Switzerland
Forbion, Seroba co-lead €29m series-B for Prexton
Backers include existing investors Merck Ventures, Ysios Capital and Sunstone Capital
Unigestion acquires Akina in $6bn AUM merger
Merged group will have $6bn in assets under management and will trade under the Unigestion brand
Bregal buys Swiss watches and jewellery retailer Embassy
Deal marks the sixth investment overall and the second in Switzerland for the GP
Akina closes Euro Choice VI on €410m
Fund previously held interim closes on €180m and more than €200m before the final close
Capvis buys majority stake in Felss Group
Deal saw the GP provide capital from its 2013-vintage Capvis Equity IV vehicle
Zurmont Madison leads fund restructuring, launches new vehicle
LPs have been offered the opportunity to cash out or roll over to the new vehicle, ZM Opportunity II
HQ Equita sells Stettler to Groupe Imi
GP sold its controlling stake in the business via a trade sale after five-year holding period
Adveq closes Adveq Europe VI on €462m
GP closed Adveq Specialised Investments and Adveq Europe Co-Investments earlier in 2016
Apax Partners buys Unilabs from Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France
As part of the deal, Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France fully exited the business
DACH buyouts on the rise throughout 2016
Despite low dealflow, the region saw an increase in buyouts during the course of the year, as aggregate value remained resolute
LGT hits $2.5bn first close for Crown Global Secondaries IV
According to a statement, the GP is eyeing a final close on the $2.8bn hard-cap in H1 2017
Swiss PE optimistic despite concerns over investment conditions
GPs and LPs discussed the state of Swiss PE at the Mergermarket Swiss M&A and PE event in Zurich
Polytech in $9.7m series-A for Ava
Other Swiss and American investors joined Polytech in the series-A round
HgCapital invests in Fundinfo
HgCapital invested via its Mercury fund, which targets lower-mid-market companies
Ufenau closes fifth buyout fund on €227m
Ufenau holds final close for fifth fund on €227m after four months of fundraising
Horizon et al. invest $28m in FinanceFox
Funding will be used for further expansion and to boost its marketing efforts
Bregal buys Kunststoff Schwanden
Management buyout sees Bregal Unternehmerkapital acquire a majority stake
Gimv invests €30m in Spineart
Investment marks Gimv's fourth investment in the healthcare space this year
Equistone acquires fire proofing business Roth
During Ufenau's ownership, Roth made four add-ons in different Swiss regions
DACH buyout dealflow hits 15-month high in Q2
Buyout volume and aggregate value were up by 43% and 155%, respectively
Apax-backed InfoVista acquires Ascom's Tems subsidiary
Apax France acquired a majority stake in the group in March 2016
ProteoMediX raises CHF 5m from Altos Venture et al.
Altos has been backing the Zurich-based diagnostic tests company consistently since 2012
Akina holds interim closes on three Euro Choice funds
All three funds are expected to hold a final close by the end of the year
Emeram buys Swiss technology business Xovis
Xovis now hopes to enter sectors such as transportation and facility management