conversion.
Invision reaches €285m hard-cap
Swiss GP Invision Private Equity has exceeded its €250m target, closing its fifth fund on €285m.
Gimv et al. back Jenavalve
A consortium of venture capital investors has injected $62.5m as part of a series-C round for Jenavalve Technology, a Germany-based medical devices manufacturer.
PE-backed Grohe circled by trade players
Plumbing fixtures manufacturer Grohe, which is owned by Texas Pacific Group Capital (TPG) and CSFB Private Equity, has attracted bids from a number of international trade players in an auction that could see the company fetch up to €4bn, according to...
Earlybird et al. back EyeEm
Earlybird Venture Capital and existing investors have injected $6m into EyeEm, a German mobile photography community.