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ADC Therapeutics gathers $76m in series-E extension
Headquartered in Lausanne, ADC Therapeutics has raised $531m since its inception in 2012
Target Global, IGP lead €50m series-C for McMakler
Previous investors include Lakestar, DN Capital, Earlybird, Warpspeed Ventures and Frog Capital
Haspa BGM acquires Braase
Small-cap investor Haspa BGM invests in Germany-headquartered companies with revenues of €10-300m
VCs invest $12m in Scoutbee
VCs HV Holtzbrinck Venture, 42Cap and Toba Capital invested $4m in the company in 2018
KKR launches offer for Axel Springer at €63 per share
Friede Springer and CEO Mathias Döpfner, who hold 45.4% of shares, will form a consortium with KKR
CIC backs Mega Gossau
CIC Capital has acquired a minority stake with the management team retaining a majority
Atomico leads €88m round for Infarm
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Cherry Ventures and TriplePoint Capital participate
YFM invests £5m in Tonkotsu
YFM used equity from its British Smaller Companies VCT and VCT 2 funds for a minority stake
Houlihan Lokey appoints Collinson
Collinson joins from William Blair's European consumer and retail investment banking department
HTGF et al. invests in Simreka
Sap.IO, Sap's early-stage investment arm, also invested in Simreka with High-Tech Gründerfonds
Legalisation of e-scooters gives German startups green light
Germany is the last of 11 European countries to legalise e-scooters, even though it has already seen the largest number of funding rounds in Europe
Steadfast Capital backs BUK and UHB
Steadfast Capital invests in lower-mid-market companies with enterprise values of between €20-150m
Mutares to acquire Kico
Germany-based Mutares invests in companies with small profits and revenues of €50-500m
Fortino backs Maxxton
Fortino is currently investing from its Fortino Growth Capital II vehicle, which has raised €125m
Earlybird et al. in €15m series-A for Getsafe
Earlybird is currently investing from its Earlybird Digital West Fund VI, which closed on €175m
WCAS exits Aim Software in €60m deal
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe acquired a majority stake in Aim Software in 2015
IBB and E.On invest in Nuventura
Consortium of IBB, E.On, Apex Energy Teterow and business angels have invested €3-7m in Nuventura
Wineus Capital acquires Zurrfix
Wineus typically provides investments of between CHF 5-30m for SMEs in Switzerland
Volpi appoints Investindustrial's Klasmeyer
Klasmeyer has worked at Lazard, Morgan Stanley, Pamplona Credit Mangament and Bain Capital Credit
Auctus-backed Magellan Netzwerke acquires Solit Systems
Magellan Netzwerke was acquired by Auctus in 2016 and became part of Fernao Networks
Waterland-backed Rehacon bolts on Fysioconcept
Waterland acquired a majority stake in physiotherapy provider Rehacon in January 2019
Triton-backed AVS bolts on Fero
Triton bought AVS from Steadfast Capital in 2017, drawing equity from its €3.3bn vehicle Triton IV
DPE to exit First Sensor for approximately €117m
DPE, Teslin Capital Management and other shareholders have agreed to sell their shares
KKR, Axel Springer could target Scout24, Mobile.de – reports
KKR confirmed it is in negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Axel Springer