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3i to float Norma Group
3i has announced its plans to list auto parts supplier Norma Group on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
HgCapital planning to sell SLV
Private equity house HgCapital is reported to be in negotiations to sell lighting system provider SLV.
Auctus closes third fund on €155m
Auctus Capital Partners has closed its latest fund Auctus III at a revised hard-cap of €155m following a substantial over-subscription.
Ludgate also exits agri.capital
Ludgate Environmental Fund - a listed vehicle managed by Ludgate Investments - has fully exited German biogas energy producer agri.capital GmbH, reaping a €16.3m cash return.
AXA refinances HSE24 Group
AXA Private Equity has completed another refinancing round for its portfolio company HSE24 Group.
AHB appoints Waitz as new partner
Hamburg-based law firm Ahrends Hofert Bergemann (AHB) has announced the appointment of Dr Benjamin Waitz as a partner.
BluO looking to float Adler
BluO is planning an IPO of fashion retailer Adler on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, according to reports.
Oaktree’s Beluga Group companies file for insolvency
Oaktree Capital Management’s portfolio company Beluga Group has filed a number of its subsidiaries for insolvency, according to reports.
equitrust invests in WEGU
German private equity firm equitrust has acquired 100% of WEGU group from the Bonrath family for an undisclosed amount.
Heliad Equity Partners' Print 64 in administration
Heliad Equity Partners portfolio company Print 64 has gone into administration, according to reports.
EQT sells Kabel BW to Liberty Global
Private equity firm EQT has sold 100% of German cable network provider Kabel BW to US media house Liberty Global for €3.16bn.
CVC leads bids for Kabel BW
CVC has offered €2.95bn for German cable operator Kabel Baden Wuerttemberg.
NORD Holding backs De Mäkelbörger expansion
NORD Holding has backed its portfolio company De Mäkelbörger Backwaren GmbH to acquire 85 Kamps branches in the Berlin metropolitan region as well as the production facility at Prenzlauer Promenade.
Frog Capital sells agri.capital
Frog Capital has sold its stake in German biogas energy producer agri.capital to Alinda Capital Partners.
Hannover Finanz backs MBO of Media Concept
Private equity house Hannover Finanz has led the buyout of online retailer Media Concept together with BayernLB Private Equity.
Leonardo Ventures exits Isis and Culavis
Leonardo Ventures has sold its two of it portfolio companies Isis sentronics and Culavis forfor for €1.6m and €45,000 respectively to private investors.
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Metalor Technologies, a Swiss portfolio company of Astorg Partners, has agreed to acquire NECC’s Coatings Division in Asia.
Gamma MezzoPreneurs back Henn
Gamma MezzoPreneurs has provided mezzanine funding for the management buy in of Martin Ohneberg.
Mid Europa Partners getting ready to exit Orange Austria
Mid Europa Partners is reported to be looking to sell its 65% stake in Orange Austria to France Telecom, which already holds 35% of the mobile phone service provider.
Jan Wildberger joins P+P in Frankfurt
P+P Pöllath + Partners has appointed Dr Jan Wildberger as partner.
EQT looking to float Kabel BW
EQT is thought to be planning a flotation of cable provider Kabel BW on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
3i appoints new director
Private equity company 3i has appointed Lukas Schäfer as new director for its Frankfurt office.
Robin Richiger joins Zurmont Madison
Robin Richiger has been hired as a new partner at Swiss private equity firm Zurmont Madison Management.
Flick Gocke appoints new partner
Law firm Flick Gocke Schaumburg has appointed Dr Helder Schnittker as new partner for its Berlin office.