Germany
Doughty Hanson hands ATU to KKR
According to reports, Doughty Hanson has sold its 18.5 percent stake in car servicing chain Auto-Teile Unger to KKR, which holds the majority.
T-Venture invests in software company Jcom1 AG
-Venture, the venture capital subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, has invested in BPM specialist Jcom1 AG.
HAARMANN bolsters M&A and acquisition finance practice
HAARMANN bolsters M & A and acquisition finance practice HAARMANN Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer in Frankfurt am Main has won a new partner, Dr Veit Denzer, who joined the firm in January.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest in design2desire
High-Tech Gründerfonds has led a funding round in design furniture maker design2desire.
EQT's Actavis still in the race for for ratiopharm
According to reports, EQT-backed Actavis is still left in the race for generic drugs group ratiopharm being sold by VEM Vermoegensverwaltung GmbH.
Consortium funds Cuculus with EUR 2.6m
Yellow&Blue Investment Management has led a EUR 2.6m round in smart metering company Cuculus GmbH.
Hauck & Aufhäuser hires ten from Sal Oppenheim
Private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser has hired a team of ten financial professionals from Sal Oppenheim, headed by Wofram Schmerl, formerly managing director and head of the private bank's financial sponsors team.
Germany's importance to grow as private equity recovers
Germany’s significance in terms of overall European private equity is set to increase in the coming years, with international funds indicating that they will target the region more over the next five years. Mareen Goebel reports.
Q&A: Germany remains strong at the core
Mareen Goebel speaks to Richard Burton, PricewaterhouseCooper's private equity leader for Germany, about the challenges facing the country's private equity market in the year ahead.
CVC's Evonik to divest minority stake in energy business
Evonik, in which CVC Capital Partners holds a minority stake, is weighing the sale of a minority stake of its energy division.
Blackstone to open an office in Düsseldorf
Reports suggest that The Blackstone Group is going to establish an office in Düsseldorf.
General Atlantic appoints senior advisor for Europe
General Atlantic (GA) has appointed Mike McTighe as special advisor to the firm in Europe.
Neuhaus Partners takes stake in Searchmetrics
Neuhaus Partners has invested in software company Searchmetrics GmbH to fund the company's international expansion.
Aggressive banks push Kabel Deutschland debt to 70%
According to sources close to the deal speaking to unquote", the banks involved in the pending Kabel Deutschland deal have aggressively pushed the equity to just 30% of the deal valued at as much as EUR 5bn. Equity ratios of just 30% are almost unheard...
Montagu Private Equity prepares for EUR 2bn IPO of BSN Medical
Montagu has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on a possible IPO for medical supplies company BSN Medical, which is expected to fetch up to EUR 2bn. A sales process was started about one-and-a-half years ago, but abandoned.
Gründerfonds Münsterland completes first investment
eCAPITAL has invested a six-figure sum into Variowell Development GmbH.
Walter services acquires SEB
Walter services Holding GmbH, a portfolio company of Odewald & Cie and caption, has agreed to acquire SEB Card Service GmbH from Swedish banking group SEB AG.
Eschenbach Group acquires Tura
Barclays Private Equity-backed eyewear manufacturer Eschenbach Group has acquired 85% of American eyewear company Tura with effect from 1 December 2009, with 15% being held by the company's management.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in InnoMotix
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested in pneumatics company InnoMotix GmbH.
Q&A: Secondary chances
Hanspeter Bader, head of private equity at Unigestion, talks with Mareen Goebel about the secondaries space and current issues with fundraising
Germany's false dawn
A couple of mega-deals mask the Mittelstand’s demise
Frog Capital invests EUR 3m in agri.capital
Growth capital investor Frog Capital has invested EUR 3m in biogas producer agri.capital.