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Q&A with EVCA's Dörte Höppner
Q&A: Dörte Höppner
Leonardo & Co hires Jens Nawrath
Corporate finance adviser Leonardo & Co has appointed Commerzbank's Jens Nawrath as managing director for its Frankfurt office.
DirectPhotonics raises €3.3m in second venture round
Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft (DEWB), Falk Strascheg Holding and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (IBB) have backed laser solutions provider DirectPhotonics Industries with €3.3m.
CGS Management sells Schöttli to Husky
CGS has sold injection mould maker Schöttli to injection moulding equipment manufacturer Husky Injection Molding System.
HTGF et al. back HiperScan with €450,000
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), HCS Beteiligungsgesellschaft and the Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen have backed near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) developer HiperScan with €450,000.
AEA Investors buys Siemens' water technology division
AEA Investors has acquired the Siemens subsidiary Business Unit Siemens Water Technologies (BUSWT) for €640m.
Biocartis secures €30m from PMV et al.
Swiss molecular diagnostics firm Biocartis has raised €30m in its series-E round from a group of investors including PMV, Debiopharm Diagnostics and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC).
Nordwind sells SHW stake
Nordwind Capital has sold its remaining 58% stake in listed German automotive supplier SHW for €132.6m, according to reports.
Sofinnova, Forbion lead €20m round for Hookipa
A consortium of investors led by Sofinnova Partners and Forbion Capital Partners has invested €20m in a series-B funding round for Austria-based Hookipa Biotech.
3i acquires Allianz's Scandlines stake
3i Group has agreed to acquire co-investor Allianz Capital Partners’ stake in ferry operator Scandlines.
Earlybird backs RapidMiner
Earlybird Venture Capital and Open Ocean Capital have co-led a $5m series-A funding round for RapidMiner, a German provider of a predictive analytics platform.
Terra Firma to refinance Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt
Terra Firma is currently considering a refinancing of motorway service operator Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt load.
6Wunderkinder raises $30m from Earlybird et al.
Earlybird, Sequoia Capital and Atomico have backed to-do list managing app 6Wunderkinder with $30m, according to reports.
OEP's Constantia Flexibles confirms IPO
Austrian packaging manufacturer Constantia Flexibles, backed by One Equity Partners (OEP), has confirmed plans to float before year-end.
Wendel-backed Stahl to take over Clariant subsidiary
Chemicals producer Stahl, backed by listed investment holding Wendel, has entered talks to acquire the leather services business of Clariant for CHF 85m.
Q&A with LGT's Vercoutere
Ivan Vercoutere, managing partner at LGT Capital Partners, speaks to Kim Richters about the current secondary market and the firm's latest vehicle
HTGF backs laser scanner p3d in seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed laser scanner manufacturer p3d Systems in a seed financing round.
Cinven's Host Europe buys domainfactory
Cinven portfolio company Host Europe Group has acquired domainfactory, a German web hosting company.
KKR's ATU receives $25m and nears debt restructuring
KKR’s problem child Auto-Teile Unger (ATU) has entered an agreement with creditors in order to reduce its debt and receive a $25m liquidity injection.
HTGF et al. back Itembase with $3.25m
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Rheingau Founders and German Startups Group have invested $3.25m in online inventory platform Itembase.
VC-backed iLiga receives €5m funding round led by USV
Earlybird-backed football app iLiga has raised a €5m funding round led by Union Square Ventures (USV), a US-based venture capital house.
PE-backed Primacom to take over rival for €600m
Cable network Primacom, backed by private equity firms Alcentra and Avenue Capital, has placed an estimated €600m bid for rival cable network Tele Columbus.
Wonga buys VC-backed Billpay
Cash lender business Wonga, backed by a consortium of venture capital firms, has acquired online payment business Billpay, a portfolio company of numerous German VCs.
Faction raises further $3m
Ski equipment and apparel retailer Faction has received a further $3m in funding from Octopus Investments and London-based angel investors.