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T-Venture and IBB invest in daparto
T-Venture and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have invested in online auto parts portal daparto.
Alpha-backed Rhiag acquires Auto Kelly
Alpha Associati’s portfolio company Rhiag Group Ltd has acquired Czech car parts distributor Auto Kelly.
EPS Value Plus backs CHF 10m round in Sensimed
EPS Value Plus AG has invested CHF 3.5m as part of a CHF 10m series-B financing round in micro-systems developer Sensimed.
3i to sell German MWM and Norma Group
3i is reportedly working on plans to sell two German portfolio companies, MWM and Norma Group, whose collective value has been estimated to be in excess of €1bn.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest $2m in C2Call
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Draper Investment Company and a private investor have backed German voice-over-IP specialist C2Call with a $2m series-A round of funding.
DIC retains control of Almatis
Dubai International Capital (DIC) has secured approval from a US bankruptcy court for its proposal to restructure the debt of German aluminium business Almatis.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back TM3 Software
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital have invested more than €500,000 in TM3 Software GmbH.
Earlybird Venture Capital recruits Jason Whitmire
Earlybird Venture Capital has recruited Jason Whitmire as partner to expand the firm’s leadership team.
Triton acquires Tyco Waterworks from Tyco
Triton has agreed to buy water equipment business Tyco Waterworks from the Tyco group for $245m.
Invest Equity completes management-buyout
Invest Equity has completed its own management-buyout, a process that started in 2004.
Wittur AG on the block again
Cerberus Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners are looking for a buyer for German lift component supplier Wittur AG.
EPS Value Plus supports acquisition for FotoDesk subsidiary
EPS Value Plus has supported the acquisition of the online photo and business printing division of netservice.cc for the Colorplaza AG subsidiary of portfolio company FotoDesk Group AG.
Deutsche Bank to offload Sal Oppenheim private equity funds
Deutsche Bank is looking to sell Sal Oppenheim's private equity fund portfolio, with an estimated value of $500m-1bn according to reports.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest €400,000 in Chromotek
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have provided biotechnology company Chromotek with €400,000.
Lead Equities backs German IT outsourcer SOLCOM
Lead Equities, has backed the buyout of German IT freelance agency SOLCOM, acquiring a 75% stake. No financial details have been disclosed.
Jefferies appoints Victor von Mengersen
Jefferies has appointed Victor von Mengersen to join its Frankfurt office as managing director and head of financial sponsor coverage in Germany.
BayBG backs TAKEO with further investment
BayBG has invested an undisclosed amount as part of a silent partnership in automotive supplier TAKEO GmbH.
Axa Private Equity buys Phönix/Strack Group
Axa Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Phönix/Strack Group, a special valves supplier to the chemical industry.
AVCO elects three new members to the board of directors
The Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organisation (AVCO) has announced three new members to join its board of directors.
Livingstone Partners opens German office
Livingstone Partners has opened an office in Düsseldorf as part of its European expansion plans.
Deutsche unquote" July 2010
After a nine-year holding period Permira, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences have sold Cognis Holding GmbH to BASF for an enterprise value of €3.1bn. JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs ran the auction process, which is said to have attracted...
HTGF et al. in €2m evocatal series-B
Three years after receiving a round of seed finance, Düsseldorf-based industrial biotech group evocatal GmbH has raised a €2m round of early-stage funding.
Stirling Square buys Environmental Solutions Europe
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired waste and recycling systems manufacturer Environmental Solutions Europe Holding from OTTO Group.
Lone Star buys Düsselhyp bank from BdB
US fund Lone Star has acquired the Düsselhyp bank from BdB, the German commercial banking association.