Germany
US, UK ranked as most attractive countries for PE investment – study
France makes it into the top 10 for the first time, while Spain also records strong gains
HIG sells Weru to trade
Sale comes more than seven years after HIG acquired the windows and doors producer from Triton
Bid Equity sells Myneva to Summa
Bid Equity had reportedly mandated GCA Altium to consider sale options at the beginning of the year
Capiton buys majority stake in Axxence Group
GP is backing the natural aroma chemicals firm via Capiton VI, which is on the road targeting €550m
HarbourVest opens Frankfurt office
GP simultaneously announces the appointment of principal Martina Schliemann, who joins from Hamilton Lane
Cinven buys Arcaplanet from Permira in €1bn-plus deal
Pet care retailer reportedly fetched more than €1bn
Cross Equity, Pinova sell Rademacher to trade
GPs acquired the Germany-based smart home systems business in 2014 from Nord Holding
Argand, Genui-backed Cherry to float in €778m IPO
Computer hardware firm was valued at around €200m when Argand took a majority stake in 2020
Riverside-backed Bike24 to list in €662m IPO
Riverside acquired Bike24 in 2015, selling it to Bridgepoint's Wiggle-CRC and buying it back in 2019
High-Tech Gründerfonds to launch fourth seed fund
Fund expects to launch its official fundraising process in September 2021, subject to BaFin approval
Emeram sells Meona to Trill Impact
GP bought the clinical software platform in 2017, investing via its €400m debut fund
Golding Capital holds first close on €161m for co-investment fund
FoF manager expects to hold a final close for the co-investment vehicle at the end of 2021
Hannover Finanz buys majority stake in Dental Direkt
GP has acquired a 64% stake in the dental laboratory supplier as part of a succession solution
HQ Capital closes Auda Co-Investment Fund II on $210m
North America-focused fund held a first close in June 2020 and has made 20 investments
Paragon acquires KME's Specials business
Paragon Partners will own a 55% in the newly formed entity following the carve-out
DBAG sells Telio to Charterhouse
DBAG will reinvest in the prison communications system provider to hold a 13% stake
Borromin invests in Little John Bikes
Borromin Capital has acquired a stake in Germany-based bike and e-bike retailer Little John Bikes.
Pinova Capital buys AdzLocal
GP generally invests in DACH SMEs with revenues of €10-75m, deploying equity tickets of €10-25m
HIG hires Lorenz to lead DACH WhiteHorse team
Sebastian Lorenz joins HIG's direct lending division from Barings as a principal and head of DACH
Tencent leads $180m round for Scalable Capital
Existing investors BlackRock, HV Capital and Tengelmann also back the asset management firm
Oakley buys Afterbuy, DreamRobot
GP is investing via its €455m Origin Fund and is merging the software firms to form ECommerce One
Ambienta hires four
Demeunynck and Héron join Ambienta's Paris office, while Leu and Balz join its Munich office
VCs in $240m round for Flink
Series-A round for the grocery delivery startup comes shortly after its foundation in December 2020
Kempen invests in BCP's Ounda
Beyond Capital Partners formed the optician and audiology chain as a buy-and-build platform in 2020