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Spintop leads €1.4m seed round for Crosser
Swedish VC firm Almi Invest and Norwegian state-backed lender Norrlandsfonden also take part
Just rewards: Crowdfunding for German VC-backed startups
Rewards-based crowdfunding is not only more popular among VC investors, it is beneficial to startups too
Bain Life Sciences co-leads $55m series-D for Inflarx
US-based Cormorant Asset Management and RA Capital Management co-led the round with Bain
Coparion backs €2m seed round for Vehiculum
Insurance company Schneider Golling and Russian entrepreneur Oskar Hartmann also take part
BIP backs €12m round for Simpleshow
Fresh capital will be used to finance international growth and further develop the website
Aurelius opens private debt business
Firm will target European companies and provide funding across the capital structure
EQT buys Curaeos from Bencis
Bencis made the first acquisition in its dental buy-and-build strategy in July 2011
Rocket Internet leads series-C for HomeToGo
Insight Venture Partners, Acton Capital Partners and DN Capital also invest
Tengelmann leads €12m series-B funding round for Compeon
Existing investors BtoV Partners and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also take part
Pontifax holds final close for $105m AgTech fund
GP is headquartered in California but will invest in the food and agriculture sector globally
Apex buys Wiegmann
Apex has two unnamed co-investors in the transaction, which is the start of a buy-and-build
Iris, eCapital invest €21m in Open-Xchange
Company will target growth in DNS and secure email, and expand into overseas markets
Cinven sells CeramTec to BC-led consortium
Consortium of BC, PSP and Ontario Teachers' acquires the company for a 13.2x entry multiple
Nord Holding-backed PPS buys Klebefieber
GP said the acquisition complements PPS Group's existing B2C offering, www.bilderwelten.de
Avedon buys saw manufacturer Wilhelm Altendorf
Managing directors Joerg Mayer and Wolfgang Ruhnau retain a minority stake
KKR sells 12% stake in Pets At Home for £119m
GP retains a 12.4% stake in the pet supplies retail business following the placement
Rocket Internet-backed HelloFresh prepares IPO
Company targets proceeds of €250-300m from a capital increase to fund continued investment
Afinum invests in IT Works
GP draws equity from its €410m buyout fund, Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
VC-firms back €22m funding round for Spotcap
Backers include Rocket Internet, Finstar, Access Industries, Holtzbrinck, Kreos and Heartland Bank
Redalpine backs CHF 6m funding round for Lunaphore
Zühlke Ventures, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures and Occident Group also invest in the round
UnternehmerTUM leads €3m series-B for Shyftplan
Senovo, Coparion and Kizoo Technology Ventures also take part in the funding round
BGF invests £1.5m in NWC for Reflekt Cleaning acquisition
Acquisition strengthens NWC's presence in the Midlands and its capabilities in high-level cleaning
Osborne Clarke poaches Squire Patton Boggs PE head
Law firm hires Tim Hewens as a partner in its London-based private equity team
VC firms back series-B extension for Omeicos
US-based Remiges Ventures led the round along with Vesalius, HTGF and VC Fond Technologie Berlin