Articles by Harriet Matthews
Sapphire Ventures leads $30m series-C for Adverity
Round for marketing analytics platform is more than doubles the capital raised in its April 2019 round
Borromin-backed Protect Medical buys Spencer Italia
Acquisition of the medical equipment producer is the first bolt-on during the investment period
Consortium backs series-B for Leon-Nanodrugs
Investors in the biotechnology company comprise VCs and corporates, including new investor BayBG
Lingfeng Capital leads CHF 14m series-B for Crypto Finance
Switzerland-based cryptocurrency firm mandated PwC to seek new investors for the funding round
Accel, Founders Fund back €61.6m series-B for Trade Republic
Round for the mobile broker is the fifth largest venture capital round in the DACH region in 2020
Index Ventures et al. back $65m series-C for Taxfix
Index Ventures has backed a $65m series-C round for tax filing application Taxfix, with participation from existing investors Valar Ventures, Creandum and Redalpine.
Bolster Investment buys 60% stake in Mark Climate Technology
Climate control systems company will seek add-on acquisitions following the investment
Fortino Capital Partners holds first close on third fund
LPs backing the €45m first close comprise existing investors following the launch in Q1 2020
Wellington Partners makes seed investment in Sirs Therapeutics
Life science and technology investor Wellington is the majority owner of the early-stage company
Bayern Kapital, Main Incubator back seed round for Scompler
Marketing and content management firm will further develop its software platform
Duff & Phelps expands DACH-focused team
Demian Köster joins the firm from Metro Germany, while Klaus-Martin Haussmann joins from Rödl & Partner
Searchlight-backed GRP bolts on two insurance brokers
Company is seeking targets with £1-10m EBITDA for its insurance brokerage buy-and-build strategy
Silverfern holds first close for SGO Fund III
GP expects a final close in 2020 and sees market opportunities in spite of the coronavirus pandemic
OpCapita-backed AppelrathCüpper enters self-administration
Company cited a significant drop in revenues after the closure of its 16 branches due to coronavirus
Duke Street-backed MediGlobe sells Endo-Technik to trade
Partial exit follows the company's MBO in 2016, backed by a consortium led by Duke Street
Family Trust Investor buys AlphaQuest
Investment in IT consultancy firm is the third from the Munich-based GP's debut fund
EQT enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Schülke
Sale process saw EBITDA adjustments due to the hygiene product company's increased revenues
Five Arrows to take Harvest private
Holdco plans to file a proposed public buyout offer with French regulator AMF at €90 per share
Patrimonium holds €100m first close for debut fund
GP aims for final close within 12 months, despite the ongoing impact of Covid-19
Holland Capital invests in Eshgro
GP first invested in the cloud software provider in 2017 and owns a majority stake in the company
Ufenau buys majority stake in Ikor
Investment in the Hamburg-based digitalisation consultancy is the second from Ufenau VI
Consortium backs $112.5m round for Collibra
Data software company was valued at $1bn post money in its 2019 round and is now valued at $2.3bn
Quantum-backed Postcon sells subsidiary Pin
GP originally acquired the Germany-based postal service operator from PostNL in 2019
C Ventures leads series-A for Agile Robots
AI-backed robot and robotic software developer plans to use the fresh capital to develop its product