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HIG sells Infinigate to Bridgepoint
HIG invested in the cybersecurity service in 2017 and supported its European expansion
Aurelius acquires Hüppe
GP expects the shower enclosure producer's future growth to benefit from ongoing consumer trends
Ardian takes minority stake in Kapten & Son
Ardian Growth strikes first deal in Germany with investment in fashion and accessories retailer
Equistone sells Oikos to Goldman Sachs
Equistone acquired the prefabricated housing company in an SBO from Adcuram in 2018
Tikehau opens Frankfurt office, hires Felsmann
ABN Amro's Dominik Felsmann will take up his role as Tikehau's head of Germany from 15 March
AM Ventures holds first close for 3D printing venture fund
Additive manufacturing-focused venture capital firm has a target of €100m for the vehicle
Cadence Growth Capital hires Kamphans
Niko Kamphans is to join the B2B technology-focused GP as an investment professional
Pride Capital sells stake in Kairos to trade
Direct lender invested in Kairos in 2018 and was part of Main Capital until its spin-out in 2019
One Equity Partners buys stake in Cicor Group
GP is to acquire a stake in the Switzerland-based circuit board producer from HEB Swiss Investment
Beyond Capital Partners sells Sysob to trade
GP invested in the IT equipment distributor in 2016 via BCP Fund I; it is on the road for Fund II
Pinova invests in Raynet
GP is investing in the IT service via Pinova II and plans to make two more deals from the fund
VCs in €200m round for Volocopter
New investors in the urban air mobility company include BlackRock and Avala Capital
Pinova sells Human Solutions, Avalution to Bridgepoint's Humanetics
Deal is a partial exit for Pinova; the GP will retain fashion design software platform Assist
Equistone acquires Franke Water Systems
Carve-out comprises kitchen and bathroom fittings businesses Water Systems Commercial Group and KWC
Beyond Black holds first close for Pledge Fund I
Following the тЌ20m first close, the Berlin-based VC aims to launch a larger cleantech-focused fund
Ergon forms SPV for fire protection business SVT
GP's €270m fund will invest only in the fire protection company, which Ergon bought from IK in 2017
L Catterton acquires Birkenstock
German footwear company is reportedly valued at around €4bn and drew interest from several PE buyers
ND Group leads financing round for EGo Mobile
ND Group acquired the electric vehicle producer in August 2020 after its self-administration process
HTGF, Neuhaus Partners sell stakes in Next Kraftwerke
Shell acquires the virtual power plants operator one month buying VC-backed Ubitricity
Ardian buys majority stake in GBA from Quadriga
Quadriga reinvests in the business and retains a minority stake, alongside the company's management team
VCs in CHF 15m round for Carvolution
Entrepreneur Franvisco Fernandez, the founder of banking platform Avaloq, leads the round
Pinova, eCapital sell stakes in BrandMaker to Rubicon
Rubicon Technology Partners aims to assist the marketing software with its international expansion
Arcaris buys Magro Verbindungselemente
Acquisition of the industrial procurement business is part of a succession solution
Eurocov buys KTN out of administration
Entrepreneur Philipp Mühlbauer's investment holding will buy KTN following an administration process