Austria
Hannover Finanz divests Schrack Technik Group
Management team buys company back
OEP divests Duropack Group in €300m trade sale
Purchase price represents 5.7x EBITDA
AWS Gründerfonds backs TourRadar
Travel comparison site also raised funds from business angels
AWS Gründerfonds invests in Mobile Pocket
€5-9m raised to help fund European expansion and new retail partnerships
Ambienta appoints Vorndran Mannheims' Helling as partner
GP also promotes two new principals
Quadriga takes majority stake in Alicona
Imaging company manufactures optical 3D surface metrology systems
Quadriga acquires M&R Automation in MBO
Quadriga and management team purchase stake from former owners
DACH region suffers activity slump in 2014
DACH deal volume has dropped to its lowest position since 2002
WCAS acquires Aim Software
New York-based firm invests in information and healthcare sectors
Gain Capital promotes new CEO
Andrea Hofer was previously managing director at the company
Miracor raises €4.5m series-B extension
€7m series-B took place in September 2011
Auctus closes fourth fund on €230m
Latest vehicle oversubscribed in less than three months
OEP divests Constantia Flexibles for €2.3bn
Enterprise value is 9x estimated 2014 EBITDA
Advent, EBRD buy Hypo Balkans for €200m
Purchase price is subject to financial results for 2014/15
Venture-backed F-Star acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb
Bristol has acquired Viennese company F-Star Alpha for up to $475m
Constellation divests Ibis to Quadriga
Swiss firm makes 3.8x return with Austrian education provider
SpeedInvest launches €50m second fund
VC working in partnership with start-up incubator Pioneers
Gamma hires new partner Götze
Götze took over management of Gamma portfolio company in March
Hannover buys Transcom’s CMS Austria for €15m
CMS Austria reported turnover of €16.3m in 2013
Austria's Volksbank sells PE portfolio
Announcement comes days after Volksbank Romania sold €495m worth of loans
Beechbrook holds €110m second close for Mezzanine II
Investor also announces new investments and recruits
SpeedInvest leads Wikifolio’s €6m series-B
SpeedInvest also led series-A round in February 2013
LFPI holds first close of European Debt Fund
c25% of capital already raised has been invested
3TS and aws Gründerfonds back Piano Media
Second commitment from 3TS