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Bayern Kapital and BayBG back Gastfreund
Following its series-A round, the startup hopes to expand to other regions
HTGF in €5m Makerist series-A
Existing backers HTGF and publishing house OZ Verlag were joined in the round by two new backers
Founders, Vækstfonden back €2m round for Kontist
Fintech company is currently in the development stage and aims to launch its app in 2017
General Atlantic, ProSiebenSat.1 back KäuferPortal
Each investor bought a 42% stake, while 16% will be held by the company's founders
Eight Roads exits InnoGames
MTG acquired a 35% stake in the InnoGames, valuing the business at €260m
Ratos-backed TFS acquires SCIderm
Acquisition comes after TFS and SCIderm entered into a strategic partnership in 2014
Woodford in €16m series-B round for Eve Sleep
Startup held a first closing in July this year, when it raised an initial €8m
Atlantic Bridge in $6m Ubimax round
It is the company's first funding round since it was founded in 2014
Holtzbrinck and Hanse merge voucher startups
Both companies' CEOs will jointly run newly founded Savings United
Creathor leads €2.6m round for HappyCar
Global Founders Capital sold its shares to Creathor following the last round
Afinum sells shutters maker Schlotterer
Afinum and the company's management sell 100% of Austrian shutter producer Schlotterer
Carlyle to buy Atotech from Total for $3.2bn
GP will draw down capital from its vehicles Carlyle Europe Partners IV and Carlyle Partners VI
Ardian buys car parts producer Weber
Transaction also includes a capital increase provided by Ardian and the company's founders
KPCB and Silver Lake in $70m GoEuro round
Latest funding round brings GoEuro's total capital raised to almost $150m
Ufenau closes fifth buyout fund on €227m
Ufenau holds final close for fifth fund on €227m after four months of fundraising
IK acquires German pharma group Aposan
Investment comes from IK Small Cap I Fund, which closed on €277m earlier this year
HTGF in All3DP series-A
Funding will allow wider coverage for the online platform and more e-commerce capabilities
Runa et al. in $34m round for Smava
Verdane Capital invests after buying Neuhaus's stake in the business earlier this year
Nord Holding acquires Ruf-Bett and Parador
German furniture group Hüls sold the assets as part of its restructuring process
German VCs welcome loss carry-forward reform
New law will increase the number of situations in which companies can carry forward losses from one tax year into another
Earlybird in €3m series-A for BigchainDB
Business, founded in 2014, is currently at proof-of-concept stage for its product
BayBG backs IDnow
Fresh capital will be used to drive the company's European expansion
Star Capital reaps 3x on Blohm+Voss sale
Under Star's ownership, Blohm+Voss expanded its yacht design and development division
Life Sciences Partners in €17.5m Immunic series-A
Other participating investors included Bayern Kapital and High-Tech Gründerfonds