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VCs in €3m funding round for Skoove
Skoove was initially a participant in Microsoft Accelerator Berlin in 2014 and 2015
HTGF-backed Immunic lists on Nasdaq
Consortium including LSP, Bayern Kapital, HTGF and IBG reinvested €26.7m in Immunic
Findos acquires stake in Fuxtec
Shareholders of Fuxtec will retain 35% and Findos will acquire a 65% stake in the company
Private investor platform Moonfare raises $28m
Moonfare offers investment in six funds, including EQT Middle Market Asia, Oakley IV and Cinven VII
IK acquires BST
Since 2016, BST's annual revenues have grown from SEK 220m to almost SEK 340m in 2018
Carlyle exits VWD for €130m
VWD was a Carlyle Europe Technology Partners II portfolio company
HQ Equita closes fifth fund on €308m
Equita Fund III closed on €315m in 2007 and the firm raised another €135m in a complementary fund
August Equity-backed PCS bolts on Norfolk Pet Crematorium
Shareholders of Norfolk Pet Crematorium are retiring from management of the business
BPI leads €13m series-A for NH TherAguix
Omnes Capital, BPI France and investment management firm Arbevel are new investors
Bowmark-backed Aston Lark acquires Jobson James
Transaction is Aston Lark's third in 2019 following the acquisition of two other brokers
Q&A: Robert W Baird’s Terry Huffine
Robert W Baird managing director Terry Huffine talks about the growing appetite for investment in the knitting and yarn industry
Afinum-backed Liftket acquires Movecat
Acquisition follows Liftket's purchase of Chainmaster in 2018, which was also supported by Afinum
HTGF et al. exit Medineering
In 2014, HTGF, Bayern Kapital, Born2Grow and business angels
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG look to exit Duo Plast
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG acquired a majority stake in Duo Plast in November 2013
Odewald acquires AMT Schmid
Odewald KMU invests in companies founded less than 30 years ago that generate sales of up to €100m
S-UBG acquires minority stake in Sato
S-UBG has acquired a third of the shares, while the remaining shares are owned by management
Lea Partners acquires Landwehr
Lea Partners expects to launch a buy-and-build strategy with the management team
Battery Ventures-backed AED-Sicad acquires Geocom
Geocom and AED-Sicad will merge and the combined company will operate under a new brand
KKR acquires Wiedemann & Berg Film
KKR also buys Germany-based media groups Tele München Gruppe, Universum Film and I&U TV
Capvis-backed Felss Group acquires HMP
In 2017, Capvis purchased a majority stake in Felss using its 2013-vintage Capvis Equity IV
Oaktree Capital exits Railpool
Oaktree wholly acquired the company in 2014 and partially exited the company in 2016 to GIC
Ardian to acquire Sintetica
Sintetica recorded revenue of approximately €60m for 2018 and employs around 300 staff
VR Equitypartner acquires minority stake in Votronic
VR Equitypartner writes equity tickets of up to €20m and invests from an evergreen fund
Waterland-backed Rehacon bolts on Anita Brüche
Waterland acquired a majority stake in Rehacon, a physiotherapy provider, in January 2019