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eCapital and HTGF back saperatec
Venture firms eCapital and HTGF have backed raw materials recycling specialist saperatec with €1m.
eCapital backs Feranova
Venture firm eCapital has backed Feranova in a first round of finance with €1.5m.
HTGF et al. invest in UP Web Game
Existing investors HTGF and digital entertainment company RapidShare Entertainment have backed UP Web Game.
Gores Group interested in Honsel
US-based private equity investor Gores Group is said to be interested in insolvent German auto parts supplier Honsel. Other interested parties include debt investor Anchorage Advisors as well as trade buyers ZF Friedrichshafen, Nemak, Chinese investor...
TPG Capital looking to sell Grohe
TPG Capital and Credit Suisse Private Equity are reported to be planning an IPO or trade sale of sanitary fitting manufacturer and supplier Grohe.
Axa Private Equity exits Gealan
Axa Private Equity has sold window manufacturer Gealan to Gimv portfolio company Halder after a six-year holding period.
Axa looking to exit CABB
Axa Private Equity is looking to sell former Hoechst-subsidiary CABB and Gealan.
HTGF et al. back Entelios
HTGF and Dutch clean energy investor Yellow&Blue Investment Management have backed German Entelios in a series-A financing round.
HTGF et al. back Natural Dental Implants
HTGF, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and business angelshave provided $2m for Natural Dental Implants AG in a series-A funding round.
HBM BioVentures et al. exit PharmaSwiss
HBM BioVentures, Enterprise Investors and the other shareholders have sold 100% of Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company PharmaSwiss to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for an approximate value of €350m.
Intel Capital et al. back Sulfurcell
Intel Capital, Climate Change Capital, Bankinvest Group, Zouk Ventures, Masdar Cleantech Investments and Demeter have invested €18.3m in a fifth round of funding for Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH.
New Value discard FotoDesk stake
New Value AG has written off CHF 8.9m of equity and convertible loans to portfolio company FotoDesk Group.
EQT looking to sell Kabel Baden-Würtemberg
EQT Partners, the private equity arm of Sweden's Wallenberg family, is looking to sell German TV, broadband and phone provider Kabel Baden-Würtemberg (KBW).
Pöllath + Partners appoints two
Pöllath + Partners (P + P) has appointed Dr. Wolfram Pätzold as a partner for real property law and Jan Wildberger as partner in its M&A team.
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG raises €170m
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has raised €170m for its new fund DBAG Expansion Capital. From the money raised, €100m comes from DBAG's balance sheet and €70m from investors commitments.
Hannover Finanz invests in Paper + Design GmbH
Private equity firm Hannover Finanz Group has acquired a majority stake in Paper + Design GmbH from investor Nord Holding.
Global Equity Partners appoints Alexandra Nagl
Global Equity Partners has appointed Alexandra Nagl to its investor relations team.
Ventizz sells ersol Thin Film
Ventizz Capital Partners has sold 49.9% of ersol Thin Film GmbH to Robert Bosch GmbH. The company was renamed Bosch Solar Thin Film GmbH following the deal.
Cognetas set to sell three German firms
Cognetas is said to be considering the sale of several portfolio companies. The companies are auto supplier KSM Castings, garden pond equipment producer Oase and advertising agency Commarco.
Equitrust sells telerob for €78m
Equitrust AG has sold its majority stake in German bomb disposal technology company telerob to UK corporation Cobham.
Equita buys Schock
Equita has acquired German sink manufacturer Schock GmbH together with the management from investment company Capital Management Partners (CMP).
Hannover Finanz backs Biesterfeld Vermögensverwaltung
Hannover Finanz has backed Biesterfeld Vermögensverwaltung in the form of a silent partnership.
Blackstone and BC Partners show interest in Jack Wolfskin
Blackstone Group and BC Partners have both expressed an interest in German outdoor clothing and equipment producer Jack Wolfskin, according to reports.
BayBG backs Color Offset
BayBG has backed German-based Print Shop Color Offset in a silent partnership.