Tag: Private equity
Disinfectant manufacturer Schülke before the sale
Schülke disinfectant The company has increased sales significantly during the pandemic. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt According to financial circles, the disinfectant manufacturer Schülke is being prepared for sale by its private…
Equity capital for private investors – How the company Tokenstreet wants to change the market
Frankfurt It’s a segment where professional investors often rake in double-digit returns: the private markets. This involves company investments (private equity), venture capital (venture capital) and private real estate investments.…
Advent puts German specialist care for sale
intensive care The company Deutsche Fachpflege looks after around 8,500 patients in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt A billion-dollar deal is looming in the German care market. The financial investor Advent…
Partial sale is in the final phase
Lufthansa Technik The maintenance company looks after more than 800 customers and more than 4200 aircraft worldwide. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The partial sale of the aircraft maintenance company Lufthansa Technik…
KKR launches new fund with a European focus – largest vehicle of its kind
KKR is invested in the media group Axel Springer A large number of other investments are to follow. To this end, KKR is launching a fund with a European focus.…
Deal activities primarily in medium-sized companies – focus on the health sector
Researchers in the analysis of pathogens Healthcare is one of the areas where private equity firms remain very active. (Photo: Weisflog) Frankfurt It was one of the last big hits…
Hardly any mega deals in the M&A market
The year 2023 threatens to be a lost year for investment banking. The volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Germany has slumped to its lowest level since 2016, according…
German bike manufacturer Canyon wants to achieve billions in sales by 2025
Good prospects for Canyon The German bicycle manufacturer continues to set itself ambitious growth targets. Koblenz The German bicycle manufacturer Canyon wants to continue its aggressive growth path despite the…
Why the DFL has to struggle with the clubs for an investor model
Dusseldorf Investor model – yes or no? The German Football League plans to collect fresh private equity capital and offer 12.5 percent of the media rights in return. But the…
Blackstone wants to attack in Germany – with a location in Frankfurt
The Frankfurt Messeturm is owned by Blackstone Blackstone is primarily invested in real estate in Germany and now wants to buy more companies. According to financial sources, Blackstone is also…
Why investors are targeting German IT companies
Frankfurt, Dusseldorf These are golden times for many IT service providers: providers who introduce cloud services, support the development of a data strategy or strengthen IT security have full order…
Opponents of the Bundesliga partial sale were surprisingly elected to the DFL supervisory board
A mood test shortly before the start of the sales process has now surprisingly strengthened the critics of the model. The clubs in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga elected Christian…
Change of staff in the European business at the financial investor KKR
John Huth The manager joined KKR in 1999. (Photo: imago images / Carsten Dammann) Frankfurt The European business of the American private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) is being…
Private equity opens up to private investors – high returns possible
Opportunities for returns with private equity The return opportunities are higher, but investors need to consider a few basic factors. (Photo: Getty Images) Frankfurt Alternative investments away from the traditional…
Bafin sees deficits in alternative investments
rate hike The pressure on insurers to invest in illiquid, higher-yielding asset classes is easing. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt, Munich The German life insurers are changing their investment policy –…
Investor attacks Pfandbriefbank: “Significant strategic weaknesses”
Frankfurt The activist investor Petrus Advisers, who has made a name for himself in Germany with commitments at Comdirect, Aareal Bank and Teamviewer, is now taking on the real estate…
Real estate investments in the footsteps of Harald Quandt
Construction of apartment buildings in Atlanta CP Capital, under a different name at the time, has been active as a real estate investor in the USA since 1989. (Photo: Bloomberg)…
Investor wants profitable medium-sized companies for new fund
Founding team of Flex Capital Felix Haas, Jan Becker, Robert Wuttke, Christoph Jost, Peter Waleczek and Andreas Etten (from left) lead the Berlin private equity fund. Berlin The very first…
Private equity faces these four challenges in 2023
Neumarkt-Galerie in Cologne managed by Apleona, logistics company Schenker, sanitary systems Toitoi New private equity portfolio companies could emerge in 2023. (Photo: Imago) Frankfurt Hardly any branch of the global…
Deutsche Bank: ECB demands higher capital buffers
Deutsche Bank boss Christian Sewing Germany’s largest credit institution should hold higher capital buffers. However, the ECB’s measure has no specific impact on business or a possible dividend. (Photo: dpa)…