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Capital Management Partners acquires Geti Wilba
Sale of the poultry and game specialist began in February 2020 via insolvency proceedings
Weber family in asset deal for Ardian-backed Weber Automotive
Shareholder structure is unchanged and the automotive supplier's self administration continues
Mandarin backs cosmetic specialist Klapp
GP invests via Mandarin Capital III, which has a €250m target and has raised €175m so far
Vintage Investment Partners leads €27m Zeitgold series-B
Existing backers including Battery Ventures, Saban Ventures, BtoV, and HV Holtzbrinck also take part
YielCo hires new director
Volker van Rüth joins from his role as CEO of BayerInvest and has prior experience at Warburg Invest
Capvis-backed Variosystems buys Solve Engineering
Add-on of Swiss market peer is the first in Capvis's investment period and in the company's history
EQT-backed Galderma sells Bübchen
Sale of the baby's skincare brand is the first spin-out since EQT bought the company from Nestlé
Investors participate in N26 $100m series-D extension
N26 will continue to invest in growing its presence across 24 European markets and the US
Thyssenkrupp Elevator consortium seeks additional equity investors – report
Advent, Cinven and RAG Stiftung agreed to buy the company in February in a deal valued at €17.2bn
Paragon Partners to acquire Weka
Acquisition of the specialised publishing company will be the third from the GP's third fund
RBB buys stake in Wurst- und Fleischwaren Bautzen
Sausage and meat products company filed for insolvency in November 2019 and was seeking new investors
Lincoln International appoints two managing directors
Christian Schwarzmueller will join the DACH team while Florus Plantenga joins the London office
DBAG announces 20% fall in portfolio NAV
Portolio NAV has fallen by around 20%, but the GP's telecoms companies are largely unaffected
Novum Capital closes second fund on €150m
Final close includes all investors from the GP's debut fund plus €40m in commitments from new LPs
MVM Partners leads $62m round for SkyCell
Investors including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund also back the pharmaceutical containers producer
BPE 4 holds final close on €135m
Vehicle held a first close on €122m in December 2019 and the vehicle has made its first investment
BPE backs Dätwyler Sealing Technologies MBO
MBO is the first investment from BPE 4, which held a final close in March 2020 on €135m
Silver Investment Partners appoints two partners
Promotion of Matthias Loos and Daniel Schmitz brings the Germany-based GP's partner team to five
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert buys Gartner Keil & Co
Deal is the second add-on for the Germany-based cooling systems and cold storage specialist
Adcuram-backed Poggenpohl files for insolvency
Kitchen furnishings retailer plans to continue its restructuring and will seek new investment
German GPs weigh up portfolio damage and rescue packages
Nature of Germany's industrials-weighted economy has caused problems for some GPs when it comes to liquidity needs
Felix Capital et al. back €15m series-B for YFood
Foodtech company has increased its revenues by 300% in the past year, according to a statement
HCS sells AGO to RheinEnergie
Sale ends a six-year holding period for HCS and was conducted via a competitive auction process
Paragon buys Castolin Eutectic
Acquisition of the industrial equipment protection and repair specialist is Paragon's first in 2020