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Gamaya raises CHF 3.2m from VI Partners et al.
Startup is a spinout from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
KKR sells WMF to Groupe SEB for €1.59bn
Deal value is based on a purchase price of €1bn and a €565m debt package
VR Equitypartner invests in Schwa-medico
GP aims to support the business by continuing its buy-and-build strategy
Cevotec raises €1.75m from HTGF et al.
Software business span out of Technische Universtität München last year
Dojo Madness raises $4.5m from March et al.
Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners joins a group of European investors
E.Ventures appoints Hernández as general partner
Hernández is a former entrepreneur and has also worked for Google and Yahoo
E.Ventures closes early-stage fund on $150m hard-cap
E.Ventures is also currently raising a US fund and has an active growth vehicle
LSP and Versant back Nouscom’s €12m series-A
Founders collaborated on an earlier venture, Okairos, which was exited to GlaxoSmithKline
LDC backs MBO of TXM Plant
Business doubled its turnover to £45m over the last three years due to new contracts
Menlo Ventures backs Dedrone's $10m round
Lead investor Menlo Ventures invests from a $400m fund and has backed Uber in the past
CapMan Credit renames, holds €100m close for debt fund
CapMan Credit rebrands to Nest Capital and holds a first close for its unitranche and mezzanine fund
Grant Thornton appoints Budworth to managing director
Budworth replaces Dave Clark, who steps down after 15 years but will stay with the firm
Auctionata bolts on Paddle8
Auctioneering startups Auctionata and Paddle8 had combined revenues of €132m in 2015
Colin Granger joins YFM as investment director
Granger joins from Milestone, where he focused on the UK lower-mid-market segment
Digital+ Partners backs Orderbird’s €20m series-C
Orderbird will collaborate with wholesaler Metro and aims for expansion into France
Riverside promotes Schaich to European principal
Patrick Schaich will oversee Riverside's deal origination in the DACH region
StepStone takes over Swiss Capital
StepStone Private Debt and StepStone Hedge Funds will be launched following the merger
Capiton exits Nora to ICG
Capiton sells the business after nine years of ownership to ICG and management
Weaveworks raises $15m series-B from GV and Accel
Weaveworks creates software tools for managing, monitoring and securing containers
Ebersberger leaves Linklaters for Ashurst
Ebersberger's departure latest in a series of leavers from Linklaters
Cherry Ventures holds final close for €150m second fund
Cherry Ventures II backs European early-stage rounds, focused on consumer and B2C
Two more partners leave Linklaters for Kirkland & Ellis
David Holdsworth and Tim Lowe are the most recent partners to join Kirkland from Linklaters
Orlando buys Innight from TNT Express
Spinout of German business Innight follows the acquisition of TNT Express by Fedex
HgCapital buys legal software firm STP
HgCapital acquired STP via its £380m Mercury Fund, which focuses on software and tech