Germany
Forbion opens Munich office; appoints partner
Dutch venture firm Forbion Capital Partners has opened a new office in Munich and appointed Dr Holger Reithinger as partner.
BC Partners-backed Brenntag solidifies IPO plans
BC Partners-backed chemicals distributor Brenntag has released further details on its planned IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Siemens aborts plans to sell hearing aids unit
According to reports, the sale of Siemens Audiologische Technik, the hearing aids business of Siemens AG has now definitely been cancelled.
MIG Fonds et al. in €13m Antisense round
MIG Fonds and Global Asset Management have invested a further €13m in biotechnology company Antisense Pharma GmbH, with management and private investors also taking part in the financing.
Alpha Group's Tom Tailor to cut debt in €140m IPO
Alpha Group's portfolio company Tom Tailor is reportedly preparing for a €140m IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange at the end of the month, which will see the retailer cut its debt by more than €100m.
VNT invests €2m in dilitronics
Finish VC VNT Management Oy has invested around €2m in LED driver company dilitronics GmbH.
BC Partners' Brenntag prepares IPO
BC Partners-backed chemicals distributor Brenntag is set to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange before summer.
VC-backed Private Sale acquires Triphunter
Shopping community Private Sale, owned by a consortium including Mangrove Capital Partners, has acquired VC-funded travel portal Triphunter.
Providence's KDG cuts IPO share number
Providence's Kabel Deutschland has reduced the number of shares it plans to offer in its IPO 22 March on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
FVW and Clusterfonds Innovation invest in SurgicEye
FVW Investments For Your Health Beteiligungs GmbH and Bayern Kapital have provided a seven digit series-A financing round for medical technology company SurgicEye GmbH.
Crédit Agricole Private Equity invests €1.3m in Netzoptiker
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has invested €1.3m growth financing in online glasses and contact lenses retailer Netzoptiker GmbH.
BPE acquires Domilens
BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH has, together with the management team, wholly acquired medical supplies company Domilens GmbH from STAAR Surgical AG, Switzerland.
BPE's GHM Messtechnik GmbH acquires Imtron
GHM Messtechnik GmbH, a portfolio company of BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH, has acquired Imtron Industrielle Mess- und Steuertechnik GmbH & Co KG from its founder, Werner Heinrich, who remains a minority stake shareholder.
Steadfast's Falk & Ross acquires BTC activewear
Steadfast Capitalтs portfolio company Falk & Ross Group has acquired BTC activewear, a UK-based promotional clothing distributor.
Providence's KDG headed for IPO
Providence’s Kabel Deutschland is said to conduct an IPO at the Frankfurt stock exchange on 22 March, and is expected to issue a total of 52 million shares to raise EUR 700m in capital.
Gulf One acquires 7.9 percent of Belte AG
Gulf One Investment Bank B.S.C., Bahrain has acquired 7.9 percent of the shares of aluminum refiner Belte AG based in Delbrück.
CBR Management GmbH acquires easy sports from the founder
CBR Management GmbH has acquired 54% of easy sports from the founder. The owner kept 40% of the shares; active co-investors hold the balance.
HTGF, DuMont Venture and bAV Consult sell northworks
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), DuMont Venture and bAV Consult have sold their stakes in northworks Software GmbH to games provider Travian Games GmbH.
AFINUM Management buys Erpo International
AFINUM Management GmbH has acquired upholstery furniture maker Erpo International from its previous owner Thomas Jungjohann for an undisclosed sum.
T-Venture invests in Lantiq
T-Venture has made a strategic investment in access and home networking technologies company Lantiq.
Alvarez & Marsal appoints Paul Taaffe as MD
Alvarez & Marsal has bolstered its team in Germany by appointing Paul Taaffe as a managing director to its restructuring and turnaround practice.
Consortium sells VisuMotion to 3D International
High-Tech Gruenderfonds, Mountain Super Angel and Beteiligungsmanagement Thueringen have sold 3D company VisuMotion GmbH to strategic investor 3D International Sd Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Providence to float part of Kabel Deutschland
According to reports, Providence is planning to go ahead with a EUR 1bn IPO of a 25% stake in cable networks operator Kabel Deutschland.
Siemens hearing aids sale might be cancelled
According to reports, the sale of Siemens Audiologische Technik, the hearing aids business of Siemens AG, might not go through.