Germany
Triton acquires part of Alstom in €730m deal
Alstom continues programme to dispose of non-core assets
H2's Jet Group Holding acquired by Egeria
H2 had acquired the business in 2011
Equistone backs Performance Interactive Alliance
Deal merges four digital marketing businesses
HIG Europe's Weru completes bolt-on investment
GP provides additional financing to facilitate bolt-on
Afinum clocks out of Caseking
German mid-market player Afinum has divested its investment in Caseking, including its UK arm Overclockers, to Equistone Partners Europe.
Seventure Partners leads €2.1m Testbirds round
German business offers app crowd-testing solutions
HTGF reinvests in Rebelle
Deal value approximately €5m
Chequers exits DTK Deutsche Telekabel in trade sale
Merger of PrimaCom and DTK to rival Kabel Deutschland
VC firms exit Activaero in trade sale
€130m proceeds to be split between cash and shares
Halder exits Gealan for second time
Second exit occurs 10 years after original divestment
HIG Capital loses Nürburgring race
€100m offer by Capricorn wins out
Emeram buys Hussel from Douglas Holding
Vendor to concentrate on perfume chain
HIG Capital aiming for Nürburgring acquisition
Deal expected to be valued at €60-70m
Berlin start-ups attract Silicon Valley cash
But without a significant number of exits, can the city retain its prominence?
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in Desino
Business angel joins to complete first financing round
Electranova Capital leads Sunfire series-B
Electranova Capital has joined forces with Total Energy Ventures to invest in Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells and electrolysers.
Access wins BVK mandate
Access Capital Partners has been awarded a mandate for primary and secondary investments in small buyout and growth funds by German pension fund Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK).
Wheb makes first investment from new fund
Wheb Partners has completed its maiden investment from Green Growth Fund 2, taking a significant stake in UBC.
HCPE et al. invest €13m in Outfittery
Highland Capital Partners Europe (HCPE) has led a €13m funding round for Outfittery, a German provider of consultation services for men’s fashion, with participation from a consortium of existing venture capital backers.
Large-cap segment boosts DACH deal totals
Buyout activity was buoyed by a handful of large-cap deals in 2013. But is there hope for a brighter future further down the value scale? Amy King reports
Invision picks up Pfeifer
Zug-based Invision Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in damage restoration service provider Pfeifer.
T-Venture backs Teqcycle Solutions
T-Venture has led a funding round for Teqcycle Solutions, a Munich-based provider of mobile device trade-in solutions.
Deal in focus: KKR nets Hertha Berlin
Private equity behemoth KKR acquired an equity stake of 9.7% in German football club Hertha BSC last week, one component of the €61.2m investment from its $2bn Special Situations fund.
Paua et al. back mbrace
Paua Ventures, Astutia Ventures and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have provided a seven-digit investment in a seed funding round for mbrace, a German social discovery and dating app.