DACH Unquote
Bencis to buy chemicals company Höfer Chemie
GP plans to acquire a majority stake in the business, according to a competition authority filing
TeamViewer attracted take-private interest last year amid PE boom
Frankfurt flotation of TeamViewer in 2019 delivered a bonanza for backer Permira
Cherry holds first close for EUR 300m growth fund
Almost two thirds of Cherry IV's capital will be reserved for follow-on investments
Prefere Resins owner Silverfleet readies imminent sale launch
Rhone Capital-backed ASK Chemicals is expected to establish itself as the frontrunner
Riverside sells Repa to Berkshire-backed PT Holdings
Manufacturer of spare parts for vending and catering mahines expected to post revenues of USD 1.2bn in 2021
Golding holds EUR 280m close for first secondaries fund
Fund will target small- and mid-cap LP stakes and GP-led secondaries, and has made 14 deals to date
TA, LEA to merge Enscape, Chaos
LEA bought Enscape in 2020
Nord Holding sells Ruf Group to Waterland
Germany-headquartered bed producer Ruf Betten acquired e-commerce brand Bruno in February 2020
Gimv's Oleownik moves to Emeram
Sven Oleownik joins the DACH mid-market GP as partner; he joined listed GP Gimv in 2015
Evoco holds final close for third fund
Switzerland-headquartered GP acquires lower-mid-market companies via portfolio deals
Perusa eyes Müpro exit
Formal sale process is expected next year with IMs to be distributed in the first half of 2022
Korify launches debut VC fund with USD 100m target
Vehicle will back biotechnology companies focusing on mental illnesses and age-related diseases
Capiton buys Betonbau Group
GP is deploying equity via Capiton VI, which held a final close in November 2021 on EUR 504m
Pureos Bioventures to raise new fund in 2022
VC firm will likely start fundraising next year once its first fund is fully invested
BC's Springer Nature to begin sale of road safety assets in 2022
Investment in Springer Nature Group was extended into a continuation fund in June
Emeram forms EUR 100m continuation fund for Boards & More
Coller Capital has led the deal, joined by existing LPs from Emeram's 2013-vintage debut fund
Grocery delivery startup Flink closes USD 750m Series B round
German grocery delivery startup has comfortably exceeded unicorn status in just a year since inception
MTIP holds USD 250m final close for second fund
Health technology firm has made five deals from the fund and expects to back 10 companies in total
Apax sells Unilabs to AP Moller
Laboratory and imaging diagnostics service is valued at more than EUR 5bn
Sale of Eurazeo's Sommet gets underway
Process has kicked off with the distribution of IMs and indicative bids slotted for mid-January
Gilde buys minority stake in Emeram's Init
Emeram bought a majority stake in the digitalisation consultancy in 2019 via its EUR 400m debut fund
Oakley preps Wishcard for 2022 sale
Oakley acquired a majority stake in Düsseldorf-based Wishcard – then known as Seven Miles – in 2019
Speedinvest launches EUR 80m Climate & Industry Opportunity fund
Fund is intended to back the VC's existing industrial and climate technology startups
PAI, OTPP join forces in final leg of Veonet auction
Consortium may be well placed to clinch a deal for the Nordic Capital- and Palamon-backed ophthalmology group