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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.
HTGF et al. invest in m2p-labs
High-Tech-Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Fidura Private Equity Fonds have backed m2p-labs, a German manufacturer of measuring solutions for the biotech sector.
CGS Management sells Schöttli to Husky
CGS has sold injection mould maker Schöttli to injection moulding equipment manufacturer Husky Injection Molding System.
bmp media investors et al. back komoot
bmp media investors has led a seven-digit investment into outdoor activity app komoot.
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.
AEA Investors buys Siemens' water technology division
AEA Investors has acquired the Siemens subsidiary Business Unit Siemens Water Technologies (BUSWT) for €640m.
Biocartis secures €30m from PMV et al.
Swiss molecular diagnostics firm Biocartis has raised €30m in its series-E round from a group of investors including PMV, Debiopharm Diagnostics and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC).
Nordwind sells SHW stake
Nordwind Capital has sold its remaining 58% stake in listed German automotive supplier SHW for €132.6m, according to reports.
Sofinnova, Forbion lead €20m round for Hookipa
A consortium of investors led by Sofinnova Partners and Forbion Capital Partners has invested €20m in a series-B funding round for Austria-based Hookipa Biotech.
3i acquires Allianz's Scandlines stake
3i Group has agreed to acquire co-investor Allianz Capital Partners’ stake in ferry operator Scandlines.
Earlybird backs RapidMiner
Earlybird Venture Capital and Open Ocean Capital have co-led a $5m series-A funding round for RapidMiner, a German provider of a predictive analytics platform.
Terra Firma to refinance Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt
Terra Firma is currently considering a refinancing of motorway service operator Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt load.
6Wunderkinder raises $30m from Earlybird et al.
Earlybird, Sequoia Capital and Atomico have backed to-do list managing app 6Wunderkinder with $30m, according to reports.
General Atlantic to sell Amedes for up to $1bn
General Atlantic has put German laboratory services provider Amedes up for sale, according to reports.
OEP's Constantia Flexibles confirms IPO
Austrian packaging manufacturer Constantia Flexibles, backed by One Equity Partners (OEP), has confirmed plans to float before year-end.
Wendel-backed Stahl to take over Clariant subsidiary
Chemicals producer Stahl, backed by listed investment holding Wendel, has entered talks to acquire the leather services business of Clariant for CHF 85m.
Q&A with LGT's Vercoutere
Ivan Vercoutere, managing partner at LGT Capital Partners, speaks to Kim Richters about the current secondary market and the firm's latest vehicle
HTGF backs laser scanner p3d in seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed laser scanner manufacturer p3d Systems in a seed financing round.