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Project A exits metrigo in trade sale
German incubator Project A Ventures has sold real-time advertising company metrigo to performance advertising network zanox.
Carlyle sells P&I to HgCapital in SBO
The Carlyle Group has sold German human resources software company P&I Personal & Informatik to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.
Hellman & Friedman to take over Scout24
US private equity house Hellman & Friedman is set to buy internet portal group Scout24 from German telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom, according to reports.
IBB and HTGF back Scopis in series-A
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have supported Scopis in a series-A financing round.
HTGF exits Zim Plant Technology in trade sale
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has sold its stake in irrigation sensor technology company Zimmermann Irrigation Monitoring Plant Technology (Zim) to Yaka, a producer of fertilisers.
Ganymed Pharmaceuticals raises €45m in series-E
Biopharmaceutical company Ganymed Pharmaceuticals has raised €45m in a series-E financing round from MIG and family office ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung.
Clifford Chance promotes Peter Dieners
Peter Dieners, Clifford Chance
German VCs struggling to raise funds, says survey
A survey published by German bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and local trade body BVK shows that German VCs are feeling increasingly gloomy about fundraising prospects.
McKinsey appoints Cornelius Baur as head of DA region
Cornelius Baur, McKinsey
Steadfast Capital acquires AVS Group
Steadfast Capital has bought a majority stake in traffic safety provider AVS Group from the firm's owner.
Buy-Out Central Europe sells Chemson Group
Buy-Out Central Europe has sold Chemson Group, an Austrian producer of polymer additives, to Ordu Yardımlaşma Kurumu Industry Group (OYAK).
German Startups Group and Ventech back TVSmiles
German Startups Group (GSG) has teamed up with Ventech and a consortium of business angels to invest in a series-A financing round for TVSmiles, an interactive advertisement application.
KKR and Permira to sell 16% stake in ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity houses KKR and Permira have announced the sale of a further 35 million shares in German media company ProSiebenSat.1.
EQT scoops up German bakery BackWerk
EQT has bought a majority stake in German bakery chain BackWerk from the company's founders.
Sequoia et al. in $19m round for 6Wunderkinder
Sequoia Capital, Earlybird and Atomico have backed 6Wunderkinder in a $19m series-B financing round, in what marks US-based Sequoia’s first investment in Germany.
BPE sells Domilens to Odewald's Polytech
BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen has sold medical devices manufacturer Domilens to fellow private equity house Odewald & Compagnie’s Polytech Gruppe, a medical equipment supplier.
HTGF backs seed round for Glamourrent
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in a seed financing round for designer clothes rental platform Glamourrent.
Acton appoints two managing partners
Sebastian Wossagk, Acton
Q&A with EVCA's Dörte Höppner
Q&A: Dörte Höppner
Leonardo & Co hires Jens Nawrath
Corporate finance adviser Leonardo & Co has appointed Commerzbank's Jens Nawrath as managing director for its Frankfurt office.
DirectPhotonics raises €3.3m in second venture round
Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft (DEWB), Falk Strascheg Holding and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB) have backed laser solutions provider DirectPhotonics Industries with €3.3m.
CGS Management sells Schöttli to Husky
CGS has sold injection mould maker Schöttli to injection moulding equipment manufacturer Husky Injection Molding System.
HTGF et al. back HiperScan with €450,000
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft and the Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen have backed near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) developer HiperScan with €450,000.