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Consortium invests €53.8m in immatics
A consortium of investors including Wellington Partners, dievini Hopp Biotech holding, MIG Verwaltungs and AT Impf have raised €53.8m in a series-C funding round for immatics biotechnologies GmbH.
Wellington Partners sells off Aloqa
Venture capital firm Wellington Partners has agreed to sell Munich-based software company Aloqa GmbH to mobile phone giant Motorola for an undisclosed sum.
CVC acquires Sunrise in CHF 3.3bn deal
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Sunrise Communications S.A. from Danish telephone company TDC A/S.
21 Partners invests in Ethical Coffee Company
21 Partners has invested in the Swiss coffee capsule producer Ethical Coffee Company.
DN Capital and HTGF give cash boost to baby care website
High-Tech Grunderfonds and DN Capital have teamed up to invest in a baby care speciality website which is scheduled to launch this month.
Barclays close to sale of Schneider
Barclays Private Equity is close to agreeing the sale of specialty mail order business Schneider, according to sources close to the deal.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in ConWeaver
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in German software developer ConWeaver GmbH.
IK buys GHD from Barclays
IK Investment Partners has acquired GHD Gesundheits GmbH from Barclays Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
G Square invests €15m in zahnarztzentrum.ch
Dedicated healthcare investor G Square has invested €15m in Swiss dentistry services provider zahnarztzentrum.ch.
DN Capital et al. invest €7m in Mister Spex
DN Capital has led a €7m funding round in Mister Spex, a German online retailer of eyewear.
Buse Herberer Fromm appoints insolvency partner
German law firm Buse Herberer Fromm has appointed Dr Holger-René Bruckhoff as partner to its Düsseldorf office.
AFINUM buys Caseking GmbH
AFINUM Management has acquired Berlin-based computer accessories distributor and retailer Caseking GmbH for an undisclosed amount.
Auctus backs two add-ons for Career Partner Group
Auctus Capital Partners portfolio company Career Partner Group has acquired majority stakes in further education providers Horst Rückle Team GmbH and Proaktiv Management.
SHS leads growth investment in phenox GmbH
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH has invested an undisclosed amount in medical technology company phenox GmbH.
bmp et al. sell nugg.ad to Deutsche Post
bmp AG and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have sold Berlin-based nugg.ad to Deutsche Post for an undisclosed amount.
Siemens Venture Capital invests in RTT
Siemens Venture Capital has backed the capital increase of publicly-listed 3D visualisation solutions provider Realtime Technology AG (RTT).
EQT backs MBO of Roeser Group
EQT has backed the management buyout of Roeser Group with a €50m investment from the EQT Expansion Capital II fund.
Permira appoints former E.ON CEO
Permira has appointed former CEO of German energy group E.ON, Wulf Bernotat, as a business advisor.
Q&A: Funds-of-funds and direct investments
Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to Marc Brugger, managing director of fund-of-funds LFPE, about the pros and cons of direct investing and the difficulties facing private equity funds-of-funds in the current environment.
Permira joins race for BHF Bank
Permira has reportedly joined the race to bid for BHF Bank, which is being sold by Deutsche Bank for about €600m.
Advent set to exit Takko
Advent International is looking to sell or float German discount clothing chain Takko, according to reports.
Star Capital buys Pepcom from GMT and VSS
Star Capital Partners has acquired German cable operator Pepcom GmbH in a secondary buyout deal from GMT Communication Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
ECM acquires German bakery chain Kamps
ECM Equity Capital Management has bought German artisan bakery chain Kamps GmbH from Lieken AG for an undisclosed amount.
Deutsche unquote" August/September 2010
Dubai International Capital (DIC) has secured approval from a US bankruptcy court for its proposal to restructure the debt of German aluminium business Almatis.