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Returbo secures debt and equity round
Online deal platform Returbo has raised debt financing from investment firm Harbert European Growth Capital Fund (HEGCF) and Generis Capital, as well as equity from BDMI, the venture investment arm of media publisher Bertelsmann.
Saints Capital buys Star Ventures' portfolio
Secondaries investor Saints Capital has bought 20 separate assets from Germany- and Israel-based venture capital firm Star Ventures.
IBB backs Surprise Internet
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has backed toy delivery company Surprise Internet with a six-digit capital injection.
Atlantic Capital et al. back Miflora
Atlantic Capital Partners, Heilemann Ventures and HR Alpha Ventures have backed flower delivery business Miflora in a seven-digit funding round.
Gilde sells Hofmann to Partners Group
Gilde Buy Out Partners has sold German catering company Hofmann Menü Manufaktur to Partners Group alongside Hofmann's management.
CGS-backed Top-Werk acquires Hess Group
Top-Werk, an industrial machinery business backed by Swiss private equity firm CGS Management, has bought Hess Group.
Syntaxis appoints Coull as ESG consultant
Austrian mezzanine provider Syntaxis Capital has hired Rupert Coull as consultant for the firm's environmental, social and governance activities.
PE-backed Keymile acquires Hytec Gerätebau
Data transmission system provider Keymile, backed by Halder and The Riverside Company, has bought Hytec Gerätebau, a provider of communication network products.
Capvis and Partners Group acquire VAT Holding
Swiss private equity firm Capvis Equity Partners and private capital manager Partners Group have jointly acquired vacuum valves manufacturer VAT Holding.
Gimv et al. invest CHF 42m in Covagen
Swiss biotech business Covagen has secured CHF 42m for its series-B funding round from a consortium of venture capital firms led by Gimv.
Social Venture Fund holds €16.4m first close
German venture firm Social Venture Management (SVM) has held a €16.4m first close for its second fund, with €8m committed by the European Investment Fund (EIF).
ICG refinances capiton's nora systems
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has refinanced nora systems, a building material manufacturer backed by private equity house capiton.
McDermott poaches Ashurst's Nikolaus von Jacobs
Law firm McDermott Will & Emery has hired Nikolaus von Jacobs to lead its Munich-based private equity practice in Germany.
Cipio et al. in $7m series-B for wywy
Multi-screen technology company wywy has raised $7m in a series-B financing round from previous investors, including Cipio Partners.
German Unicredit unit divests part of PE portfolio
The German subsidiary of Unicredit has sold part of its private equity portfolio to newly founded SwanCap Investment Management.
IBB invests in Paper & Tea
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has backed tea retailer Paper & Tea in a seven-digit seed financing round.
KKR's ATU in debt-for-equity swap
The creditors of KKR-backed car servicing chain Auto-Teile-Unger (ATU) have reduced the company's debt burden by €600m in exchange for equity.
IBB backs Blinkist
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB) has backed text book summarising app Blinkist in a six-figure funding round.
Accel Partners leads $4.5m series-A in Trufa
Accel Partners has led a $4.5m series-A financing round for German data analytics provider Trufa.
Index leads €10m series-C round for Navabi
Index Ventures, Seventure and DuMont Venture have backed online clothing retailer Navabi in a €10m series-C round.
Triton hires Graeme Ardus as head of ESG
Graeme Ardus, Triton Partners
Seventure exits Retailo
Seventure Partners has divested gift card retailer Retailo to Blackhawk Network, a provider of prepaid payment products.
Telormedix raises $6.6m from Aravis and Proquest
Swiss biopharmaceutical company Telormedix has raised $6.6m in a series-B financing round extension from existing backers Aravis Venture and Proquest Investments.
VTB sells Luxoft stake for $95.2m
VTB Capital has sold its 10.4% stake in Luxoft, its portfolio company that listed on the NYSE earlier this year, for $95.2m, reaping a gross IRR in excess of 50%.