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Carlyle-backed Euro Techno Com buys Comtec
Acquisition of the UK-based market peer is the first bolt-on during Carlyle's investment period
Roland Berger makes three DACH hires
Stephan Hartmann, Jan Maser and Markus Held join the firm's restructuring and debt advisory services
Silverfleet hires Süß as partner
Süß joins Silverfleet's DACH-focused team from TowerBrook Capital Partners
Willkie hires Abrar as partner
Kamyar Abrar joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges' PE team and also has experience in corporate deals
Auctus-backed PharmaLex buys Regulis Consulting
Deal is the consultancy's second bolt-on in 2020; it expects to generate 2020 revenues of €120m
Aurelius's Zim Flugsitz in self administration
Aurelius intends to make contributions to the airline seat producer's proposed restructuring
Zeotap raises $42m in series-C round
Company has raised around $62m since being founded in 2014
Riflebird-backed Piller Entgrattechnik acquired by SFO
SFO specialises in the takeover and further development of mechanical and plant engineering companies
Kindred and Capnamic lead €2.47m seed round for How.FM
Also participating in the round were angel investors including the founders of Just Spices
Munich Private Equity closes third buyout fund-of-funds
Mid-cap buyout-focused fund-of-funds closed on €162m and has made 14 of its 20 planned investments
Ufenau's Swiss IT Security buys Keyon
IT security firm has made 13 add-on acquisitions since Ufenau's investment in November 2017
Energize Ventures backs $10m Beekeeper series-B extension
Latest round for Switzerland-based remote working software brings its series-B total to $60m
Borromin’s ProFagus completes refinancing
Charcoal and natural additives company saw final bids from two banks and one direct lender
Five Seasons et al. back €10.1m round for Yamo
VCs including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, BtoV and Ringier Digital Ventures also participated
Great Point’s MLM Medical Labs buys CirQuest
Acquisition of US-based laboratory services provider is part of MLM's international expansion strategy
Pictet closes Monte Rosa V on $1.164bn
Earlier funds have generated a net IRR of more than 13% and a TVPI of 1.65x
Goldman Sachs Growth leads $80m series-D for LeanIX
Insight, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Capnamic and Iris Capital also participate
EQT's Suse buys Rancher Labs
Acquisition of the US-based company comes two years after EQT backed Suse's LBO via its eighth fund
DACH fundraising update: H2 2020 pipeline
Although the coronavirus pandemic has set back plans for many GPs, a number of buyout and venture vehicles are on the road in the DACH region
S7V and Presight back Penta's €4m series-B extension
In March 2020, Penta raised €18.5m from HV Holtzbrinck, RTP, ABN Amro, VR Ventures and Finleap
Emeram's Matrix24 acquires FireScope
Acquisition of the US-based company is Matrix24's second bolt-on during the investment period
Callista Private Equity carves out Alupress Berlin
Acquisition of processing company, rebranded as Millhouse Berlin, is the GP's fourth deal of 2020
Aurelius sells handicraft business Mez
Sale ends a five-year holding period, during which Aurelius sold Mez's Italy-based subsidiary
Allegra buys two printing companies from Sandoz Family Foundation
Switzerland-based Genoud and Italy-based Musumeci focus on printing for luxury goods industries