Germany
KKR to take Axel Springer private
KKR will draw equity from its European Fund V, which held its interim close on €4.7bn in April
DBAG buys Cartonplast from Stirling Square
GP deploys capital from its DBAG Fund VII, which held a final close on its €1bn hard-cap in 2016
VR Equitypartner backs Megabad
Company plans to continue its growth plan and expand into other western European markets
Nordwind's B2B Media Group bolts on Aumago
Nordwind Capital's portfolio company B2B Media Group has acquired a digital marketing agency
Creandum promotes Specht to principal
In his new role, Specht will lead deals of all sizes across Europe and the US
Emeram backs digital consultant Init
Emeram has secured a significant stake in the digital transformation service
HV Holtzbrinck et al. in €6m round for CoachHub
Deal for the training software company comes two months after its US rival BetterUp raised $103m
Bayern Kapital et al. invest in Delicious Data
SaaS can be used to forecast sales of goods in the hospitality industry to reduce food waste
Oakley acquires Seven Miles
Oakley Capital has taken a majority stake in the gift card and employee incentives company
ECM-backed Wieners + Wieners acquires BVIW
Wieners + Wieners was acquired by ECM's German Equity Partners IV fund, which closed on €230m in 2012
Equistone acquires Omnicare
Lincoln International led a sales process for the wholesale anti-cancer pharmaceuticals distributor
Triton-backed Dogado bolts on Campusspeicher
Triton has supported ESDA subsidiary Dogado in 12 acquisitions since its original buyout
Genui acquires Berge & Meer and Boomerang Reisen for €100m
TUI Group agrees to sell two Germany-based tour operators to the Hamburg-based GP
Steadfast buys Koop Group
Fifth platform investment from Steadfast Capital Fund IV, which held a final close on €297m
VCs back Movinga - reports
Online relocation service company Movinga has raised capital from new investor Seven Ventures
S-UBG invests in €10m funding round for Springlane
VCs including Tengelmann Ventures and HV Holtzbrinck invested in the company in 2013 and 2015
BlackRock et al. in series-F extension for FlixMobility
BlackRock and other investors participate in funding round for transportation app FlixMobility
HTGF exits Cytena in €30.25m deal
High-Tech Gründerfonds first invested in the company in 2015, and again in March 2019
DBAG net income drops to €12.6m from €27.7m
Listed private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG reports a decline in net income
DPE acquires Stromberg
DPE acquires surface protection specialist Stromberg as a bolt-on for its portfolio company
BlackRock et al. in €25m series-C for Scalable Capital
Existing investors BlackRock, Tengelmann Ventures and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures participate
Battery Ventures buys Quantifoil Micro Tools
Battery Ventures has created the buy-and-build platform Sample Preparation Technologies
Acceptance threshold for KKR's Axel Springer bid exceeded
KKR has formed a consortium with the Springer founding family and its CEO to acquire the publisher
Anacap exits Heidelpay to KKR
Throughout Anacap's holding period, Heidelpay completed seven bolt-on acquisitions