Germany
Dubag acquires Räuchle
Willi Gaule will remain CEO during Dubag's acquisition and the restructuring until mid-2019
Finexx acquires Sicko
Finexx used its Finexx Fund I, which closed on €35m in November 2018 and invests €5-20m per ticket
Equistone hires four for investment team
Hubert van Wolfswinkel and Julia Brunswicker join the Munich office from Montagu and DBAG
HQ Equita acquires Ebertlang in SBO
Beyond Capital acquired Ebertlang in 2017 when it sold for 1.5-2x its €10m turnover
Triton-backed Eqos acquires Bilfinger FRB
Eqos is a Triton Fund IV portfolio company with revenues of €246m and 1,500 employees
Beechbrook opens DACH office with new hire
Gottron previously worked for Mainzer Volksbank and Bank of Scotland – Lloyds Banking Group
Castik invests in AllDent
Co-founders will retain a significant stake in the business and continue to manage the chain
Auctus-backed Gustoso Group bolts on Ruff's Burger
Gustoso is a Munich-based restaurant group comprising Ciao Bella, Cotidiano and Sushi.Wrap
Beech Tree supports Learnlight for Arenalingua bolt-on
Beech Tree used funds from its Beech Tree Private Equity Fund II to acquire Learnlight in 2017
OpCapita exits NKD in sale to TDR Capital
OpCapita acquired NKD in 2013 and this is its first exit from its Consumer Opportunities Fund
Radial-backed Lindenfarb enters administration
Radial Capital Partners bought Lindenfarb in 2017 after a self-administration procedure
BPE acquires stake in Hasenkopf
Hasenkopf was founded by Didymus Hasenkopf and is owned and managed by Roland Hasenkopf
Emeram-backed Meona bolts on Dr Heni
Meona and E.care were acquired and merged by Emeram in 2017 using funds from Emeram's Fund I
CIC Capital acquires a minority stake in Brüning Group
CIC aims to acquire minority stakes with governance rights for between €3-50m
Bow Capital leads $10m funding round for ArangoDB
ArangoDB will now move its headquarters to the US to serve its growing customer base there
Endeit Capital, EnBW lead €7m series-A for Gridscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds led a funding round in 2016, in which EnjoyVenture participated
GCA Altium promotes Stelten and Weber
Stelten and Weber joined GCA Altium in 2013 from DC Advisory and have been promoted to managing directors
Adcuram-backed MEA bolts on ASM
MEA plans to invest in ASM's factory to grow it into a centre for the metal applications business
SevenVentures in €114m venture round for Friday
Baloise Group, the company's founder, has invested €75m in Friday's funding round
Germany resists pan-European tech buyout decline
Drop in tech buyouts follows a pan-European trend, as every region besides southern Europe saw a decline
VC-backed Raisin buys MHB Bank from Lone Star
Acquisition comes shortly after Raisin announced its $114m series-D funding round
HQ Equita appoints managing director and promotes three
Torsten Krumm led this management change and will head the investment committee
Steadfast holds final close on €297m
Vehicle surpassed its target of €250m to close just below its €300m hard-cap after two years
Kartesia hires Mirante to expand in DACH region
Mirante joins from HIG Bayside and previously worked at BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley and Rhône Capital