Germany
Creathor Venture invests in Shopgate
Creathor Venture has invested in online retail platform Shopgate with an undisclosed amount between €1-5m.
Triton-backed Talis adds Raphael Valves
Triton portfolio company Talis has acquired valve manufacturer Raphael Valves Industries from Tyco International.
ThyssenKrupp's nickel alloy unit attracts PE investors
ThyssenKrupp VDM, manufacturer and supplier of nickel alloys and precision engineering products, is drawing the interest of private equity bidders.
JPEL buys Arch Cru portfolio for £56.5m
J.P. Morgan's Private Equity fund of funds (JPEL) has snapped up 38 investments from the former Arch Cru portfolios in a deal worth ТЃ56.5m.
bmp leads finance round for iversity
bmp and Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg have completed a first round of funding for software company iversity, worth more than €1m.
Quadriga acquires Kinetics
Private equity house Quadriga Capital has acquired Kinetics Germany from US-based Kinetic Systems.
HTGF exits textunes
High-Tech Gründerfonds has sold its portfolio company textunes to book retailer Thalia for an undisclosed amount.
GMT-backed DOCUgroup completes bolt-on
GMT Communications Partners’ portfolio company DOCUgroup has acquired information and marketing service providers Sverige Bygger AB and Norge Bygges AS for a total consideration of €15.2m.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back baimos
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested an undisclosed amount in mobile security solution provider baimos technologies.
SHS acquires Spiegelberg
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has acquired shares in medical equipment producer Spiegelberg for an undisclosed amount.
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital back EyeEm
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital have provided German software developer EyeEm with seed funding of an undisclosed amount.
DuMont and Seventure exit Tradoria
DuMont Venture and Seventure have sold their stake in shopping portal Tradoria to Japan-based internet service Rakuten.
Reiten-backed QuestBack acquires Globalpark
Reiten & Coтs portfolio company QuestBack AS has acquired and merged with German social CRM vendor Globalpark AG.
Acton invests in Bueroservice24
Acton Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in online company Bueroservice24 AG.
Halder exits VAG Armaturen
Halder has sold tap manufacturer VAG Armaturen to drive system and components specialist Rexnord LLC for €175m.
Augur acquires Pall Mall Investment Management
Augur Capital has acquired a majority stake in German asset management firm Pall Mall Investment Management for an undisclosed amount.
Allen & Overy appoints new counsel
Law office Allen & Overy has announced the appointment of Dr Michael Brellochs as counsel for its Munich office.
Blackstone acquires Jack Wolfskin for €700m
Private equity house Blackstone has acquired outdoor equipment and clothing company Jack Wolfskin in a secondary buyout worth €700m.
German IPOs fail to meet expectations
A relatively large number of IPOs have taken place lately on the Frankfurt stock exchange with more expected later in the year. But doubts still remain over the wisdom of IPOs in the post-crisis era. Diana Petrowicz investigates.
HIG Europe carves out Haltermann Products
HIG Europe has acquired Haltermann Products and its two production sites from The Dow Chemical Company for an undisclosed amount.
HIG Europe buys Hanlo Group
HIG European Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in prefabricated house construction company Hanlo Group.
S-Refit et al. close finance round for Lophius
Venture capital firms S-Refit, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayernkapital have closed a €1.4m financing round for diagnostic test systems developer Lophius Biosciences.
Ventizz reaps 5x money on QSIL sale
Ventizz Capital Partners has sold its 60% stake in QSIL AG Quarzschmelze Ilmenau to a consortium led by QSIL's CEO Stephan Behr, which now holds 100% of the company.
LBBW invests in crealytics
LBBW Venture Capital has backed search marketing specialist crealytics with an undisclosed amount.