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Global Founders leads €1.7m round for Buying Show
Fresh capital will be used to improve the platform's technology and expand the company's trader network
Abris buys Green Group
EBRD and Global Finance exit the business after investing €23.5m in 2011
Diana Noble joins BGF board
Noble is currently CEO of CDC, and is a former partner at Schroder Ventures (now Permira)
Ambienta’s IP Cleaning buys Vaclensa
Acquisition will bring IPC's revenues to €200m, up from €170m in 2013
IBB and Axel Springer invest in Blogfoster
Startup aims to expand its customer base and grow its team from 20 to 35 people
Capiton sells Schur to Lindsay Goldberg
Capiton exits the business to the American investor after following a buy-and-build strategy
VR Equitypartner backs Dr Förster
New owners plan to improve the company's e-commerce activities and hire more staff
MenschDanke buys VC-backed Versus
Earlybird, 500 Startups and other investors exit after a three-year period
Nextech raises $64m fund
Nextech Invest has $250m under management across four funds, including three with an oncology focus
HTGF, MBG invest in CommSolid’s seed round
Startup develops communications technology for Internet-of-Things devices
Egeria sells Den Braven for €485m
Egeria exits Den Braven to Arkema in a trade sale valued at more than 11x EBITDA
HTGF backs MicroDimensions
HTGF and Bayern Kapital recommit after backing the company's seed round in 2011
Mid Europa appoints two managing partners
Knorr and Strassberg take reins as Baudon steps down to become executive chair
Project A backs Store2be
Project A invested alongside Global Founders Capital and business angels
Afinum’s Empolis invests in Smart Reporting
Empolis financed the minority-stake acquisition of Smart Reporting with its own cash flow
Akina promotes four to partner
Firm promotes Natalia Sigrist, Christian Böhler, Francesco Aldorisio, Viktor Speckinger
Exporo raises €8.2m from EVentures et al.
Fresh capital will go toward the expansion of staff and marketing efforts
Motu et al. back Parlamind with €1.5m seed funding
Startup aims to take its product's current beta version to market
Marlin closes first European fund on €325m
Hard-cap close was held after two months on the road, exceeding the €200m target
First funding round for CheckMyBus
Startup hopes to benefit from rising online sales for inter-city bus tickets
Apax buys pharma business Neuraxpharm
Acquisition is part of Apax's plan to consolidate the European generic medicines market
Astorg sells Metalor to Japanese buyer
Exit comes two weeks after Astorg closed its sixth buyout fund on €2.1bn
Advent sells final Douglas asset Thalia
Business is believed to have been sold for in the region of €100-500m
Quantum buys train maintenance firm Bahnwerk Eberswalde
Turnaround strategy includes portfolio synergies and reduced staff numbers