Switzerland
PE-backed Copytrend Group buys printing company
Constellation-backed Copytrend Group has bought a majority stake in Intelligent Printing Solution Group (IPS), a provider of outsourced document management solutions.
Constellation hires Dieter Scheiff
Dieter Scheiff, Constellation
KeyLemon raises $1.5m
Switzerland-based face recognition technology company KeyLemon has raised $1.5m in a series-A funding round from Debiopharm Investments and Swisscom Ventures.
Sofinnova leads CHF 32m round for ObsEva
Sofinnova Partners has led a CHF 32m series-A round for Swiss biopharma company ObsEva.
Redalpine invests in Trekksoft
Swiss venture firm Redalpine has invested $800,000 in Trekksoft, an online tour and activity marketplace.
St Jude Medical acquires PE-backed Endosense
Medical device company St Jude Medical has wholly acquired Endosense, a medical technology company backed by several private equity firms, for CHF 159m.
Adveq promotes Arnaboldi and Knauer
Gaia Arnaboldi, Adveq
EQT backs Swiss Smile
EQT has invested CHF 44m in a later stage growth funding situation involving Switzerland-based dental chain Swiss Smile.
Switzerland to increase start-up support via new fund-of-funds
The Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (Seca) has teamed up with Swiss investment platform CTI Invest to set up a CHF 500m fund-of-funds to support local start-ups.
PE-backed GetYourGuide acquires IGottaGuide
GetYourGuide, backed by Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners (HCP), has bought IGottaGuide, a platform that connects tourists with local guides.
Invision reaches €285m hard-cap
Swiss GP Invision Private Equity has exceeded its €250m target, closing its fifth fund on €285m.
EdRip in CHF 18m OncoEthix series-B round
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has participated in a series-B funding round totalling CHF 18m for Swiss oncology drug development firm OncoEthix.
Montana closes debut secondaries fund on €80m
Montana Capital Partners, a firm focusing on the smaller end of the secondaries market, has closed its annual programme on its hard-cap of €80m.
ECM sells Kadi to Paragon
ECM Equity Capital Management has sold its majority stake in Kadi AG, a Swiss frozen food manufacturer, to Paragon Partners and the company’s management team.
LGT Capital Partners wins £100m mandate
Swiss alternative asset management company LGT Capital Partners has been awarded a £100m mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme.
Adveq to open London office
Swiss fund-of-funds Adveq is in the process of setting up a new office in London.
Neomed and Defi back CHF 1.3m round for Diagnoplex
Neomed and Defi Gestion have taken part in a CHF 1.3m funding round for Diagnoplex SA, a Swiss developer of diagnostics for colon cancer.
GCP in £6m Fishawack bolt-on
Fishawack, a medical communications agency backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP), has acquired Switzerland-based Archimed Medical Communications for ТЃ6m.
The changing face of fund manager selection
GP selection
Zurmont Madison et al. take majority stake in Schaetti
Zurmont Madison and co-investors have acquired a majority stake in Swiss technology company Schaetti Holding AG.
EdRip takes minority stake in MCI
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has taken part in a capital increase for Swiss events organisation business MCI.
Cross Equity Partners divests Schwab
Swiss GP Cross Equity Partners has sold its majority stake in shock absorption systems firm Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG to Parisian rail systems company Faveley.
DACH unquote" May 2013
CVC’s €3bn buy-back of Ista in April caused much excitement for German private equity in 2013, though a deeper look at the figures reveals that the asset class had got off to a bad start this year.
VC-backed GetYourGuide acquires Gidsy
GetYourGuide, a portfolio company of Profounders Capital, Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe, has acquired Berlin-based Gidsy, a peer-to-peer platform backed by Sunstone Capital, Index Ventures and private investors.