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Callista acquires Poppe Ahrensbök
Callista buys German rubber and plastic products manufacturer Poppe Ahrensbök
BayBG invests in Purus Plastics
BayBG has provided mezzanine debt to German plastic products maker Purus Plastics
Deal in Focus: GFC, Project A team up for Pets Deli round
An in-depth look at GFC and Project A's investment in high-end pet food retailer Pets Deli
Capvis- and Partners-owned VAT eyes IPO
Swiss vacuum valves producer VAT, owned by Capvis and Partners Group, is planning a flotation
Centerbridge's Senvion sets IPO price range
Centerbridge and Arpwood prepare to float German wind turbine maker Senvion
Evo backs seed round for Dacs
Evo backs its second portfolio company, German application deployment tech developer Dacs Labs
One Peak and Goldman Sachs back Staff Finder
One Peak and Goldman Sachs in funding round for recruitment app Staff Finder
Project A backs auto parts retailer kfzteile24
Project A Ventures backs German car parts retailer kfzteile24 with a a seven-digit sum
HTGF in Pulsar Photonics seed round
HTGF provides €600,000 in seed funding for German laser developer Pulsar Photonics
Axa backs Medlanes
Axa Strategic Ventures and Rheingau Founders invest in digital health startup Medlanes
Point Nine backs accounting tool Candis
Point Nine Capital and business angels invest €1m in fintech startup Candis
Seven Ventures leads Auxmoney's series-D
Seven Ventures, Index Ventures and others back the series-D of German lending platform Auxmoney
Capiton exits Fruitwork
German investor Capiton sells fruit and nut distributor Fruitwork in a management buy-back
Duke Street leads MBO for Medi-Globe Corporation
DB Private Equity, Atnahs Capital, Brederode and Harwood also joined the buyout
Chequers nets 50% IRR on €275m Metabo exit
Chequers Capital made a cash-on-cash return just below 5x on sale of tool producer Metabo
Global Founders Capital and Index invest in Pets Deli
GFC has partnered with Index and Project A to invest in the natural pet food producer
Ardian completes tertiary buyout of d&b Audiotechnik
German audio equipment company finds a fourth private equity owner in Ardian
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in Casavi round
Company claims the property market has significant potential for digital transformation
Passion Capital backs Vicampo's €5.3m series-C
Online wine seller Vicampo raised €5.3m from Passion Capital, e.ventures and others
Project A et al. in seven-digit series-A for Loopline
Loopline held a second closing on its seven-digit series-A from VCs and business angels
Seafort acquires Avedo from Auctus
Seafort buys majority stake in Avedo, while Onics reduces its stake and Auctus fully exits
Demeter exits Födisch
French investor Demeter exits cleantech business Födisch to management and WMS
iSeed Ventures backs Anyline's €1.5m round
Text recognition tool Anyline raises €1.5m from US VC iSeed Ventures and other backers
Refinancings surge in Germany
Is the surge in German refinancings – outpacing new deals in 2015 – the sign of a weakening exit market?