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Creathor backs CryoTherapeutics’ €5.2m round
Fresh funding will be used for a clinical trial and to secure market approval
TCV invests €45m in eyewear site Brillen.de
Brillen.de claims the size of its market is expected to reach €30bn by 2017
HQ Capital closes seventh Auda fund on $375m
Seventh vehicle from the Auda series closes above its $350m target
EQT Ventures leads $10m round for Service Partner One
Fresh capital will enable the company's expansion to more European cities
Intera Partners in Wise Group SBO
Intera bought the company with the intention to list it come exit
Mobeus invests £2.1m in MPB
Company plans to expand its business to the American and German markets
Target et al. back Finanzchef24’s €4m round
Existing investors HW Capital and Mercura Capital recommitted in the new round
Ardian’s Trigo acquires Böllinger’s automotive quality business
Acquisition is Trigo's first bolt-on since Ardian's takeover in the spring
VR’s Vohtec bolts on Böllinger subsidiary
Böllinger sells its business section as part of the group's restructuring
eCapital backs Theva’s €6.4m round
Bavarian government also comes on board via the Bavarian Growth Fund
3i exits Geka in €260m deal
3i and its funds will reap total proceeds of €178m, having already realised value in a refinancing last year
German PE develops a growing appetite for startups
VCs including Earlybird's Brandis discuss the growing trend of private equity houses taking part in growth capital deals within the country
Carlyle buys minority stake in Schön clinic group
Deal values Schön Klinik, which has 17 locations across Germany, at €1.5bn
Frumtak Ventures backs Tulipop’s $2m round
Tulipop entered the licensed merchandise market last year, collaborating with Toynami
Project A and Paua invest in Homeday’s series-A
Round comes in same month as property technology competitor McMakler raises €8.5m
TGFS backs IT security business Rhebo
Rhebo is the third business started by the founders, who specialise in IT security
Main Capital buys Axxerion
GP plans to grow the business by applying a buy-and-build strategy
Affiris raises €10m from MIG et al.
Affiris has raised €130m of funding to date, of which half comes from licences and grants
Holger Weiss joins Target as venture partner
Startup founder and business angel was hired to help improve Target's startup network
Cherry Ventures in Smacc’s €3.5m series-A
Rocket Internet, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures et al. also participated in the round
Frog Capital backs McMakler’s €8.5m round
Piton Capital, Mutschler Ventures and Cavalry Ventures also backed the round
3i’s Atesteo in €70m refinancing
BayernLB, Commerzbank, HSBC and UniCredit act as lead arrangers on the deal
ECM acquires Wieners+Wieners
ECM hopes to take advantage of the consolidation of the language services market
Greycroft backs Splash's $2.5m round
In March, Splash won the founder prize at tech-festival South by Southwest