Switzerland
Endeavour Medtech Growth closes on €250m
Endeavour Vision's decision to focus purely on medtech investments helped it secure new investors
Partners Group closes sixth secondaries fund on €2.5bn
Its previous vehicle, Partners Group Secondary 2011, reached a final close on €2bn in 2012
Eurazeo buys Glion and Les Roches for CHF 220m
The Swiss hospitality management schools have a combined enterprise value of CHF 380m
Capvis- and Partners-owned VAT eyes IPO
Swiss vacuum valves producer VAT, owned by Capvis and Partners Group, is planning a flotation
One Peak and Goldman Sachs back Staff Finder
One Peak and Goldman Sachs in funding round for recruitment app Staff Finder
Investindustrial closes sixth fund on €2bn hard-cap
Fund targeted €1.8bn and is now the largest fund focusing on southern-European mid-market
Mountain Cleantech rebrands as Jadeberg, invests €6m in MCS
Jadeberg invests €6m in software developer MCS alongside family office PE Group
LGT closes Crown Europe Middle Market III on €500m hard-cap
LGT's third-generation European mid-market fund-of-funds is already close to 50% deployment
Adveq closes funds on €323m and €102m
Double closings are first vehicles raised by fund-of-funds since 2013
Ambienta buys SF-Filter
SF-Filter's Germany head Jochen Zähringer will take over as CEO following buyout
EQT named as preferred bidder for Kuoni
Nordic GP emerges as favourite from a field of suitors for Swiss travel company
US investor Salesforce Ventures backs FinanceFox's $5.5m round
Company claims insurance premiums under its management total CHF 15m
Constellation Capital rebrands to Ufenau
GP renamed in order to have a more unique name and highlight Swiss roots
New Akina co-investment fund reaches €50m first close
Akina usually invests €2-15m in companies valued between €25-500m
MS Ventures backs Inthera Bioscience's €3.4m round
MS Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of healthcare business Merck
DBAG buys minority stake in Mageba
DBAG scores its first ever Swiss deal, also plans capital increase for the company
Chequers buys Spandex from Gilde
Gilde scores 3x money on the sale of the Swiss sign-making and printing business
Z Capital buys Swiss hotel Waldhaus Flims
Hotel went into administration earlier this year
Challenging 2015 for Switzerland and Austria
A look back over 2015 activity in the DACH region
Waterland exits FleetPro to management
GP acquired River Advice in 2010 and supported the acquisition of International Shipping Partners in 2012
Invision closes sixth fund on CHF 350m
GP has invested CHF 500m in equity since it launched
SHS acquires SIS-Schwager Group
GP closed fourth fund on €125m in May
VC-backed Kuros merges with listed Cytos
Kuros recently raised CHF 20m
Akina holds third close for Euro Choice VI at €180m
Vehicle aiming for €300m final close in 2016