<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Playbook — M&amp;A News + CPTO-Take</title><description>Wöchentliche M&amp;A-Reports und CPTO-Kommentar zu B2B-Software in DACH/Benelux. Von Jochen Maurer, CPTO at enventa group.</description><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/</link><language>de-DE</language><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW23/2026: Main baut HCM-Plattform, Sensire greift in Benelux, BCS schluckt Timegrip</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw23/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw23/</guid><description>KW23/2026: Main Capital orchestriert drei Software-Combos in Serie. BCS+Timegrip wird pan-europäische HCM-Plattform, Sensire kauft Dyzle, dazu Deals aus DACH.</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>HCM</category><category>Payroll</category><category>Workforce Management</category><category>HSEQ</category><category>Main Capital</category><category>Buy-and-Build</category><category>AI Due Diligence</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW22/2026: Main holt Maschinenbau-CPQ, Elvaston nach Bern, DPE löst Adiuva ab, House of Gaia gibt ESG einen Konsolidator</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw22/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw22/</guid><description>Main/Xait kauft SAE CPQ, Elvaston/CONVOTIS schluckt GLAUX in Bern, DPE übernimmt NTA von Adiuva, Code Gaia + Planted fusionieren, NENNA.AI bekommt Zürcher Geld.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>Xait</category><category>SAE</category><category>CPQ</category><category>Variantenmanagement</category><category>SAP S/4HANA</category><category>Maschinenbau</category><category>DACH</category><category>Elvaston</category><category>CONVOTIS</category><category>GLAUX</category><category>Public Sector</category><category>E-Government</category><category>Schweiz</category><category>DPE</category><category>Deutsche Private Equity</category><category>Adiuva Capital</category><category>NTA Group</category><category>KRITIS</category><category>Managed Services</category><category>MSSP</category><category>Code Gaia</category><category>Planted</category><category>House of Gaia</category><category>ESG Software</category><category>CSRD</category><category>Buy-and-Build</category><category>NENNA.AI</category><category>Groundshift</category><category>EU AI Act</category><category>AI Privacy</category><category>Sovereign AI</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW21/2026: Main holt DACH, Viktor verkauft den Coworker, bunch und ClearOps melden das Mid-Market-Geld zurück</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw21/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw21/</guid><description>KW21: Main Capitals SDB Groep schluckt das Kieler buchner und tritt formal in den DACH-Healthcare-Markt ein. Viktor ($75 Mio. Series A) verkörpert seat compression, bunch (€30,1 Mio.) baut Fund Operations, ClearOps (€8,6 Mio.) macht OEM-Aftersales zur AI-Vertikale. Saturday-Roundup: Cohere kauft Reliant AI (Berlin), Mistral übernimmt Emmi AI (Linz), LawX und Unframe legen nach.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>SDB Groep</category><category>buchner</category><category>Healthcare Software</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category><category>Viktor</category><category>AI Coworker</category><category>Seat Compression</category><category>Accel</category><category>bunch</category><category>Private Markets</category><category>FinTech</category><category>Fund Administration</category><category>Portage</category><category>ClearOps</category><category>Industrial AI</category><category>After-Sales</category><category>Hitachi Ventures</category><category>Grundium</category><category>Visiopharm</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>Cohere</category><category>Reliant AI</category><category>Mistral AI</category><category>Emmi AI</category><category>Sovereign AI</category><category>Engineering AI</category><category>LawX</category><category>Legal Tech</category><category>Motive Partners</category><category>Unframe</category><category>Highland Europe</category><category>Saturday-Roundup</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW20/2026: Drei Spuren der Woche — Sapphire-Bühne, Permanent-Capital-Stille, Buy-and-Build aus Den Haag</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw20/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw20/</guid><description>SAP investiert auf der Sapphire 2026 in n8n ($5,2 Mrd.) und Parloa ($3 Mrd.), beide bleiben formal eigenständig. Volaris kauft die Trierer socoto und ergänzt sein DACH-Marketing-Software-Portfolio. Main Capital steigt mehrheitlich bei Agenium (Milwaukee) ein und betritt die US-Insurance-Software-Vertikale. Drei Antworten auf dieselbe Frage: Wer bestimmt im Agent-Zeitalter die Wertschöpfungstiefe?</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>SAP</category><category>n8n</category><category>Parloa</category><category>Joule Studio</category><category>SAP Sapphire 2026</category><category>Autonomous Enterprise</category><category>Christian Klein</category><category>Strategic Investment</category><category>Agentic AI</category><category>Workflow Automation</category><category>Customer Service AI</category><category>Volaris Group</category><category>Constellation Software</category><category>socoto</category><category>Marketing Software</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>Agenium</category><category>Insurance Tech</category><category>InsurTech</category><category>Buy-and-Build</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category><category>Permanent Capital</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW19/2026: SAP kauft Europas AI-Lab Prior Labs und Data-Lakehouse Dremio — €1 Mrd. für Agentic AI</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw19/</guid><description>SAP sichert sich Prior Labs (Freiburg) für €1 Mrd.+ und Dremio für Agentic-AI-Infrastruktur. Main Capital investiert in CarCollect (Benelux Automotive SaaS). Datasite/CapVest übernimmt Valu8 für europäische Deal-Intelligence. Battery Ventures baut mit steute Technologies eine Industrial-IoT-Plattform via 3 Add-ons.</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>SAP</category><category>Prior Labs</category><category>Dremio</category><category>Agentic AI</category><category>Foundation Models</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>CarCollect</category><category>Automotive</category><category>Remarketing</category><category>Datasite</category><category>Valu8</category><category>CapVest</category><category>Battery Ventures</category><category>steute Technologies</category><category>Industrial IoT</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW18/2026: Cohere kauft Aleph Alpha für $20 Mrd. — Europa baut sich seinen Sovereign-AI-Champion</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw18/</guid><description>Cohere und Aleph Alpha verschmelzen zum $20-Mrd.-Sovereign-AI-Champion mit €500 Mio. von Schwarz Group. SelectLine konsolidiert MKS und orderbase unter Elvaston. Sereact holt $110 Mio. Series B von Headline. Permira/Blackstone ringen um Mobile.des €10-Mrd.-Exit. Frankfurts QuoIntelligence schließt €7,3 Mio. Series A für EU-souveräne Threat Intelligence.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Cohere</category><category>Aleph Alpha</category><category>Schwarz Group</category><category>STACKIT</category><category>Sovereign AI</category><category>SelectLine</category><category>Elvaston Capital</category><category>MKS</category><category>orderbase</category><category>Sereact</category><category>Headline VC</category><category>Mobile.de</category><category>Permira</category><category>Blackstone</category><category>Prosus</category><category>QuoIntelligence</category><category>Elevator Ventures</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>DACH</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW17/2026: SpaceX setzt $60 Milliarden auf Cursor — Wenn Raketen-Ingenieure den AI-Coding-Markt übernehmen</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw17/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw17/</guid><description>SpaceX sichert sich Cursor für $60 Mrd., Adyen kauft Berlins Talon.One für €750M, ServiceNow schließt Armis für $7,75B, SoundHound schluckt LivePerson, und die Bundesregierung prüft Warburg Pincus&apos; PSI-Übernahme als KRITIS-Risiko.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>SpaceX</category><category>Cursor</category><category>Adyen</category><category>Talon.One</category><category>ServiceNow</category><category>Armis</category><category>SoundHound</category><category>LivePerson</category><category>Warburg Pincus</category><category>PSI Software</category><category>AI Coding</category><category>Cybersecurity</category><category>KRITIS</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>Developer Tooling</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW16/2026: Nemetscheks $2,4-Milliarden-Gambit — Construction Tech als SaaSpocalypse-Gewinner, Thoma Bravo auf beiden Seiten</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw16/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw16/</guid><description>Nemetschek kauft HCSS von Thoma Bravo für $2,4 Mrd. — die größte Akquisition der Firmengeschichte. BSI Software übernimmt Sikom für DACH-CX-Dominanz, Thoma Bravo schließt Portfolio-Deal mit Google Cloud, und Constellation Software greift im Travel Tech zu. Dazu: Steve Eisman sagt, jeder PE-Software-Deal sei unter Wasser.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Nemetschek</category><category>HCSS</category><category>Thoma Bravo</category><category>BSI Software</category><category>Sikom</category><category>Constellation Software</category><category>Derbysoft</category><category>Google Cloud</category><category>Construction Tech</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>EQT</category><category>Bregal Unternehmerkapital</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW15/2026: Die stillen Jäger — Permanent Capital kauft DACH-Software, HR unter Konsolidierungsdruck</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw15/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw15/</guid><description>Volaris Group (Constellation Software) kauft zetVisions aus dem SAP-Tschira-Erbe, zwei HR-Software-Deals konsolidieren die DACH-Landschaft, und Francisco Partners nimmt Blackline Safety für $850M von der Börse. Dazu: Bundesregierung prüft PSI-Übernahme durch Warburg Pincus.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Volaris Group</category><category>Constellation Software</category><category>zetVisions</category><category>aconso</category><category>Keensight Capital</category><category>comvaHRo</category><category>Francisco Partners</category><category>Blackline Safety</category><category>PSI Software</category><category>Warburg Pincus</category><category>Accenture</category><category>Visma</category><category>HR Software</category><category>Permanent Capital</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 14/2026: Die Woche des Hg — $6,4 Mrd. Take-Private, Europas größte Legal-Tech-Plattform und ein Buy-and-Build-Exit</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw14/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw14/</guid><description>Hg Capital dominiert KW14 mit drei Deals gleichzeitig: OneStream für $6,4 Mrd. take-private, Septeo vollendet die stp.one-Übernahme, und Geomatikk geht an Axcel. Dazu: Accel-KKR baut nordische HR-Software-Gruppe, und Cursor 3 definiert Agentic Coding neu.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Hg Capital</category><category>OneStream</category><category>Septeo</category><category>stp.one</category><category>Bregal Unternehmerkapital</category><category>Axcel</category><category>Geomatikk</category><category>Accel-KKR</category><category>Tamigo</category><category>Cursor</category><category>Legal Tech</category><category>Workforce Management</category><category>Infrastructure Software</category><category>AI Coding</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 13/2026: Bloomberg erklärt Software-PE für tot — Main Capital kauft fröhlich weiter ein</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw13/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw13/</guid><description>Bloomberg titelt &apos;Private Capital Turns to Heavy Assets as Software Trade Dims&apos; — und Main Capital Partners kauft in derselben Woche Gingco Systems. Dazu: EQT/thinkproject-Exit stockt, Anton Hofmeier wechselt von ConTech zu Textile ERP, und TMA/BrainsFirst zeigt wie Add-on-Maschinen im Mid-Market funktionieren.</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>Gingco Systems</category><category>Workplace Management</category><category>Bloomberg</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>Software PE</category><category>EQT</category><category>thinkproject</category><category>Anton Hofmeier</category><category>Textile Solutions Group</category><category>Elvaston</category><category>TMA</category><category>BrainsFirst</category><category>HR Tech</category><category>All for One Group</category><category>apsolut</category><category>SAP</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 12/2026: PSI Software verlässt die Börse — Warburg Pincus schließt €702M-Take-Private ab</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw12/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw12/</guid><description>Warburg Pincus schließt das €702M-Take-Private von PSI Software ab — SDAX-Delisting am 23. März besiegelt das Ende einer Ära für einen deutschen Software-Champion. Dazu: Legora&apos;s $550M Series D + Walter-AI-Akquisition zeigt, dass Agentic Legal AI im M&amp;A angekommen ist.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>PSI Software</category><category>Warburg Pincus</category><category>Take-Private</category><category>DACH</category><category>Kritische Infrastruktur</category><category>Energie-Software</category><category>Legora</category><category>Walter AI</category><category>Legal Tech</category><category>Agentic AI</category><category>Seat Compression</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 11/2026: TMA baut Talent-Intelligence-Stack – Neuroscience trifft Verhaltenspsychologie</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw11/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw11/</guid><description>TMA übernimmt BrainsFirst und kombiniert neuroscience-basierte Kognitionsmessung mit Verhaltenspsychologie. Nach STYR (Feb.) ist das die vierte Akquisition in 15 Monaten – Main Capital baut konsequent einen Talent-Intelligence-Stack.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>TMA</category><category>BrainsFirst</category><category>Main Capital</category><category>HR-Tech</category><category>Talent Management</category><category>Neuroscience</category><category>Assessment</category><category>Benelux</category><category>Buy-and-Build</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>EU AI Act</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 10/2026: SAP-Konsolidierung und Industry-4.0-Wette – PE macht weiter</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw10/</guid><description>All for One schließt apsolut-Übernahme ab und wird zur Nummer 1 im SAP-Procurement-Markt. Main Capital kauft Mehrheit an Good Solutions – Manufacturing-Software mit OEE-Fokus aus Schweden.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>SAP</category><category>All for One</category><category>apsolut</category><category>Main Capital</category><category>Good Solutions</category><category>Industry 4.0</category><category>OEE</category><category>Manufacturing</category><category>DACH</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 09/2026: SaaSpocalypse-Eskalation, FSM-Konsolidierung und AI-Infrastruktur</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw09/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw09/</guid><description>OpenAI Frontier Alliances löst $1T SaaS-Sell-off aus. DBAG/Five Arrows mergen Solvares+Totalmobile zum europäischen FSM-Champion. Peak Rock carved UL Solutions&apos; EHS-Sparte als PureEHS heraus. Brookfield baut mit Ori Industries das erste vollintegrierte AI-Infrastructure-Unternehmen.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>SaaSpocalypse</category><category>OpenAI</category><category>DBAG</category><category>Five Arrows</category><category>Solvares</category><category>Totalmobile</category><category>FSM</category><category>Peak Rock Capital</category><category>UL Solutions</category><category>EHS</category><category>Brookfield</category><category>Ori Industries</category><category>AI Infrastructure</category><category>DACH</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 08/2026: Paragin-Exit zu ECI, Agentic AI-Boom und NIS2 treibt Security-M&amp;A</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw08/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw08/</guid><description>Main Capital verkauft Paragin an ECI Partners. Thoma Bravo konsolidiert Conga mit PROS. GitGuardian nutzt NIS2-Momentum für $50M Series C. Bain Capital investiert in Fluent Commerce. Nebius erwirbt Tavily für $275M.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Main Capital</category><category>ECI Partners</category><category>Paragin</category><category>EdTech</category><category>Thoma Bravo</category><category>Conga</category><category>PROS</category><category>Insight Partners</category><category>GitGuardian</category><category>Security</category><category>NIS2</category><category>Bain Capital</category><category>Fluent Commerce</category><category>Nebius</category><category>Tavily</category><category>Agentic AI</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 07/2026: Venture Debt erobert DACH und Hg&apos;s $6,4 Mrd. OneStream-Coup</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw07/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw07/</guid><description>BBVA finanziert Münchner Travel-SaaS Lanes &amp; Planes. Barings stärkt Elvaston&apos;s Kraftwerk-Plattform. Hg schließt größten Software-Deal 2026 mit OneStream Take-Private.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>BBVA</category><category>Lanes &amp; Planes</category><category>Elvaston</category><category>Kraftwerk</category><category>Hg Capital</category><category>OneStream</category><category>Barings</category><category>Private Debt</category><category>Venture Debt</category><category>DACH</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 06/2026: GRC-Konsolidierung und Thinkproject-Exit am Horizont</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw06/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw06/</guid><description>Maguar Capital steigt erstmals in Spanien ein. Main Capital-backed RiskConcile verstärkt Regulatory-Reporting-Plattform. EQT erwägt €1,5 Mrd. Thinkproject-Verkauf - Construction Intelligence im Fokus.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Maguar Capital</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>EQT</category><category>Thinkproject</category><category>GRC</category><category>Regulatory Reporting</category><category>Construction Tech</category><category>PE</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 05/2026: SAP-Konsolidierung und Benelux Buy-and-Build</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw05/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw05/</guid><description>All for One Group sichert sich SAP-Procurement-Leader apsolut. The Platform Group greift im Pharma-B2B-Markt zu. Hg-backed Septeo schließt €560 Mio. Legal-Tech-Deal.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>All for One Group</category><category>SAP</category><category>Hg Capital</category><category>Bregal</category><category>Legal Tech</category><category>Smile Invest</category><category>Digital Signage</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 04/2026: Mega-Take-Privates dominieren den Markt</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw04/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw04/</guid><description>Permira und Warburg Pincus greifen mit $8.4 Mrd. bei Clearwater Analytics zu. Main Capital expandiert mit Whitevision nach UK. EQT Growth investiert $300 Mio. in Prager HotelTech Mews.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Permira</category><category>Warburg Pincus</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>Thoma Bravo</category><category>EQT</category><category>PE</category><category>DACH</category><category>Fintech</category><category>HotelTech</category><category>Take-Private</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 03/2026: Main Capital baut Data-Governance-Cluster mit dataspot</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw03/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw03/</guid><description>Main Capital-backed SoftProject erwirbt Wiener Metadata-Management-Spezialist dataspot. JustRelate Group integriert etracker für datenschutzkonforme Analytics. DBAG und Five Arrows investieren in Field Service Leader Totalmobile.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>BID Equity</category><category>DBAG</category><category>PE</category><category>DACH</category><category>Data Governance</category><category>Analytics</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 02/2026: Hg greift mit $6.4 Mrd. OneStream-Deal zu</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw02/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw02/</guid><description>Hg Capital sichert sich OneStream in einem $6.4 Milliarden Take-Private-Deal. Main Capital erweitert Healthcare-Portfolio mit IQ Messenger. Destinus schließt $225 Mio. Daedalean-Akquisition ab.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Hg Capital</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>PE</category><category>DACH</category><category>Healthcare</category><category>Defense Tech</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 01/2026: Bregal baut europäische Buchhaltungs-Plattform</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw01/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2026-kw01/</guid><description>BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital sichert sich niederländischen Marktführer SnelStart und dänisches ERP Uniconta. Main Capital expandiert in Logistik-Software mit EIKONA. Volpi-backed Asolvi kauft deutsches Fire-Safety-Startup Foxtag.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Bregal Unternehmerkapital</category><category>Main Capital</category><category>Volpi Capital</category><category>PE</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category></item><item><title>EQT ernennt neue Partner für 2026</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/eqt-promotions-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/eqt-promotions-2026/</guid><description>EQT hat zum 1. 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Januar 2026 acht neue Partner und 39 Managing Directors ernannt, darunter drei Partner in europäischen Standorten.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>KKR</category><category>Personalia</category><category>Private Equity</category><category>EMEA</category></item><item><title>Main Capital Partners ernennt zwei neue Partner</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/main-capital-partners-promotions-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/main-capital-partners-promotions-2026/</guid><description>Der niederländische Software-Investor Main Capital Partners hat Jorn de Ruijter und Daan Visscher zu Partnern ernannt und stärkt damit die Führungsebene für die internationale Expansion.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>Personalia</category><category>Private Equity</category><category>Software</category><category>Benelux</category></item><item><title>Nordic Capital ernennt neue Partner für 2026</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/nordic-capital-promotions-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/nordic-capital-promotions-2026/</guid><description>Nordic Capital hat drei neue Partner ernannt und kündigt Veränderungen im Operating Team an, darunter einen neuen COO ab Februar 2026.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Nordic Capital</category><category>Personalia</category><category>Private Equity</category><category>Nordics</category></item><item><title>TA Associates kündigt globale Beförderungen 2026 an</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/ta-associates-promotions-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/ta-associates-promotions-2026/</guid><description>Die globale Private Equity Firma TA Associates hat mehrere Beförderungen zum 1. Januar 2026 bekanntgegeben, darunter Stefan Dandl zum Managing Director in London.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>TA Associates</category><category>Personalia</category><category>Private Equity</category><category>EMEA</category></item><item><title>B2B Software Deals KW 52/2025: Main Capital dominiert mit drei Add-ons</title><link>https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2025-kw52/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.the-playbook.de/de/news/2025-kw52/</guid><description>Main Capital Partners schloss drei strategische Add-on-Akquisitionen in Dokumentenautomatisierung, Flottenmanagement und IT-Infrastruktur-Software ab. Quantum Systems erwirbt FERNRIDE.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>M&amp;A</category><category>Main Capital Partners</category><category>PE</category><category>DACH</category><category>Benelux</category></item></channel></rss>