Deals
Pieris raises fifth funding round
Company previously raised €43m in growth capital
Karmijn invests in Estral
Company's founder steps down from board
BayBG backs NavVis
Munich-based VC MIG also takes part in initial funding round
Butler to sell Anovo to Ingram Micro
Sale comes three years after Butler bought Anovo from administration
YFM backs £4m Business Collaborator buyout
YFM injects ТЃ3.35m into the company
Graphite backs MBO of Human Capital
Deal follows GP's experience in recruitment after Education Personnel and Alexander Mann
XAnge et al. invest €3.6m in Lydia
Company's second funding round follows €600,000 injection from angels in 2013
LSP-HEF co-leads Curetis's series-B extension
Molecular diagnostics company has raised €63.5m since inception
Iris, Capnamic inject €2m into Agorize
Deal marks Agorize's second round of funding
Valedo sells Perten Instruments for $266m
Trade sale is second exit for Valedo since September
Vesalius et al. invest €20m in Promethera
Company recently completed phase-I/II trials of its HepaStem product
Vista acquires ACS for £750m
Vista's offer represents 140 pence per share
Nordic Capital exits Thule in SEK 7bn IPO
Listing will see 30% free float for Thule Group
Affecting pricing through lengthy due diligence processes
New research reveals longer due diligence can reduce pricing
HTGF and Seed Capital Dortmund back Comnovo
Both companies usually invest €500,000 at seed stage
HTGF divests Till in trade sale
Krones acquires 51% stake in digital labelling company
HTGF backs PS Biotech
HTGF has backed industrial biotech provider since its spinout in 2013
YFM backs MBO of ACC Aviation
Company expects to hit ТЃ53m in revenues this year
Senovo et al. inject $2m into riskmethods
Senovo leads riskmethod's second funding round this year
Imperial et al. invest £50m in Cell Medica
Brings total amount raised by company to ТЃ72.5m
The sinking of Altor's OW Bunker
The collapse of Altor-owned shipping fuel business OW Bunker has been labelled one of the biggest scandals in Danish financial history
Darby buys majority stake in Storent
Deal marks third investment for DCEF III fund
Gimv leads €9m round for Melijoe.com
Deal marks company's fourth round of institutional funding
Gimv et al. exit listed Prosensa
Sale resulted in 4.6x return on historial investment cost for Gimv