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Argos Soditic acquires ASC International House
Argos Soditic has completed the MBO of Swiss education provider ASC International House.
HTGF et al. invest in fos4X
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM's venture capital arm have invested in fibre-optic measurement business fos4X.
Balderton seeds Archify
Balderton Capital has completed a seed investment in Austrian technology company Archify.
Lloyds announces six senior promotions
Lloyds's acquisition finance team has promoted six professionals to senior positions across Europe.
High yield to revive Europe's loan market
High hopes for bonds
TA Associates exits eCircle
TA associates has sold German digital marketing company eCircle to American analytic data solutions company Teradata.
HgCapital acquires Qundis Group for €160m
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in Qundis Group, a German provider of submetering devices and systems for consumption-dependent billing of heat and water, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital.
Triton sells Dunkermotoren to Ametek
Triton Partners has sold German electronics company Dunkermotoren to US manufacturer Ametek.
Ludgate invests in Micropelt
Ludgate Investments has contributed £4.1m to a £5.3m funding round for German waste heat recovery company Micropelt.
Connect Ventures holds €16m first close
Newcomer Connect Ventures has held a €16m first close for its maiden early-stage fund.
Video: Pantheon's Hadass talks fund selection
Nowadays current portfolio performance is a strong gauge of future fund performance. Kimberly Romaine interviews Pantheon's Leon Hadass.
HTGF invests in futalis
High-Tech Gründerfonds has provided German dog food business futalis with seed financing of €500,000.
HTGF et al. back first round for start-up enercast
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Innogy Venture Capital have agreed to provide German electricity generation forecaster enercast with up to €2.25m of funding.
German insolvency reform to boost turnarounds
Germany has recently reformed its insolvency law with the introduction of ESUG, the Act for Further Facilitation of the Reorganisation of Enterprises, which promises to make it easier for businesses to get out of administration and back on their feet....
Deutsche unquote" April 2012
Driven by the numerous crises of recent years, the regulatory landscape of Europe is changing, with a strong political debate taking place in Germany. Over the past decade, Germany has consistently been the third-strongest market for European private...
HTGF et al. invest in Cuciniale
High-tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angels consortium BAC1 have backed start-up Cuciniale GmbH with an undisclosed sum.
Hogan Lovells makes new hire
Hogan Lovells has hired Lars Benger to the firm's Dusseldorf office in order to expand its private equity practice.
HTGF backs KonTEM
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has made an investment in German healthcare technology start-up KonTEM GmbH.
Advent International’s GFKL sells GENEVA-ID
Advent International’s portfolio company GFKL Financial Services AG has sold its subsidiary GENEVA-ID GmbH to SUBITO AG.
Notion Capital holds a $100m first close
Notion Capital has announced a $100m first close for Notion Capital Fund 2, its second fund focused on emerging cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies in the UK and Europe.
HTGF at al. provide seed funding for Oncgnostics
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested €500,000 in a seed round for molecular diagnostic start-up Oncgnostics GmbH.
CEE activity: bottomed out?
Next week’s CEE unquote” Congress will reveal reader sentiment for CEE prospects.
DST Global and Kinnevik increase investment in Zalando
Russian investor DST Global and Swedish Kinnevik have increased their stake in German online retailer Zalando.
EQT exits Leybold Optics
EQT has sold thin film technology company Leybold Optics to German industrial company Bühler.