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HTGF invests in Microstim
HTGF, Technologiefonds MV and Fides Finanz-Invest have invested €1.5m in medical technology company Microstim.
Ex-Alpha Group partners launch spin-off
Former Alpha Group partners Thomas Schlytter-Henrichsen and Harald Rönn have launched ACapital.
Augur Capital to buy Ageas’ German life insurance division
Augur Capital has signed an agreement to buy the German life insurance business from Belgian insurer Ageas Insurance International NV.
State Street acquires Complementa Investment
State Street Corporation has acquired financial services provider Complementa Investment-Controlling.
Dearth of mega buyouts in Germany
While France, the UK, Sweden and Italy have completed multiple deals over the €1bn mark in 2011, Germany is lagging behind. Susannah Birkwood finds out why
Samsung backs Novaled
Samsung Venture Investment Corporation has invested in German technology company Novaled AG.
DPE invests in First Sensor
DPE has invested in developer and manufacturer of individual sensor solutions First Sensor Technology, providing a capital increase of €33m.
Vision acquires Speyside Equity portfolio
Secondaries investor Vision Capital has acquired a two-company portfolio from Philadelphia-based private equity group Speyside Equity.
Pamplona Capital Management exits TMD Friction
Pamplona Capital Management has sold automotive supplier TMD Friction to Tokyo-based Nisshinbo Hodings for €600m.
Ex-Freshfields and Milbank lawyers found new firm
Tilmann Gütt and Heiner Feldhaus, formerly of Freshfields, and Sebastian Olk, ex-Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, have announced the launch of a new law business in Munich.
T-Venture and BDMI invest in Content Fleet
T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom, and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) have invested approximately $3.5m in Hamburg-based Content Fleet.
Munich Private Equity Partners appoints managing director
Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP), the investment arm of RWB Group, has announced the appointment of John Morrison as managing director.
Sixth annual unquote” DACH Private Equity Congress – Munich 11 October
We are delighted to announce our sixth annual Congress for private equity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
DPE acquires EAB group
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has taken a majority stake in electrical installations and services provider EAB group for an undisclosed amount from the Eberlein family.
HTGF closes seed funding for Lipocalyx
High-Tech Gründerfonds and GoodVent have backed the seed funding of Lipocalyx.
CAPE leads $5m TrustYou round
Credit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has led a $5m series-A funding round for German social media monitoring start-up TrustYou.
Ventizz acquires Thomas-Krenn and Xortex eBusiness
Ventizz Capital has acquired a majority stake in Thomas-Krenn, a European provider of server technology and hosting services.
Neuhaus Partners et al. back apprupt
Neuhaus Partners, T-Venture and KfW have invested an undisclosed amount in a finance round for affiliate network apprupt.
HTGF invests in Autoloader
HTGF has provided seed financing together with senior shareholder Thomas Breuer from BF Consulting for automated baggage loading system specialist Autoloader.
i5invest appoints new partner
Vienna-based internet business incubator i5invest has appointed Paul Weinberger as new partner.
Neuhaus Partners et al. invests in 1000jobboersen.de
Neuhaus Partners, HTGF and Hamburg FOR Mobile have invested an undisclosed amount in 1000jobboersen.de.
Schoenherr appoints M&A partner
Central European law firm Schoenherr will strengthen its corporate practice team with the appointment of Robert Bachner as a partner.
SHS leads series-B round for Miracor
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has led a series-B financing round worth €7m in medical technology firm Miracor Medical Systems.
Afinum sells Pinova to trade
Private equity firm Afinum has sold tinting solution provider Pinova AG to CPS Color for an undisclosed amount.