Germany
Triton-backed Befesa invests €30m in new facility
Recycling and industrial waste disposal company Befesa, backed by Triton, is developing a €30m smelting plant in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Pontis sells Lixto to McKinsey
Pontis Capital has sold software company Lixto to management consulting firm McKinsey in a trade sale after a holding period of seven years.
Noerr hires Skadden's Koppmann to expand PE team
Tobias Kappmann, Noerr
Beaufort Capital exits getemed
Beaufort Capital has sold its 32% stake in medical technology company getemed to the firm’s management.
BayBG buys minority stake in impacore
Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought a 11.3% stake in impacore, a performance-rating service provider.
eVenture backs Vicampo in series-A round
eVenture Capital Partners has backed online wine-ordering platform Vicampo in a series-A financing round.
Perusa buys Schuberth Holding
Perusa has bought a majority stake in helmet manufacturer Schuberth Holding from investment firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG).
bm-t hires new general manager
bm-t Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen has appointed lawyer Udo Werner as its new general manager.
VR Equitypartner steps out of Melvo
VR Equitypartner has sold shoe care brands company Melvo to US trade buyer SC Johnson.
Lazard hires Anchorage's Christian Fritsch
Global investment bank Lazard has appointed Christian Fritsch as new managing director and head of restructuring at its German office.
IK generates 42% IRR on Hansa Metallwerke exit
IK Investment Partners has sold Hansa Metallwerke, a supplier of bathroom and kitchen sanitary fittings, to trade player Oras, reaping a 42% IRR.
EQT buys Avenso in MBO
EQT has invested in Avenso, an online retailer for photographic contemporary art, alongside Avenso's management.
HTGF et al. invest €500,000 in Microstim
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Fides Finanz-Invest and Genius Venture Capital have backed Microstim, a medical devices company, with €500,000.
Project A Ventures sells Tirendo for €50m
German incubator Project A Ventures has sold online tyres shop Tirendo to strategic buyer Delticom for €50m.
Strategic buyers close in on Grohe
German bathroom manufacturer Grohe, backed by TPG Capital and Credit Suisse's private equity arm, has received bids of less than €3bn from strategic buyers, according to reports.
HTGF invests in Recycling Angel
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed technological gadgets recycler Recycling Angel.
Cinven’s HEG buys Telefónica Germany Online Services
Cinven’s Host Europe Group (HEG) has acquired hosting solutions provider Telefónica Germany Online Services (TOS) from Telefónica Deutschland.
PE-backed MeinAuto takes over Autoda
Online car buying platform MeinAuto, backed by Holtzbrinck Ventures, has bought fellow online car purchasing platform Autoda.
MBG et al. invest €1.2m in Pumacy
Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Sachsen (MBG), Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt (ISA) and private investors have invested €1.2m in software company Pumacy Systems.
3i to take over Scandlines from Allianz
3i has entered exclusive talks to take over ferry operator Scandlines from fellow co-owner Allianz Capital Partners (ACP).
Afinum buys Thonet
Afinum Management has acquired a majority stake in family-owned furnishings supplier Thonet.
Holtzbrinck hires new managing partner
German venture capital firm Holtzbrinck Ventures has hired Christian Saller as managing partner.
HP Ventures' Davidson steps down
Eran Davidson, managing director and CEO of Hasso Plattner Ventures (HP Ventures), has left after eight years at the venture capital firm.
3i invests €77m in GIF
3i has invested €77m in the management buyout of Gesellschaft für Industrieforschung (GIF), a transmission testing specialist, alongside the firm’s CEO.