Germany
Duke Street acquires Compo
Acquisition of the gardening soil producer is the GP's first deal since June 2019
Canyon et al. in $650m series-G for FlixMobility
Latest round, which comprises both equity and debt, values the company at more than £3bn
KKA Partners holds first close for second fund
KKA Value Fund II has a €200m target and has made its first investment, acquiring IT service Xantaro
Eos Capital Partners acquires Mod IT Services
Company will be the centre of a newly established IT platform, Eos said in a statement
Altamar and CAM combine businesses
New group is named Altamar CAM Partners and has a presence in Europe, America and Asia
Target Global leads $650m round for Wefox
Round is the largest ever raised in the European insurtech sector, according to Unquote Data
Auctus acquires majority stake in Elplan
GP plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy in the DACH technical building planning sector
Alvarez & Marsal hires Platinum's Lundqvist
Olle Lundqvist will lead the firm's Private Equity Performance Improvement Group in the Nordic region
Hannover Finanz sells Corporate Planning to ICG's ProAlpha
GP bought a majority stake in the corporate planning software developer in 2017 in a succession solution deal
Maguar Capital holds €104m close for debut fund
GP makes small-cap software investments, focusing on founder-led companies in the DACH region
Sequoia leads €700m series-C round for Trade Republic
Funding brings the total amount Trade Republic has raised to €772m
Finatem launches Finatem V
Finatem V has a €150m target and will continue the GP's DACH small- and mid-cap focus
Finatem's HGears lists with €270m market cap
GP will retain a 30% stake in the gears and components producer, reaping 6x money and 25% IRR
EQT's Suse lists in €5bn IPO
GP acquired the open source software from listed Micro Focus for $2.535bn in 2018
EQT’s Suse sets share price for €5bn IPO
Listing of the open-source enterprise software business is expected on 19 May 2021
Digital+ Partners gears up for fundraise
GP focuses on later-stage B2B technology companies and closed its previous fund in 2018 on €350m
Q1 DACH VC and growth deals surpass previous volume high
Deal volume has grown steadily since Q2 2019; aggregate value has also been rising since Q2 2020
Chequers Capital to carve out Corning Services
GP plans to assist the telecommunications service with a buy-and-build strategy
Hg-backed MeinAuto postpones IPO
Car sales platform cited "currently adverse conditions for high-growth companies" in a statement
Paragon’s Apontis Pharma completes IPO
GP acquired the single-pill producer in a carve-out in 2018 and will retain a 31% stake
Equistone buys majority stake in TimeToAct
Germany-based IT consultancy is to be Equistone's fourth platform investment of 2021
YielCo holds closes for PE and co-investment funds
YielCo Special Situations Europe II is targeting €300m; YielCo Defensive Investments targets €150m
Andera Partners lines up DACH expansion plans
Starting with BioDiscovery 6, the GP intends to accelerate fundraising and deal-making in the region
Gimv increases stake in GPNZ
Gimv has increased the size of the majority stake that it already held in the dental chain