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CGS acquires Rauscher & Stoecklin
CGS Management has acquired Swiss electrical components company Rauscher & Stoecklin as part of a planned buy-and-build project.
Zurmont Madison acquires majority stake in AKAtech
Zurmont Madison Private Equity has acquired a 55% stake in Austrian electromechanical assembly and manufacture firm AKAtech Produktions.
General Atlantic and Axel Springer set up €1.25bn joint venture
General Atlantic has invested €237m for a 30% stake in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH, a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer.
HTGF leads series-A funding for Bonayou
High-Tech Gründerfonds and "make a startup angel fund" GmbH have invested in PL Gutscheinsysteme's non-cash-gift-voucher card Bonayou.
gamma capital partners portfolio company expands to Austria
gamma capital partners' icomasoft AG has established opvizor GmbH as its Austrian business outlet.
CGS III holds first closing on CHF 55m
CGS Management giesinger gloor lanz & co. has held the first closing of its third fund CGS III with total commitments of CHF 55m.
High-Tech Gründerfonds leads round for German software provider
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kaptial and Gebrüder Mende GmbH have invested <€1m in German software provider FTAPI Software GmbH.
3i acquires majority stake in cosmetics packager Geka
3i has bought a majority stake in German cosmetics packaging company Geka from mid-market investor Halder.
BC European Capital IX closes at €6.5bn hard-cap
BC Partners has closed its ninth European Capital fund at the vehicle's €6.5bn hard-cap.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back seiratherm
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and a strategic partner have announced their intention to invest in medical equipment firm seiratherm.
Summit invests in German trading platform 360T
Summit Partners has invested in the German multi-bank, multi-asset trading platform 360T Group.
Constellation closes new fund
Switzerland-based private equity firm Constellation Capital has closed Constellation III German Asset Light SICAV-FIS (Luxembourg) Private Equity Fund with the possibility of raising further commitments at a later date.
Constellation acquires Ibis Acam
Switzerland-based private equity firm Constellation Capital AG has acquired a majority stake in Vienna-based education provider Ibis Acam Group.
investiere leads series A round for MEDUDEM
investiere, operated by Verve Capital Partners and the Zuercher Kantonalbank have invested CHF 815,000 in medical information provider MEDUDEM.
High-Tech Gründerfonds backs OakLabs
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in German biotech company Oaklabs.
DST Global invests in German online retailer
DST Global has bought a 4%-stake in German online fashion retailer Zalando.
Mid Europa and France Telecom-Orange sell Orange Austria for €1.3bn
Mid Europa Partners and France Telecom-Orange have agreed to sell their combined 100% share in Orange Austria to Hutchison 3G Austria for €1.3bn.
Afinum's Caseking buys Overclockers
Afinum portfolio company Caseking has acquired UK-based ecommerce business Overclockers UK.
HTGF et al. invest in Conceptboard
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Seedfonds Baden-Württemberg have provided funding for cloud software provider Conceptboard.
BayBG invests in Prevero
BayBG has backed software company Prevero with a mezzanine structure in the form of a silent partnership.
BayBG invests in Rosner Fashion
BayBG has taken a 43.5% stake in clothing retailer Rosner Fashion as part of a capital increase.
DBAG acquires Brötje-Automation
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has taken over industrial machinery provider Brötje-Automation from CLAAS Group for an undisclosed amount.
BPE-backed VTN acquires EFD
BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen has acquired 100% of the shares of EFD Härterei Fritz Düsseldorf through its portfolio company VTN Beteiligungs.
Aravis and Proquest back Telormedix
Aravis Venture and Proquest Investments have invested CHF 7.5m in biotechnology company Telormedix.