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DZ Equity Partners exits Electrovac
DZ Equity Partners is reported to have sold the Austrian Electrovac Group to Semikron International.
Leonardo Venture-backed GROHNO-Guss insolvent
Leonardo Venture today announced its portfolio company GROHNO-Guss has gone into administration.
Chequers Capital buys Versatel Kabel for €66m
French private equity house Chequers Capital has acquired the cable network business Versatel Kabel from listed German network operator Versatel AG for €66m.
HgCapital acquires Teufel Speakers
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in German speakers manufacturer Teufel from Riverside.
Auctus launches third fund
German private equity house Auctus Capital Partners is looking to raise €150m for its latest vehicle AUCTUS III.
Q&A: The long road to recovery
Emanuel Eftimiu talks to Dr Frank Thiäner, partner at P+P Pöllath + Partners about the state of the German private equity market.
Consortium sell stake in Cognis
Permira, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and SVG Capital have sold their stakes in Cognis to BASF.
WHEB Ventures invests €4.4m in VIA Optronics
Cleantech-focused WHEB Ventures has backed German company VIA Optronics with €4.4m.
Nordic Capital acquire SiC Processing in SBO
Nordic Capital has acquired a majority stake in the German photovoltaic wafer producer SiC Processing from a group of sellers including Frog Capital in a secondary buyout.
Permira and Goldman Sachs reject Lubrizol offer
Permira and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have rejected Lubrizol's offer for chemicals group Cognis.
Acton invests in Frontline GmbH
Acton Capital Partners has invested in Frontline GmbH, a Hamburg-based streetwear e-commerce pioneer in return for a minority stake.
SHS sells ProBioGen to Minapharm Pharmaceuticals for €30.4 million
SHS Beteiligungsmanagement has sold ProBioGen to Cairo-based strategic investor Minapharm Pharmaceuticals.
Venture-backed Definiens sells assets to listed Trimble
Venture-backed Trimble Definiens has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed Trimble in an all-cash transaction.
Apax bids for Utimaco Safeware
Apax Partners has bid €17.10 per share for Utimaco Safeware AG using its shell company Shield Bidco Limited.
Barclays Private Equity puts Schneider Gruppe on the block
Barclays Private Equity is looking to exit its portfolio company Schneider Gruppe.
NORD Holding takes a stake in Avista Oil AG
NORD Holding has taken a stake in Avista Oil AG for a double-digit million euro amount.
AUCTUS adds SSTH to Career Partner
AUCTUS portfolio company Career Partner Group has acquired a majority stake in the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) based in Chur.
NORD Holding backs MBO of Uhlig Rohrbogen GmbH
NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired Uhlig Rohrbogen GmbH, backing the company's MBO as part of a succession solution.
eCAPITAL funds svh24.de with €4m
Venture firm eCAPITAL has provided €4m for the expansion of online tool company svh24.de GmbH.
Xange Private Equity funds Iptego
XAnge Private Equity has invested in Iptego, a software developer for the telecommunications industry.
New Value invests €1.5m mezzanine in ZWS
Listed investor New Value has invested €1.5m mezzanine in ZWS Zukunftsorientierte Wärme Systeme GmbH.
3i-backed NORMA acquires R.G.RAY Corporation
3i portfolio company NORMA Group has completed the acquisition of R.G.RAY Corporation.
Buse Heberer Fromm opens in London
German law firm Buse Heberer Fromm has opened a representative office in Procter Street, London, which is its eighth office abroad.
HPV and Team Europe Ventures invest $5m in SponsorPay
Hasso Plattner Ventures and Team Europe Ventures have invested $5m in a series-A round for SponsorPay, a currency monetization platform.