Germany
BC Partners' Aenova acquires Haupt Pharma Gruppe
Aenova, a BC Partners-backed manufacturer of medicines and dietary supplements, has bought a majority stake in pharmaceutical company Haupt Pharma Gruppe.
Khosla leads $8m series-B round for ParStream
Khosla Ventures has backed data analytics solutions provider ParStream as part of an $8m capital injection alongside other investors.
PrimeVentures backs AppLift with additional $7m
PrimeVentures has backed mobile games marketing platform AppLift with $7m, after injecting $13m into the start-up in June this year.
BayBG buys minority stake in SSP Europe
BayBG has backed SSP Europe, acquiring a minority stake in the IT security solutions provider.
IBB backs labfolder in 11th deal this year
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has made its 11th transaction this year by backing software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform labfolder, alongside Vogel Ventures and business angel Jan Bohl.
KfW backs Schutzklick
KfW has invested in German start-up Schutzklick, a provider of gadget insurance, alongside business angels and family offices.
HTGF et al. invest in Inventorum
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Klingel New Media and Vogel Ventures have backed retail managing solutions provider Inventorum in an undisclosed seed round.
Project A Ventures receives €30m from Springer
German incubator Project A Ventures has raised €30m from media company Axel Springer after less than two years on the road.
Siemens subsidiary to be bought for $800m
Siemens has entered talks to sell off its water technology subsidiary Siemens Wassertechnik to AEA Investors for $800m, according to Reuters.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back Photonics Healthcare
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital have backed Photonics Healthcare, a medical equipment manufacturer.
Pinova and BIP team up to buy Utimaco Safeware
Pinova Capital and BIP Investment Partners have acquired cyber security provider Utimaco Safeware in a management buyout.
immatics raises €34m series-D financing round
immatics biotechnologies, a biopharmaceutical firm, has raised €34m from existing investors including Wellington Partners and MIG.
Metric and ICS in talks to take HTI private
Private equity houses Metric Capital Partners and ICS Partners have entered talks with Austrian engineering business HTI High Tech Industries to take the business private.
Merck could turn to private equity to finance clinical trials
German pharmaceutical company Merck has held talks with private equity firms to potentially finance future clinical trials, according to reports.
Aquila Capital to launch maiden fund-of-funds
German investment company Aquila Capital has entered the private equity market, aiming to launch a fund-of-funds in early 2014.
Advent exits Oxea in trade sale
Advent International has divested German chemical manufacturer Oxea in a trade sale, said to be worth around €1.8bn, to Oman Oil Company (OOC).
Family offices pose competitive threat to German GPs
Family offices
Brockhaus to close third fund by year-end
Brockhaus Private Equity is aiming to close its latest fund, Brockhaus Private Equity III, on €170m in Q4.
KKR mulls ATU exit
KKR is planning to divest its struggling portfolio company Auto-Teile Unger (ATU), according to reports.
FTI Consulting hires two
FTI Consulting has appointed Christian Axmann and Andreas Rapp as managing directors to their Munich office.
CVC appoints Wolfgang Colberg as industrial partner
Wolfgang Colberg, CVC
Brockhaus exits ATT Systems in trade sale
Brockhaus Private Equity has sold Advanced Temperature Test Systems (ATT) to Cascade Microtech for €8.4m.
Barclays hires Nomura's Ulrich Böckmann
Ulrich Böckmann, Barclays
Menold Bezler appoints Andreas Wölfle
Andreas Wölfle, Menold Bezler