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Germany

Microscope in diagnostic laboratory
HTGF et al. in Rigontec's €15m series-A extension

All previous backers reinvested in the third closing of the startup's series-A

  • Early-stage
  • 07 September 2016
Arnulf Keese of E.Ventures
Arnulf Keese joins E.Ventures as partner

New partner is a former PayPal executive and was hired for his fintech expertise

  • People
  • 06 September 2016
Fundraising in euros
OpCapita raises €350m for second fund

Vehicle is more than three times the size of its 2014-vintage predecessor

  • Credit/Special Situations
  • 06 September 2016
Dating websites and apps
Oakley reaps 3.6x return on Parship partial exit

Transaction values the business at €300m, with an IRR of 150% for Oakley

  • Exits
  • 05 September 2016
IT engineers and telecommunications infrastructure
Star Capital buys Globalways

Star Capital plans to inject an additional €60m of growth capital in the future

  • Buyouts
  • 05 September 2016
Collapsible aluminium tubes for creams and paints
Aurora’s Alltub takes over Karl Höll

Combined group will have annual sales of €150m and 650 customers globally

  • DACH
  • 05 September 2016
Christoph Thiermann of Noerr
Thiermann joins Noerr from P+P Pöllath

Thiermann joined the firm's private equity team in Munich on 1 September

  • People
  • 05 September 2016
Search engine optimisation
Verdane invests in Searchmetrics

Verdane simultaneously acquires shares in German startups Smava and Hornetsecurity

  • DACH
  • 02 September 2016
Senic has developed a remote device for the connected home
Target Partners backs Senic’s seed round

Senic was founded within the Y Combinator programme, a US-based seed accelerator

  • Early-stage
  • 02 September 2016
Office furniture designer Leuwico
Equistone’s Vivonio acquires Leuwico

Vivonio hopes Leuwico will enter a cooperation with Maja, another company in the group

  • Portfolio management
  • 02 September 2016
Burkhard von Wangenheim of Afinum
Beyond capital: winning over Germany's Mittelstand vendors

Increased competition for family-owned assets means investors must be flexible and willing to veer away from textbook strategies

  • DACH
  • 02 September 2016
Biotechnology and medical sciences
Quadriga buys GBA from Adiuva

Acquirer invested via Quadriga Capital Private Equity Fund IV, which closed on €529m

  • Buyouts
  • 01 September 2016
WordPress tools and hosting services
HTGF provides seed funding for Raidboxes

High-Tech Gründerfonds usually invests €600,000 at seed stage in its portfolio companies

  • Early-stage
  • 01 September 2016
New hires and promotions
Sonya Pauls leaves KWM for Clifford Chance

Pauls will join Clifford Chance as a partner in the investment funds team on 1 October

  • People
  • 31 August 2016
Tow bars and vehicle hitches
DPE sells Westfalia to Horizon Global for €125m

Following the deal, DPE will become the largest shareholder in Horizon Global with a 10% stake

  • Exits
  • 31 August 2016
Life sciences vehicle announces fund close
Earlybird holds first close for health tech fund

VC targets €120m for the North Rhine-Westphalia-based vehicle

  • Funds
  • 31 August 2016
Fashion garments for taller women
Equistone-backed TriStyle bolts on Long Tall Sally

Acquisition marks first bolt-on investment since the GP invested in the fashion retailer

  • Portfolio management
  • 31 August 2016
Enterprise software
Alpina acquires Cimdata to merge it with Oxaion

Deal marks the first bolt-on as part of a buy-and-build growth strategy in the ESP space

  • Expansion
  • 26 August 2016
Holiday cruises and tourism
DBAG in secondary buyout of R&M from Nord Holding

German ships interiors business has expanded via an international acquisitive strategy

  • Buyouts
  • 26 August 2016
Private-equity-backed buyouts in the DACH region
DACH buyout dealflow hits 15-month high in Q2

Buyout volume and aggregate value were up by 43% and 155%, respectively

  • DACH
  • 25 August 2016
Healthcare drugs and digestion assistance prescriptions
HQ Equita exits Windstar Medical in trade sale

German GP exits over-the-counter drugs maker less than two years after acquisition

  • Exits
  • 18 August 2016
Tailwind in a German sail
DACH managers benefiting from fundraising tailwinds

The DACH region has enjoyed a busy first half in terms of fundraising, particularly in the venture space

  • Fundraising
  • 18 August 2016
A tube of adhesive
Equistone acquires United Initiators from Vision and Speyside

Vision Capital had acquired a majority stake in the group from Speyside in 2011

  • Buyouts
  • 17 August 2016
Responsive web design and mulit-screen media
Alpina exits Via Optronics in €47.4m trade sale

Alpina had been a shareholder in the screen technology business since 2010

  • Exits
  • 17 August 2016
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