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Holtzbrinck and Hanse merge voucher startups
Both companies' CEOs will jointly run newly founded Savings United
Creathor leads €2.6m round for HappyCar
Global Founders Capital sold its shares to Creathor following the last round
Afinum sells shutters maker Schlotterer
Afinum and the company's management sell 100% of Austrian shutter producer Schlotterer
Ardian buys car parts producer Weber
Transaction also includes a capital increase provided by Ardian and the company's founders
KPCB and Silver Lake in $70m GoEuro round
Latest funding round brings GoEuro's total capital raised to almost $150m
Ufenau closes fifth buyout fund on €227m
Ufenau holds final close for fifth fund on €227m after four months of fundraising
HTGF in All3DP series-A
Funding will allow wider coverage for the online platform and more e-commerce capabilities
Runa et al. in $34m round for Smava
Verdane Capital invests after buying Neuhaus's stake in the business earlier this year
Nord Holding acquires Ruf-Bett and Parador
German furniture group Hüls sold the assets as part of its restructuring process
German VCs welcome loss carry-forward reform
New law will increase the number of situations in which companies can carry forward losses from one tax year into another
Charterhouse buys Sagemcom from Carlyle
Tertiary buyout sees the Carlyle Group selling the business after five years at the helm
Earlybird in €3m series-A for BigchainDB
Business, founded in 2014, is currently at proof-of-concept stage for its product
BayBG backs IDnow
Fresh capital will be used to drive the company's European expansion
Passion Capital in £1.5m round for Prowler.io
Funding will be used to build a prototype version of Prowler.io's platform
Squire hires Siddiqui as partner
Siddiqui joins the firm from Trowers & Hamlins, where he was corporate partner for one year
Star Capital reaps 3x on Blohm+Voss sale
Under Star's ownership, Blohm+Voss expanded its yacht design and development division
Life Sciences Partners in €17.5m Immunic series-A
Other participating investors included Bayern Kapital and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman sell Scout24 shares
Shares are placed at €31.60 apiece, which would bring total proceeds up to €411m
Ratos buys Plantasjen from Apax in NOK 2.9bn deal
Deal sees Apax selling Oslo-based Plantasjen after 10 years at the helm
Global Founders in $3m round for FreightHub
Business has been operating since August 2016 and hopes to make 500 shipments this year
Vaaka picks up LTP Logistics
Private equity firm Vaaka acquires a majority stake in the Finnish food logistics business
Syntegra and Index exit Moleskine
Delisting after three years values the equity of Moleskine at €506m
Black Pearls hires Pągowski as venture partner
VC hopes the appointment will strenghten its potential in the IT projects field
Horizon et al. invest $28m in FinanceFox
Funding will be used for further expansion and to boost its marketing efforts