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EQT Ventures makes first investment with €5m Holidu series-A
Holidu joins crowded market, competing with companies such as HomeToGo and Hundredrooms
Target promotes new partner
Münnix replaces Olaf Jacobi, who left the firm in October last year for Capnamic
Acton backs Mambu's €8m series-B
Mambu's series-A raised $2m from Runa, Point Nine et al. in Febuary 2013
Silver acquires Schüschke
Buyout of Schüschke marks Silver's first deal since the acquisition of Elmi in 2012
Onex exits KraussMaffei to ChemChina for €925m
German plastics machinery producer reported revenues of €1.1bn for 2014
Gimv acquires minority stake in Legallais
Ironmongery distributor Legallais reported a turnover of €225m for 2015
HTGF backs LifeTime's seven-digit round
Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg and business angels also take part in the round
Emeram invests in Diva-e
Six-way merger in Germany is Emeram's fourth investment since inception in 2013
Howzat backs €2m round for Travelcircus
Howzat focuses on the digital sector, with previous investments in Academia and Trivago
Robert Bosch backs Emperra's $3.1m series-B
Company's series-A reached €2.6m and was led by Peppermint and Goodvent
DBAG secures €50m debt facility
The GP has more than €1.2bn in assets under management and made eight investments last year
New Akina co-investment fund reaches €50m first close
Akina usually invests €2-15m in companies valued between €25-500m
Index Ventures backs Movinga's $25m series-B
Index closed its latest fund, Index Ventures Growth III, on €650m in April 2015
Ex-Earlybird partner O'Leary launches new VC
The new venture firm, BlueYard Capital, will invest in European early-stage startups
DBAG exits Spheros
DBAG sells company for more than double its initial investment sum
Summit Partners invests €31m in Signavio
Deal marks Summit Partner's third investment in a software company this year
MS Ventures backs Inthera Bioscience's €3.4m round
MS Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of healthcare business Merck
DBAG buys minority stake in Mageba
DBAG scores its first ever Swiss deal, also plans capital increase for the company
Chequers buys Spandex from Gilde
Gilde scores 3x money on the sale of the Swiss sign-making and printing business
Target Partners leads Navvis's €7.5m series-B
Startup receives funding from Germany and US
Capnamic hires additional partner
Olaf Jacobi joins the Berlin office as partner after leaving Target Partners
Speedinvest closes $100m second fund
Austrian VC originally targeted $50m for its early-stage vehicle
Auctus exits Career Partner to Apollo Education for €96m
GP held the education company for eight years prior to trade sale
Z Capital buys Swiss hotel Waldhaus Flims
Hotel went into administration earlier this year