Expansion
Germany, UK drove 10% activity uptick in Q4 2014
Fourth quarter witnessed an encouraging rise in deal volume and value
VC firms inject €16m into Lamudi
Existing investor Tengelmann Ventures joined by Holtzbrinck Ventures
DBAG invests €27m in Oechsler
DBAG Expansion Capital Fund commits €15.7m for an 11.6% stake
TTF invests in Phoenix
TTF typically invests €2-3m per company
Yabeo invests in Meetrics
Series-B round follows on from series-A funding in 2012
Seed Capital raises $1.4m for Airtame
Round comes just a year after $1.3m crowdfunding campaign
Investinor backs CFEngine
Government-funded VC takes stake in Verdane-backed software company
Insight invests in HelloFresh series-E
HelloFresh reaches €623.8m valuation
Ixo, BPI invest €5m in i-Run
BNP Paribas and Crédit Mutuel also provide debt package
Xeneta raises $5.3m from Alliance et al.
Creandum, Point Nine and Alden also contributed to the round
Industrifonden leads NOK 146m round for poLight
Norwegian tech company's existing backers also take part
Target injects €2.5m into GPredictive
SaaS company actively sought VC backers to fund expansion
Sagard invests in Les Délices
Company hopes to double its industrial capacity
Abraaj, EBRD invest in BRN
Abraaj invests in Turkish mattress manufacturer and retailer via new AGCF vehicle
Accel leads $15m KnCMiner series-B
Fresh capital will help develop capacity and infrastructure
Equistone's Bretèche Industrie buys IsernHäger
Bolt-on executed with backing from the GP
Alto Invest et al. back EZ-Wheel
BPI France leads round via €150m Fonds Ecotechnologies
Activa's Nexeya acquires Cabletest
Acquisition will support Nexeya's expansion across the US
Quadriga takes majority stake in Alicona
Imaging company manufactures optical 3D surface metrology systems
XAnge et al. invest €1.3m in Kiwup
Deal marks second fundraising for Kiwup
CM-CIC invests €2m in Mojovida
GP secures minority stake
bmp invests in Rivalfox
Berlin-based company receives €1m
VC-backed Wirkaufens raises €11m
Existing and new investors committed to the funding round
Nesta invests £500,000 in GetMyFirstJob
UK youth unemployment on the rise, according to Office for National Statistics