Afinum
Afinum nears EUR 410m-EUR 420m fund close; mulls new fundraise
Plans for Fund 10 to be contemplated by mid-2024 “at the earliest” as GP advances on succession changes
Afinum founders kick off succession planning with two new managing directors
First step in succession preparations will also see two partners join management team later this year
Afinum, Invision-backed Ledlenser prepped for sale
LED flashlight and headlamp producer has been owned by sponsors and management since 2018
Unigestion invests in Afinum-backed bakery chain Zeit für Brot
Majority owner Afinum will transfer its stake in the company from its 2017-vintage Fund 8 to its newest fund
Afinum exits Garz & Fricke in EUR 180m trade sale
GP acquired the human-machine interface (HMI) software and hardware developer in 2017
Afinum, SHS sell Evitria to trade
Exit values the Switzerland-based antibody expression specialist at more than EUR 200m
Bregal to acquire Afinum's Perfect Drive Sports Group
Bregal announced the deal in conjunction with the €1.875bn close of Bregal Unternehmerkapital III
DACH Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote compiles a roundup of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the DACH market, including Capiton, Afinum, Gyrus, Cipio, and more
Afinum back on road for ninth fund
Predecessor vehicle, which raised €410m in 2017, is now 86% deployed
Afinum acquires SanderStrothmannn
Cosmetics and healthcare products developer is the 11th investment from Afinum's eighth fund
Afinum buys majority stake in Listan
Computer cooling and energy efficiency hardware company is Afinum's fourth buyout of 2020
Afinum acquires instant messaging software Threema
Management of the Switzerland-based messaging software will retain a significant minority stake
Foresight sells Clubhouse Golf to Afinum-backed All4Golf
Clubhouse is the first exit for Foresight Regional Investment fund, which closed on £58m in 2016
Afinum sells Meridian to TDR Capital-backed David Lloyd
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Afinum, which bought Meridian via Eigenkapitalfonds Mittelstand fund
Afinum acquires Fast LTA
GP will support the Munich-based software company's growth by broadening its product offering
Afinum acquires stake in All4Golf
Afinum seeks to grow the company's business in Germany and to expand abroad
Afinum sells Avantgarde to EMH
EMH will acquire a majority stake in the business by acquiring shares from Afinum and management
Afinum exits Sinnex in trade sale
Afinum has already realised two investments from its Fünfte vehicle: CaseKing and D&B
Afinum-backed Garz & Fricke acquires E-Gits
Garz & Fricke acquired E-Gits to expand the company's product and service portfolio
Afinum-backed Liftket acquires Movecat
Acquisition follows Liftket's purchase of Chainmaster in 2018, which was also supported by Afinum
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
Afinum-backed Cotta acquires Steinpol
Cotta's most recent acquisition was Sarajevo-based furniture manufacturer Sinkro in September 2018
Germany resists pan-European tech buyout decline
Drop in tech buyouts follows a pan-European trend, as every region besides southern Europe saw a decline
Afinum teams up with SHS on Evitria buyout
Fifth platform investment from Afinum's latest buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft