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KKR acquires WMF shares from Capvis

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has bought a 37% capital stake in German cutlery and coffee machines maker Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) from Capvis Equity Partners-managed Crystal Capital for €238m.

  • DACH
  • 12 July 2012
HTGF et al. back in Epivios

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and the investment arm of Life Science Inkubator have invested in German epigenetics specialist Epivios, alongside Technology Transfer Heinrich Heine University and a private investor.

  • Early-stage
  • 11 July 2012
Finatem acquires WST

Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired a majority stake in WST Präzisionstechnik, a specialised manufacturer of precision parts, as part of an MBO from the company's private owners.

  • DACH
  • 11 July 2012
Terra Firma to refinance Deutsche Annington

Terra Firma has started negotiations with bondholders to recapitalise German real estate fund Deutsche Annington Immobilien GmbH, including a €500m equity injection, according to reports.

  • DACH
  • 11 July 2012
Providence acquires HSE24 from AXA PE

Providence Equity has acquired Germany-based international home shopping group Home Shopping Europe (HSE24) from AXA Private Equity for an estimated €650m.

  • DACH
  • 11 July 2012
EQT backs Sportradar

EQT has invested €44m in exchange for a minority stake in German sports data provider Sportradar.

  • DACH
  • 10 July 2012
Palero Capital acquires Tesa Bandfix

Luxembourg-based GP Palero Invest has acquired Switzerland-based Tesa Bandfix from its German parent Tesa SE in an all-equity transaction.

  • Buyouts
  • 09 July 2012
EdRIP et al. in CHF 25m GenKyoTex series-C extension

Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Mitsubishi Pharma Corporate Venture and other investors have provided Swiss biopharma GenKyoTex with CHF 25m of early-stage funding.

  • DACH
  • 09 July 2012
BC Partners sells stake in Brenntag for €577.5m

BC Partners and co-investors have sold seven million shares in listed German chemicals company Brenntag, reducing their joint stake to 13.6%.

  • Exits
  • 06 July 2012
Ventizz becomes Vorndran Mannheims Capital

German GP Ventizz has changed its name to Vorndran Mannheims Capital, reflecting its step towards a more buyout-oriented strategy.

  • DACH
  • 06 July 2012
Providence to acquire HSE24 from AXA PE

Providence Equity Partners is to acquire a majority stake in AXA Private Equity-held German shopping channel Home Shopping Europe (HSE24), according to reports.

  • DACH
  • 05 July 2012
Latest DBAG fund holds €451m first close

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has held a first close on €451m for its mid-market buyout fund DBAG Fund VI, two months after sending out PPMs.

  • Buyout
  • 04 July 2012
Quilvest PE buys stake in Acrotec

Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of French family-owned wealth manager Quilvest Group, has invested around CHF 30m in Swiss watch components maker Acrotec.

  • DACH
  • 03 July 2012
ECM closes fourth fund on €230m

ECM Equity Capital Management has announced the final close of its fourth fund, GEP IV, on €230m.

  • Buyout
  • 03 July 2012
Acton leads financing round for Fashion For Home

Acton Capital has led a funding round for German online furniture retailer Fashion For Home.

  • DACH
  • 02 July 2012
Vorwerk and Omnes back Tennis-Point

Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures and Omnes Capital have invested in German tennis e-commerce business Tennis-Point.

  • DACH
  • 28 June 2012
Target Partners leads series-A for Theva

Munich firm Target Partners is understood to have led a seven-figure series-A round in BayBG-backed German energy technology company Theva Dünnschichttechnik.

  • DACH
  • 28 June 2012
Earlybird et al. invest $4m in Traxpay

Earlybird Venture Capital has invested around $3.2m in German-American B2B payments service provider Traxpay as part of a $4m series-A round together with three business angels and a strategic investor.

  • Expansion
  • 27 June 2012
Olivier Weddrien of DZ Equity Partner
German family businesses & PE: An uneasy relationship

German private equity firms are hungry for the Mittelstand, but these largely family-run businesses have often proved elusive in the past. Will more partnerships emerge as a consequence of the economic crisis and diminishing availability of conventional...

  • DACH
  • 27 June 2012
Lothar Pauly of Mobility Ventures
Mobility Ventures announces new managing partner

Lothar Pauly, former CEO of Siemens Communications has joined Mobility Ventures as managing-partner Europe.

  • People
  • 26 June 2012
Blackstone exits Klöckner Pentaplast

Blackstone has sold its majority stake in German thermoform packaging company Klöckner Pentaplast to Strategic Value Partners.

  • Exits
  • 22 June 2012
Intel Capital et al. back KupiVIP

Intel Capital has led a $38m funding round for Russian e-commerce fashion retailer KupiVIP Holding.

  • DACH
  • 21 June 2012
Climate Change Capital et al. in €12m PPC series-B

Climate Change Capital (CCC) has invested alongside strategic investors Siemens Financial Services Venture Capital and British Gas in a €12m series-B round for German smart grid company Power Plus Communications (PPC).

  • DACH
  • 20 June 2012
Evonik cancels IPO

CVC-backed German chemicals maker Evonik has announced the cancellation of its planned IPO.

  • DACH
  • 19 June 2012
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