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VCs in €5m round for Klima
EVentures, 468 Capital and HV Holtzbrinck back the round for the climate change mitigation app
La Famiglia announces second fund
B2B-focused venture capital fund has made eight investments so far and is targeting €50m
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Made in Germany
This week, the Unquote Podcast focuses on Germany, where private equity activity has remained resilient despite Covid-19
HQ Equita buys majority stake in Muegge
Microwave components producer was acquired from its parent company Meyer Burger Technology
Bid Equity buys majority stake in Infopark
Deal is the second from Bid Equity II, which held a close in November 2019 and targets B2B software
DvH Ventures launches Digital Health Fund
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures) has announced the launch of its first Digital Health fund, which has held a first close on €60m.
Rigeto Unternehmerkapital acquires Oehm & Rehbein
Acquisition of Germany-based x-ray equipment and software was backed by senior debt from ApoBank
Triton's All4Labels buys GPS Label, Rotomet
Following the acquisition, GPS-Rotomet will operate under All4Labels, which Triton acquired in 2019
EMZ Partners invests in Ankerkraut
Founding Lemcke family will retain a majority stake in the Germany-based spice retailer
DBAG reports NAV increase in Q2 2020
GP's quarterly results also state that the investment period for DBAG VIII began in August 2020
Versant Ventures invests $30m in Matterhorn Biosciences
Versant has launched the T-cell therapy developer in partnership with the University of Basel
Nordic Alpha Partners et al. in $14m round for DyeMansion
Series-B round follows a seed round in 2018, backed by BtoV, AM Ventures and Unternehmertum
Versant and RA lead €66m round for T-knife
Andera Partners and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund also backed the T-cell therapy developer
Marcol invests in Fernarzt, launches new HealthHero platform
Seed investor Heartbeat Labs will retain a 10% stake in Fernarzt
Raymond James expands German industrial technology team
Firm announced the promotion of Sherif Abdel-Aziz, while Tobias Ramminger joins from Lincoln
Callista buys Ledvance Eichstätt
Company will now operate as Aurora Lichtwerke and was sold as part of a non-core asset divestment
Ripplewood in exclusive negotiations to buy Fidor Bank from BPCE
French bank BPCE mandated advisers to sell the Germany-based digital banking platform in 2018
Pentapart buys Westiform Germany from insolvency
Signage company filed for insolvency in 2019, citing a fall in revenues from automotive clients
SZA hires CMS’s Kolbiger
New Munich-based partner focuses on mandates including M&A and corporate restructuring
Verium-backed Tavola acquires Frische und Service
Tavola already owns Frische und Service's Swiss market peer Ceposa, which it acquired in 2018
EQT closes acquisition of Schülke
Deal values the hygiene products producer at €925-1bn, subject to an earn-out provision
Bregal’s SHD bolts on Tesy
Deal is the third add-on since Bregal invested in the kitchen and furniture design software company
HLD to acquire majority stake in Microwave Vision Group
HLD will issue a public takeover offer following the expected deal completion at the end of 2020
Equistone’s Rena buys Hirtenberger Engineered Surfaces
Chemical surface treatment equipment manufacturer is continuing to seek add-ons in niche sectors