Germany
KKR's Unzer buys Lavego
Unzer, formerly known as Heidelpay, was acquired by KKR in a €750m SBO from AnaCap in 2019
Lakestar leads €75m round for Isar Aerospace
Micro-satellite launch developer also backed by investors including Earlybird and UVC Partners
Carlyle acquires IC Consult Group
Primary buyout from CETP IV sees the IAM software company's management team retain a minority stake
Investcorp sells Avira, nets 200% IRR
Cybersecurity company saw EBITDA increase by 80% during the eight-month investment period
GP Profile: PAI to step up DACH deal-making
Ralph Heuwing, recently appointed partner and head of DACH, discusses the regional focus with Harriet Matthews
EQT sells Apleona to PAI for €1.6bn
Deal is PAI's first in the DACH region since appointing Ralph Heuwing as partner and head of DACH
Mutares-backed Balcke-Dürr sells Rothemühle to trade
Industrial energy efficiency equipment producer sold its Poland-based operations in April 2020
VCs in €12m round for GreenCom Networks
Corporate venture arm Shell Ventures leads the round for the IoT energy systems software platform
Omers leads $20m round for Ultimate.ai
New investor Felicis Ventures also backed the round for the customer service automation software
Triton acquires Inwerk
Acquisition of the office furniture producer is the 10th from Triton's Smaller Mid-Cap Fund
Target Global holds first close for second growth fund on €300m
Target Global I closed on €300m in 2015 and is now fully deployed
Balderton leads $15m series-A for Vivenu
Existing investor Redalpine also participates in the round for the online ticketing platform
Alpina sells Modula to PE-backed Aptean
Alpina began its ERP software buy-and-build platform with the acquisition of Oxaion in 2015
SHS sells Puracon to IK-backed Klingel
Deal marks Klingel's third add-on under IK ownership, as well as SHS's third exit of 2020
GP Profile: EMH aims for three deals per year following close of second fund
EMH co-founder and managing partner Maximilian Kuss speaks to Unquote about the fundraising process and EMH's deal-making plans
Wellington, HBM lead €22m round for Adrenomed
Round follows the company's €24m series-D in November 2019, also backed by Wellington and HBM
MLL auction process begins – report
Munich Leukemia Laboratory could generate a valuation of 11-12x, Mergermarket reports
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG announces supervisory board changes
Tom Alzin and Jannick Hunnecke will join, while Rolf Scheffels is to leave when his term ends
Duff & Phelps appoints Bretag
Frank Bretag joins from Georgieff Capital Advisors and focuses on the industrial goods sector
Cadence Growth Capital invests in PlusDental
Germany-headquartered dental platform is Cadence Growth Capital's third investment
PAI-backed Stella Group buys BPE's DuoTherm Rolladen
Exit ends BPE's three-and-a-half-year holding period; the add-on is Stella's second under PAI
Chequers, Paragon to acquire Silverfleet's 7days
Sale process for the medical workwear company saw interest from FSN and Gilde, Mergermarket reported
Waterland's Athera makes three bolt-ons
Germany-based physiotherapy group has made 11 add-ons since Waterland's investment in 2019
VCs in $125m round for Atai Life Sciences
Mental health treatment compound developer is backed by investors including