DACH Unquote
Quilvest expands in Brazil and Switzerland
Quilvest Group has opened its 12th and 13th offices in Sao Paulo and Geneva.
Onex acquires KraussMaffei for €568m
Onex Partners has acquired German processing equipment manufacturer KraussMaffei for €568m.
Acton backs sofatutor.com
Acton Capital Partners has backed online tutoring platform sofatutor.com with a growth equity investment of around €5m.
Chinese hungry for German assets
Recent studies by Rhodium Group and A Capital have suggested that Chinese investors could be in the early stages of a global shopping spree with direct investment into Europe tripling in 2011 to $10bn. With Germany being the most popular market for Chinese...
Wellington Partners IV holds €70m first close
Wellington Partners has held a first closing for Wellington Partners IV Life Science on €70m.
Carlyle launches takeover bid for vwd Group
Carlyle is looking to take German market data provider Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste (vwd Group) private.
General Atlantic opens new Munich office
General Atlantic has moved its German operations from Düsseldorf to Munich.
DACH unquote" September 2012
The DACH region’s turnaround market is historically lacklustre and more popular with family offices and private investors than with institutionally backed GPs.
Partners Group closes debt fund on €375m
Partners Group Private Markets Credit Strategies 2012 has held a final close on €375m.
Leonardo & Co appoints MD in Germany
Advisory firm Leonardo & Co has appointed Gerrit Frohn as a managing director in its Frankfurt office.
M&A International hires partner
German mid-cap advisory firm M&A International has hired Dr Horst Friedrich as a new partner.
DACH unquote" July/August 2012
The German government’s bid to switch the country to renewable energy has created a funding gap that needs filling.
TIME backs Transmedia Communications
TIME Equity Partners has invested €6m in Swiss digital media company Transmedia Communications, which operates the iConcerts brand.
TIME backs Brille24 with €7m
TIME Equity Partners has invested €7m in Brille24, a German online retailer of prescription glasses.
Gimv leads €10m round for GOVECS
European private equity firm Gimv has led a €10m financing round for Munich-based electric scooter company GOVECS.
SAP invests in HTGF II
German business software provider SAP has invested in High-Tech Gründerfonds II, a venture fund focusing on start-ups in the technology sector.
Demeter Partners and WMS invest in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik
Demeter Partners and CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft's Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) have acquired a 26.5% stake in German cleantech business Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik.
PAR Capital secures majority stake in Advanced Inflight Alliance
US firm PAR Capital Management has bought an 86% stake in German listed inflight entertainment company Advanced Inflight Alliance (AIA) following a public takeover offer.
Pinova invests in deconta
Pinova Capital has bought a significant minority stake in German decontamination specialist deconta as part of a succession solution for the company.
Peppermint et al. invest in IOP
Peppermint Venture Partners, Enjoy Venture and KFW's ERP Startfonds have invested €1.6m in German eye disease monitoring company Implandata Ophthalmic Products (IOP), completing its series-A funding round.
DeliveryHero attracts a further €40m
Berlin-based online food delivery firm DeliveryHero has raised €40m from new investor Kite Ventures and existing backers.
SIP's PTF Holding acquires Heinz Kehl & Sohn
Silver Investment Partners' (SIP) portfolio company PTF Holding has acquired Heinz Kehl & Sohn, a German manufacturer of turned and milled parts, as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
DBAG reshuffles board
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG is reshuffling its board of management as part of a generational change.