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
KSL acquires Village Urban Resorts from De Vere Group
Hotel and leisure group set to open three new resorts
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 £3.35m into the company
Graphite backs MBO of Human Capital
Deal follows GP's experience in recruitment after Education Personnel and Alexander Mann
Balderton leads $7.5m round for Appear Here
Online marketplace for retail space to expand internationally
XAnge et al. invest €3.6m in Lydia
Company's second funding round follows €600,000 injection from angels in 2013
Octopus et al. inject $24m into YPlan
Mobile app to cut workforce while investing in geographic expansion and product development
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 £53m 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 £72.5m
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