DACH unquote
HTGF et al. back Stocard
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Klaas Kersting, CD-Venture and a group of business angels have backed German mobile startup Stocard with a €500,000-1m investment.
Waterland exits Windrose Finest Travel
Waterland Private Equity Investments has sold German luxury travel company Windrose Finest Travel (formerly Windrose Fernreisen Touristik) to German trade buyer RV Touristik.
DACH unquote" December 2012/January 2013
Activity in Germany has been slow throughout the year but as the end of summer approached, deals and exits began to surface.
PE-backed Walter Services buys Perry & Knorr
HIG Europe and Anchorage Capital portfolio company Walter Services has taken over German customer care business Perry & Knorr.
Trigon aquires 50% of PKM Packaging
Trigon Equity Partners has acquired a 50% stake in German packaging business PKM Packaging from company director Deniz Cevikalp, who retains the remaining shares.
HTGF backs Sota Solutions
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Gundlach Group have supported Berlin-based software developer Sota Solutions with seed financing.
DBAG buys Plant Systems & Services PSS
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has invested €5.6m for a 49% stake in German newco Plant Systems & Services PSS, with a further financing slated for the short- to medium-term.
Partners Group closes oversubscribed €2bn secondaries fund
Partners Group has closed its latest private equity secondaries fund at its hard-cap of €2bn before the end of the fundraising period.
Quadriga to buy LR Health and Beauty Systems from Apax
Quadriga is the final bidder for German beauty products retailer LR Health and Beauty Systems (LR International), currently owned by Apax Partners, according to reports.
Trigon acquires Menz Holz
Trigon Equity Partners has acquired Menz Holz, a German provider of wood products for outdoor spaces, from insolvency.
CVC and Charterhouse mull Ista exit
CVC and Charterhouse have hired Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale of German utilities metering firm Ista, according to reports.
Bright Capital Digital backs Auctionata
Bright Capital Digital, an affiliate of Russian VC firm Bright Capital, has invested in German online auction site Auctionata, a portfolio company of Holtzbrinck Ventures and eVentures.
Arle bolsters DACH team
Mid-cap GP Arle Capital Partners has hired two investment executives in its DACH-focused team.
Creathor et al. invest in Hojoki
Creathor Ventures and Kizoo Technology Capital have invested in German software start-up Hojoki.
DBAG increases Homag stake
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has increased its stake in listed German portfolio company Homag Group AG from 33.1% to 39.5%.
Odewald & Compagnie sells mateco stake to TVH
Odewald & Compagnie (O&C) has sold its stake in German aerial platform provider mateco Gruppe to Belgian trade buyer TVH.
Silver Lake buys friedola Tech stake from WHEB
Silver Lake Partners has taken over WHEB Partners' majority stake in German recycled plastics processor friedola Tech, through its energy investment initiative Silver Lake Kraftwerk.
DBAG acquires Heytex Bramsche from NORD Holding
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired Heytex Bramsche, a German manufacturer of print media and technical textiles, in an SBO from NORD Holding.
Mangrove backs HTGF's ezeep
Mangrove Capital Partners has backed German software start-up ezeep, a portfolio company of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
NGN Capital et al. in $40.3m Endosense series-C round
NGN Capital and a syndicate of existing investors have backed Swiss medical technology company Endosense with $40.3m in a series-C funding round.
Trade buyer caution forcing GPs down SBO route
Secondary buyouts
XAnge and Astutia invest in Pactas
XAnge Private Equity and Astutia Ventures have invested in German e-invoicing specialist Pactas.
HTGF et al. back InnoCyte
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), the Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (MBG) and Fraunhofer Venture have invested a six-figure sum in German medical device company InnoCyte.
Brockhaus takes over eyevis
Brockhaus Private Equity has taken over German supplier of large screen systems eyevis Gesellschaft für Projektions- und Großbildtechnik as part of a succession solution for outgoing founder and CEO Michael Schuster.