Germany
OpenGate to buy Solvay subsidiaries in Europe and US
Solvay sold its Belgium-based strontium carbonate production unit to Latour Capital in November 2020
eCapital backs series-A for Papershift
eCapital is a new investor in the software developer, which raised a seed round in 2015
VC-backed Pflege.de to be acquired by Hartmann
VCs who have backed the home care information website include Hanse Ventures and Holtzbrinck Digital
Westlake sells Somatex to trade for $64m
US-based listed medical devices business Hologic acquires the business in a $64m deal
Waterland to acquire Yieldkit
Acquisition of the marketing optimisation business is a platform investment from Waterland VII
Evoco carves out six industrial companies from Gesco
GP is deploying equity from its third fund, Evoco TSE III, which held a first close in June 2020 on €93m and is targeting €150m
Evoco increases stake in ReBuy
Evoco and its investment partners will now own a stake of more than 50% in the e-commerce platform
2021 Preview: Dry powder drives DACH prospects for 2021
DACH players adopted increased portfolio management and defensive investment decisions in 2020, but dry powder is set to drive 2021
Triton announces merger of AVS, Chevron, Fero and Ramudden
Merger of Triton's four traffic services portfolio companies follows a refi earlier in December
TCV leads $130m round for Spryker
Series-C round values the Germany-headquartered e-commerce software platform at more than $500m
Arcus buys majority stake in BitterLiebe
Founders of the bitter dietary supplements producer are to retain a minority stake in the company
Draper Esprit leads $30m round for CoachHub
Round is also backed by HV Capital, Partech, Speedinvest, Signals Venture Capital and RTP Global
SHS buys minority stake in Develco Pharma
Growth capital deal is the ninth investment from the healthcare-focused GP's fifth fund
Auctus acquires Energiekonzepte Mitteldeutschland
Solar panel installation business intends to pursue a buy-and-build strategy in the German market
Accel leads $21m round for Taxdoo
Series-A for the online retail VAT software is also backed by Visionaries Club, 20VC and HTGF
Main-backed Hype buys HPL
Acquisition of the corporate idea management software is Hype's first since Main invested in 2019
Main Capital acquires Perbility
GP is investing via Main Capital VI and sees buy-and-build opportunities for the HR software
TSG Consumer Partners sells stake in Canyon Bicycles
Listed investment holding Groupe Bruxelles Lambert is to buy a stake in the Germany-based business
Latour carves out workwear brands Fristads, Kansas, Leijona
GP is acquiring the companies through its fully owned portfolio company Hultafors Group
German government acquires 25% stake in KKR's Hensoldt
KKR is to own a 43% stake in the defence and security sensor company, which listed in September 2020
Digital+ Partners leads VMRay series-B extension
Round brings the malware detection software's series-B to $25m; eCapital has also invested
Summit Partners invests €50m in Solactive
Growth capital investment sees the GP take a minority stake in the financial indices provider
Verdane invests in AsGoodAsNew
Verdane has previously made 30 investments in the e-commerce sector, the GP said to a statement
Emeram acquires Tenié und Gores
Emeram plans to support TUG's growth in part by making add-ons to consolidate the submetering market