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Sofinnova-backed Auris announces price range
Float expected to be worth between £69-82m
b-to-v enters Wine in Black shareholding
Funding round between €5-9m
Piton leads $25m Quandoo series-C
Co-investment provided by Holtzbrinck, DN and Texas Atlantic
Ananda Ventures raises €22.3m Social Venture Fund II
New German fund does not have a financial hurdle but an impact hurdle
PE-backed Bigpoint acquires Little Worlds Studio
Summit and TA to provide funding for bolt-ons
Warburg Pincus closes German office
International GP currently holds one German portfolio company
HTGF invests in Junique
Berlin-based Junique aims to make art more affordable
Highland Capital Partners et al. invest in eGym
Berlin-based eGym broke even in first full year of trading
bm-t invests in Inflarx series-B round
Second of two series-B tranches completed for Jena-based company
Keyhaven buys Darag from Augur
Keyhaven increases initial €60m investment from April 2013
Paua Ventures et al. invest in Termine24
Investment is in region of €1-5m and comes from several existing backers
Target and Shortcut in €10m round for Tado
Company to roll out sales across Europe following capital injection
Palamon reaps 3x on Prospitalia exit
Sold to an undisclosed buyer
KKR makes offer for remaining WMF shares
€53 per share offer on the table until 11 August 2014
DBAG exits Homag Group in trade sale
Homag will continue to operate as an independent brand within Dürr AG
New funds BCP and Castik set up shop in Germany
Frankfurt-based BCP and Munich-based Castik both raising funds
VR Equitypartner acquires Karl Kemper Group
Karl Kemper and portfolio company Eichkamp to form European Convenience Food
KKR acquires 49% of Ringier Digital subsidiaries
Investment made via €4.8bn European Fund III
HTGF’s Ayoxxa Biosystems closes €9m series-B
New investors include b-to-v, Creathor and HR Ventures
HTGF and Hasso Plattner invest in Sablono
Start-up is spinout of Technische Universität Berlin
DN Capital backs Book a Tiger
Book a Tiger launched by Delivery Hero co-founders
Iris Capital leads Mediakraft’s series-B
Round includes co-investment from Capnamic Ventures and Shortcut Ventures
Akina’s Euro Choice Secondary holds €73.5m first close
News comes a few months after Euro Choice V final close
15% of Emeram’s Bench sold to new CEO
Emeram & management previously wholly owned Bench