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VI Partners Swiss Innovation fund holds €71m first close
VI Partners also manages Venture Incubator, an evergreen investment platform launched in Switzerland in 2002
Mutares sells Klann Packaging to Accursia Capital
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Mutares and the GP is now focusing on larger investments
Triton buys Lamina Technologies
GP invested vis its Smaller Mid-Cap Fund and plans to support the company's international expansion
Mutares' Q1 2020 portfolio review: two exits and three acquisitions
Two of the acquisitions were platform investments and the GP expects to complete two more in Q2 2020
Triton's AVS Verkehrssicherung announces two add-ons
Deals mark the seventh and eighth add-ons for the road traffic safety business since 2017
Herkules Capital sells sportswear retailer Odlo
Sportswear retailer was acquired by the GP in 2010 and its sale follows a process initiated in 2018
E-Capital sells Rips Technologies to trade
Buyer is code quality management company SonarSourced, backed by Insight Venture Partners
Sun Capital's Flabeg Germany files for insolvency
Coronavirus lockdown and its impact on the automotive industry were the trigger for the filing
Silver Investment Partners buys Lucien Ortscheit
GP plans to make add-ons for the pharmaceutical wholesaler, screening targets in Germany and abroad
KKR buys 5.2% stake in ProSieben
TV network is valued at less than half of its 2006 value when KKR and Permira first invested
Ardian buys majority stake in Swissbit
Investment comes from the GP's Expansion fund strategy and follows a competitive auction process
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG closes eighth fund; announces half-year results
Final close on €1.109bn comes after the fund's first close in December 2019 on €1bn
Forestay Capital backs $30m round for Zenjob
Redalpine, Acton, Axa and Atlantic Labs also invested in the temporary staffing platform
Main Capital-backed GBTec buys Avedos
Deal is the first add-on for the Germany-based process management software company
Bain Capital-backed Fintyre sells two businesses
Fintyre filed for insolvency for many of its Germany-based subsidiaries in February 2020
Triton-backed Univativ buys majority stake in Opus One
GP invested in the Germany-based recruitment firm via its Smaller Mid-Cap Fund in June 2017
Capital Management Partners acquires Geti Wilba
Sale of the poultry and game specialist began in February 2020 via insolvency proceedings
Weber family in asset deal for Ardian-backed Weber Automotive
Shareholder structure is unchanged and the automotive supplier's self administration continues
Mandarin backs cosmetic specialist Klapp
GP invests via Mandarin Capital III, which has a €250m target and has raised €175m so far
Vintage Investment Partners leads €27m Zeitgold series-B
Existing backers including Battery Ventures, Saban Ventures, BtoV, and HV Holtzbrinck also take part
YielCo hires new director
Volker van Rüth joins from his role as CEO of BayerInvest and has prior experience at Warburg Invest
Capvis-backed Variosystems buys Solve Engineering
Add-on of Swiss market peer is the first in Capvis's investment period and in the company's history
EQT-backed Galderma sells Bübchen
Sale of the baby's skincare brand is the first spin-out since EQT bought the company from Nestlé
Investors participate in N26 $100m series-D extension
N26 will continue to invest in growing its presence across 24 European markets and the US