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Finexx supports GSE's acquisition of Fitne
GSE has acquired dietary supplements manufacturer Fitne from Logocos, a subsidiary of L'Oréal
VCs sell Amal to Boehringer Ingelheim in €325m deal
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and High-Tech Gründerfonds provided seed funding for Amal in 2014
Citic and 3i's Formel D bolts-on CPS Quality
CPS will be incorporated into the Formel D Group, but will continue to trade under its name
DBAG sells Novopress
DBAG has been a shareholder in the electromechanical pressing tools manufacturer since 1990
Waterland sells VivaNeo to Impilo portfolio company TFP
VivaNeo has closed 12 successful acquisitions during Waterland Private Equity's holding period
CVC buys Bosch Packaging Technology
CVC is currently investing from its €15.5bn buyout fund, CVC Capital Partners VII
Flexstone closes its Select Opportunities II fund on €300m
Select Opportunities II invests in secondaries transactions and makes co-investments
Target Partners appoints Alpina's Sperling
Sperling previously held this post from 2007-2009 and has also worked at Infineon and Ridgewood
Main Capital acquires stake in GBTec
Main Capital is currently investing from its Main Capital V fund, which closed on €236.5m in 2017
Ardian sells Schleich to Partners Group in tertiary buyout
Schleich was sold in a process run by JP Morgan that also attracted Pamplona Capital Management
ArchiMed acquires Eurolyser and Eurolab
Transaction is part of a succession agreement that will see a co-founder of Eurolyser retire
Riverside-backed GermanPersonnel bolts on Compana
GermanPersonnel was acquired by Riverside in May 2018 with equity drawn from Riverside Europe Fund V
GP Profile: Capiton
Capiton V is almost fully deployed and the firm has started fundraising for its sixth-generation vehicle
Ardian-backed Weber Automotive files for insolvency
Ardian acquired the automotive components manufacturer using its Ardian LBO Fund V in 2016
DBAG sells Infiana to Pamplona
DBAG has more than doubled its capital investment through the sale of the films manufacturer
VC firms back $325m series-B for BioNTech
Redmile Group, Invus, Jebsen Capital and Steam Athena Capital take part in the round
Insight leads $23m series-C for Staffbase
Existing investors Capnamic Ventures, Kizoo Technology Capital and E.Ventures also take part
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG exit Duo Plast in SBO
Investors launched a sales process for the packaging manufacturer, marketing it based on €9-10m EBITDA
DACH investors fear digital expertise shortage
Digitalisation is becoming increasingly important to equity stories all over Europe, but firms in the DACH region face a number of challenges
Bain, Carlyle place takeover bid for Osram at €35 per share
Bain and Carlyle have placed a takeover offer for the lighting manufacturer, valuing it at €3.9bn
Iris appoints Gunsenheimer as managing partner in DACH
Gunsenheimer has been at Iris Capital since 2002 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and MIT
Waterland-backed Coeo Inkasso bolts on KNP
Waterland acquired Coeo Inkasso in January 2018 and this is its first acquisition in Austria
LGT's Crown European Private Debt II fund closes on €1.35bn
CEPD II's original target was €800m, and it held a first close on $725m in August 2018
Triton-backed AVS acquires Lorenz
Germany-based road safety services provider AVS is pursuing its buy-and-build strategy