DACH Unquote
German buyout market: stirring back to life?
Dealflow rose by more than a quarter in the first six months of 2015 compared to H2 2014
Earlybird and Pinova sell Hemoteq
Trade sale sees Earlybird exiting after 17 years
Deal in Focus: Allianz et al. buy Tank & Rast from Terra Firma
Terra Firma's sale of Autobahn Tank & Rast marks the largest buyout recorded in Germany in nearly 10 years
Alexandra Hagelüken joins Latham & Watkins
Law firm poaches partner from Clifford Chance
Earlybird, HTGF lead €1.1m EBS Technologies round
Company planning expansion into the US
KKR acquires minority stake in Software One
Founding partners and management retain control of the business.
VR and BIP buy Leuna Tenside
Backers secure majority stake in business
DBAG leverages Gienanth buyout
DBAG bought the business in late 2014
Capiton exits RTS to Media-Saturn
Trade sale comes six years after acquisition
TA Ventures leads €2.3m Style Lounge series-A
Metasearch engine launched in January 2015
Windeln bolts on Bebitus
Acquisition is part of Windeln's European expansion
Mountain Cleantech exits Grünspar to EWE
Exit comes two-and-a-half years after GP firsted backed company
Ribbit et al. in €20m series-B for SavingGlobal
Startup received €7.5m from Index Ventures in June 2014
VC-backed HelloFresh mulling IPO
Company was valued at €623.8m after last funding round in February
Capnamic et al. in $6.4m series-A for Zeotap
Startup received $1.3m in seed funding in November 2014
Allianz et al. buy Tank & Rast from Terra Firma
The transaction is understood to value the company at around €3.5bn
PAI sells Swissport International for CHF 2.7bn
Chinese trade buyer HNA Group picks up asset from PAI
Deutsche Beteiligungs injects €42m over two bolt-ons
Bolt-ons add to three acquisitions by DBAG earlier this year
Leon Nanodrugs raises €18.5m series-A
Company expects additionnal €3m investment later this year
Equistone secures majority stake in Tristyle Mode
Acquisition will lead to build-up strategy
Summit Partners offloads 360T for €725m
Deal still awaiting regulatory approval
Memo Therapeutics raises CHF 2.3m series-A
Zurich biotech attracts funding from Redalpine
Quick Mix bolts on Schwenk Putztechnik
Quick Mix makes purchase with mezzanine capital
Kizoo boosts Prescreen
Company received initial financing from business angel