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Speedinvest, AWS Gründerfonds back Myclubs
Push Ventures has also invested in the round as well as the founders of diabetes app Mysugr
DC Placement Advisors hires MLP's Schiebel
Schiebel will be responsible for debt capital raising in France, Benelux and the Mediterranean area
Ardian-backed Ionisos buys Stermed
Acquisition strengthens Ionisos's technological platform and expands its geographic footprint
Redalpine in €8m series-A for Zenjob
Acton Capital Partners, 500 Startups and Atlantic Labs also took part in the round
Deal in Focus: Mangrove et al. in $40m round for Lesara
Investors include VC firms Paua, Cherry, Simile, Partech, Northzone and Vorwerk
Main Capital buys Evania Video
Company's management retains a minority stake and will remain in their roles at Evania
Perusa acquires Xindao
GP draws equity from Perusa Partners II, a €207m buyout fund that closed in November 2011
Balderton leads $30m series-D for Sophia Genetics
360 Capital Partners and existing investors Invoke Capital and Alychio also take part in the round
Target Global holds first close for €100m VC fund
GP expects to hold a final close for the technology-focused fund in the first quarter of 2018
Battery, Holtzbrinck back €10m series-A for Zeitgold
Both VC firms reinvest due to a technological breakthrough after February's seed round
Q&A: Baker Botts' Neil Foster on corporate venture
Law firm's partner speaks to unquote" about the growing prevalence of corporate VCs in Europe and its ongoing evolution
Capzanine opens private debt office in Germany
GP hires Bertram Schütz to head the new office and simultaneously appoints Jean-Marc Flamma in Paris
Towerbrook carves out Schweighofer Fiber
Towerbrook draws equity from its fourth fund, which closed on its $3.5bn hard-cap in 2013
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
Apex backs €1.8m seed round for Kivu
Austrian VC firm AWS Gründerfonds and Swiss investor BtoV Partners also back the round
Mosaic backs $8m seed round for Infosum
Mosaic and Saul Klein are providing an extra €5m for the round, which originally closed on $3m
Oakley to shift investment focus from UK to DACH
GP notes in its annual report that geopolitical and economic uncertainty is likely to remain
Silverfleet buys Pumpenfabrik Wangen
Fifth investment from Silverfleet's second fund, which closed on its €870m hard-cap in June 2015
Prolimity sells Rigdon to Hörger Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the turnaround and restructuring specialist
BGF invest £4m in Hobs Group
BGF's total investment in Hobs Group stands at £11m, following a £7m round in December 2014
Main Capital sells Connexys to Bullhorn
Main Capital reports that the transaction is one of its "biggest exit successes"
Torqx buys Hoco Parts
Company's directors will take a minority stake in the business alongside management
Renaissance Capital buys JLS Digital
Company's management team will retain a minority stake in the business alongside Renaissance
Fountainvest buys BMTS from Bosch and Mahle
Turbochargers business BMTS generated sales of €373m in 2016 but made a loss of €129m