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DBAG to target EUR 1.3bn-EUR 1.5bn for new buyout fund next year
German GP’s new vehicle will be slightly larger than its predecessor, which is set to complete deployment in two years
Nord Holding hires Ufenau’s Kukwa
Christian Kukwa spent two years with Ufenau and will focus on business services in his new role
Earlybird holds EUR 350m final close for Digital West VII
Fund is double the size of its predecessor to keep pace with the market, Earlybird's Hendrik Brandis said
Argos Wityu appoints head of ESG
Jessica Peters joins the sponsor’s Brussels office to further integrate ESG into the GP and its portfolio companies
Montagu appoints advisers to sell ophthalmology group Artemis
Goldman Sachs and HSBC will run the auction for the German company, with launching expected after the summer
Paragon Partners, GIMV prepare WEMAS for H2 auction
William Blair has been mandated to advise on the sale of the German road safety equipment provider
EMH buys minority stake in Genui-backed Acrolinx
Genui remains the majority owner of the German AI-enabled intelligence software business
ArchiMed exits Eurolyser to trade for 6x return
The exit is the first for ArchiMed MED II fund, which post-deal will own ten other companies
Oakley invests in Vice Sporting Goods
Primary deal will see Oakley Capital Origin Fund deploy GBP 11m in German founder-led golf balls brand
Capital Dynamics holds EUR 300m final close for Future Essentials II
Managing director Mauro Pfister speaks to Unquote about the firm's strategy and steady deployment
IFF carve-out of Frutarom Savory likely to attract large sponsors
JPMorgan and Lazard will lead on the auction of Austrian food ingredients subsidiary, which could launch as early as June
Cipio holds EUR 202m final close for Fund VIII
Technology growth capital and primary buyout vehicle plans to make four to six deals per year
Quadriga launches Aspire Education auction
Austria-based company joins busy pipeline of DACH education technology sales
Astorg beats sponsors to acquire CordenPharma
The sponsor competed with Advent International in the final round of an auction led by William Blair
Gilde Healthcare's RAD-X joins busy radiology pipeline
Lincoln to advise on the sale, which is expected to attract the interest of consolidators backed by infrastructure funds
SwanCap closes fifth fund at EUR 420m
New vehicle will make primary, co-investment and secondary deals; close to 50% deployed
Ufenau closes Continuation III on EUR 563m
Swiss GP's new fund is backed by blue-chip secondary investors including StepStone and Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities
A&M makes two transaction advisory hires in Germany
Hinrich Grunwaldt joins the Hamburg team from EY; Andreas Frisch joins in Frankfurt from Deloitte
Project A steps up PE co-investments, promotes Rösler to partner
Christoph Rösler speaks to Unquote about the development of the buyout and growth co-investment strategy
GBL bags second healthcare asset this week with SBO of Sanoptis
Vendor Telemos to fully exit DACH eye clinics operator following auction that also saw ICG and Ares compete for the asset
ICG, Ares and GBL among sponsors in Sanoptis second round
Current backer Telemos wants to remain invested as a minority shareholder in the ophthalmology group
EMZ exits Ankerkraut to Nestlé for 2x money
Deal marks the first full exit for EMZ Fund 9 and ends a holding period of less than two years
Silverfleet exits Prefere Resins in SBO to One Rock
Concerns about Russian exposure and raw materials costs surfaced in the sale process, Mergermarket reported
EMZ acquires FotoFinder Systems
EMZ is acquiring a majority stake in the medical imaging company via EMZ 9, which is 80% deployed
