DACH Unquote
Emeram completes €50m capital increase for first fund
Buyers include Arcano Capital, Schroder Adveq, Unigestion and Lombard – all new investors
Redalpine backs $30m series-B for Taxfix
Round was led by existing investor Valar Ventures with participation from Creandum
Inception sells Penta to Finleap
Penta claims to have more than 5,500 customers including AirHelp, Bepro11 and Global Digital Women
VR Equitypartner acquires Informatik Consulting
VR Equitypartner writes equity tickets of up to €20m and acts as an evergreen fund
VCs in €10m series-A for Fliit
Fresh capital will be used for international expansion and the development of the Fliit platform
Aurelius exits Granovit
Management led by CEO Andreas Fischer will continue to operationally restructure Granovit
Sofinnova, NEA in CHF 22.5m funding round for Polyneuron
Polyneuron develops biodegradable glycopolymers for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Ufenau holds €560m close for Ufenau VI German Asset Light
Investors include Banque Pictet & Cie, Argentum Fondsinvesteringer and Wave Management
Subversive Capital in $43m series-B for Atai Life Sciences
Other investors in the round include Aperion Investment Group and Bail Capital
IK supports Klingel's acquisitions of Bächler, Gehring
Klingel is an IK VIII fund company and was acquired by the firm in 2018 from Halder
Argand-backed Oase bolts on Söll
Argand acquired Oase in a tertiary buyout for 9x its €24m projected EBITDA in 2017
Dubag acquires Räuchle
Willi Gaule will remain CEO during Dubag's acquisition and the restructuring until mid-2019
Finexx acquires Sicko
Finexx used its Finexx Fund I, which closed on €35m in November 2018 and invests €5-20m per ticket
HQ Equita acquires Ebertlang in SBO
Beyond Capital acquired Ebertlang in 2017 when it sold for 1.5-2x its €10m turnover
Triton-backed Eqos acquires Bilfinger FRB
Eqos is a Triton Fund IV portfolio company with revenues of €246m and 1,500 employees
Beechbrook opens DACH office with new hire
Gottron previously worked for Mainzer Volksbank and Bank of Scotland – Lloyds Banking Group
Castik invests in AllDent
Co-founders will retain a significant stake in the business and continue to manage the chain
Consortium acquires Hitzinger
Hitzinger was undergoing self-administration before the consortium acquired the company
Waterland hires Quarton for Zentrum Gesundheit exit
Sale process of the ophthalmic surgery and diagnostic centres company has attracted private equity
Auctus-backed Gustoso Group bolts on Ruff's Burger
Gustoso is a Munich-based restaurant group comprising Ciao Bella, Cotidiano and Sushi.Wrap
Wise Road backs joint venture with Ams in $120m deal
General manager of Ams' environmental sensors business, Stefan Raible, will act as managing director
Beech Tree supports Learnlight for Arenalingua bolt-on
Beech Tree used funds from its Beech Tree Private Equity Fund II to acquire Learnlight in 2017
OpCapita exits NKD in sale to TDR Capital
OpCapita acquired NKD in 2013 and this is its first exit from its Consumer Opportunities Fund
Radial-backed Lindenfarb enters administration
Radial Capital Partners bought Lindenfarb in 2017 after a self-administration procedure