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Amadeus invests in Doctify series-A
Startup will use the fresh capital for product development and to ramp up its UK presence
Afinum hires Abdel-Hadi as investment director
Abdel-Hadi joins from Aurelius where he was managing director of a subsidiary
Genesis exits Swell in trade sale
With the management also selling its minority stake, Altran becomes the sole owner
Permira in €700m SBO of S&B from Ardian
For 2015, the business posted an annual turnover of €300m, with €55m EBITDA
Cipio-backed 21sportsgroup raises additional €15m
Fresh funding is in addition to an eight-digit backing from a consortium of investors in May
Balderton Capital hires Anna Thomsen as head of IR
Thomsen replaces Harjinder Johal, who joined the firm in January this year
Holtzbrinck recommits for Move24's series-B
Existing backers DN Capital, Piton Capital and Cherry Ventures also committed to the round
Adveq joins €30m AEVI funding round
Adveq invests €10m, while HPE Growth Capital provided the initial €20m in May
EQT acquires cyber security business Utimaco in SBO
Sellers reinvest part of their proceeds for a minority stake as part of the deal
Riverside buys kitchen fixtures retailer GEV
Deal marks Riverside's fifth buyout this year and its first in Germany in 2016
Equistone exits Hornschuch
During Equistone's eight-year ownership, revenues increased from €140m to €410m
Idinvest appoints Julien Princi as general counsel
Princi joins Idinvest from French asset manager Amundi, where he was deputy general counsel
E.Ventures in €20m Smartfrog round
VCs are joined by a number of family offices and a Swiss entrepreneur for the round
Polaris holds final close on DKK 3.3bn for fourth fund
Polaris has held a final close for its fourth fund after almost two years on the road
Bayern Kapital and BayBG back Gastfreund
Following its series-A round, the startup hopes to expand to other regions
Cairngorm-backed Polyframe bolts on WB Group
Cairngorm provided additional capital for the acquisition alongside a senior debt package
HTGF in €5m Makerist series-A
Existing backers HTGF and publishing house OZ Verlag were joined in the round by two new backers
Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa in $3.25bn Allegro buyout
Deal marks one of the largest transactions in the CEE region since the global financial crisis
Founders, Vækstfonden back €2m round for Kontist
Fintech company is currently in the development stage and aims to launch its app in 2017
General Atlantic, ProSiebenSat.1 back KäuferPortal
Each investor bought a 42% stake, while 16% will be held by the company's founders
Eight Roads exits InnoGames
MTG acquired a 35% stake in the InnoGames, valuing the business at €260m
Ratos-backed TFS acquires SCIderm
Acquisition comes after TFS and SCIderm entered into a strategic partnership in 2014
Woodford in €16m series-B round for Eve Sleep
Startup held a first closing in July this year, when it raised an initial €8m
Atlantic Bridge in $6m Ubimax round
It is the company's first funding round since it was founded in 2014