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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.
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.
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....
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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.
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.
DST Global and Kinnevik increase investment in Zalando
Russian investor DST Global and Swedish Kinnevik have increased their stake in German online retailer Zalando.
Sunstone joins Index et al to fund Amen Internet
Sunstone Capital A/S and Slow Ventures have joined a $2.9m round in Amen Internet led by Index Venture Management in co-operation with private investors, including a number of celebrities.
T-Venture invests €2m in Accel Partners' flaregames
T-Ventures has committed €2m to German mobile gaming company flaregames, a portfolio company of Accel Partners.
HTGF invests in water supply system
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested €500,000 in water supply measuring system ZIM Plant Technology GmbH.
Target Partners et al invest in free games
German venture capital firms Target Partners, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Estag Capital AG have invested between €1-10m in a series-A round for GameGenetics.
Earlybird closes fourth fund on $100m
Earlybird Venture Capital has held the first close of its fourth venture fund on $100m.
EQT invests in German online retailer
EQT Expansion Capital II has bought a minority stake in German online retailer Internetstores for €30m.
Orlando buys Paper Systems
Orlando Management AG and Kieran Investment GmbH & Co have acquired the Paper Systems division of Hamburg-based business Körber.
Celtic Therapeutics sets up $50m antibody drug company
Celtic Therapeutics has launched an Antibody-Drug-Conjugate (ADC) business, Switzerland-based ADC Therapeutics, with $50m of capital.