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NRDC Equity Partners and BB Kapital buy German department store business Galeria

The investment firms have bought Galeria for an undisclosed sum, lifting the department store chain out of bankruptcy. Galeria currently operates 90 stores in Germany, generating €2.2bn in sales annually.

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