Germany
Tado raises €20m from Inven Capital
The startup raised €15.2m from Siemens, Statkraft and other backers in October 2015
CVC acquires majority stake in Tipico
International betting group is aiming to benefit from CVC's experience in the industry
HTGF backs Se M Labs' €780,000 seed round
MBG Baden-Württemberg and an unnamed business angel invested alongside HTGF
Heliad appoints Thomas Hanke as CEO
Thomas Hanke is named as new CEO, while Gunter Greiner is promoted to investment director
HTGF and MBG recommit to Eyefactive
Funding comes after business launched app platform for interactive signage software
Konux raises $7.5m from US VCs
Munich-based Konux produces sensor solutions for industrial companies, including Deutsche Bahn
Linklaters appoints new partners
PE-focused Will Aitken-Davies and Jann Jetter are promoted to partners
Corporate finance firms Capitalmind, EquityGate to merge
Business will operate under the Capitalmind brand out of six European offices
Tengelmann et al. lead $5m series-A for CareerFoundry
Online school for web development CareerFoundry raised a $5m series-A
HomeToGo raises $20m from Insight et al.
US VC Insight Ventures joins previous backers Acton Capital Partners and DN Capital
Gilde buys Amor from 3i in secondary MBO
Overall, the jewellery business generated €197m in proceeds and a 2.3x return for 3i
DBAG and Redwood exit Clyde Bergemann
Sale of Clyde Bergemann marks the last exit for DBAG's fourth vehicle
Capvis buys Hennecke from Adcuram
Investor Adcuram acquired the company in 2008 in a spinout from Bayer
Brockhaus buys electronics producer IHSE
Brockhaus has acquired hardware producer IHSE together with the company's management
Forbion closes third fund on $208m
The VC has bolstered its Munich-based team hiring Matthias Falcenberg as an analyst
Finatem sells WST Präzisionstechnik to Cathay Capital
Finatem acquired the company in 2012
EIF backs Coparion's €225m venture co-investment fund
EIF and KfW have set up new VC fund Coparion to invest in later-stage German startups
Project A backs Junomedical's seed round
Project A backs medical tourism startup Junomedical, which operates in six countries
Golden age for debt funds in Germany?
Lighter rules for alternative lenders operating in Germany could encourage a wave of deal activity
Occident backs Cunesoft's seven-digit series-A
HTGF, Bayern Kapital and Occident Group invest in software startup Cunesoft
Finanzcheck raises €33m series-C from HarbourVest et al.
The round was backed by HarbourVest, Acton Capital and existing investor Highland Europe
Scalable Capital raises €7m from Holtzbrinck et al.
The funding round brings the total capital raised to €11m
HTGF backs Thermosome's €4.6m round
Biotech startup Thermosome raises €4.6m from investors and the German governement
HTGF backs Bitwala's €800,000 seed round
German bitcoin startup Bitwala has raised €800,000 from HTGF and Digital Currency Group