Germany
Krumm joins HQ Equita as senior partner
Torsten Krumm, former managing director at Odewald, joins HQ Equita as a senior partner
Flossbach von Storch holds €75m first close for third FoF
Tectum Private Equity III will invest in European and US small- and mid-cap funds
Data Artisans raises €5.5m series-A from b-to-v et al.
Tengelmann, b-to-v and Intel Capital take part in the round for the tech startup
Centerbridge and Arpwood reap €300m with Senvion IPO
Senvion listed after lowering its price range and a bribery investigation against its CEO
IFC adds €10m to Kreditech’s series-C
International Finance Corporation's €10m investment brings Kreditech's series-C to €92.7m
German Startups backs Auctionata
The Berlin-based online auction house has plans to go public this year
eGym raises $45m from HPE Growth et al.
German fitness tech startup eGym raises $45m from HPE Growth, Highland Capital et al.
Distribusion raises €6m from Northzone et al.
Creandum, HR Ventures and Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg also particpated in the round
Epidarex leads €14m series-A for Topas Therapeutics
Backers include life-sciences-focused investors Gimv, EMBL Ventures and Evotec
VR Equitypartner buys Norafin from Pinova
Norafin produces engineered fabrics for protective applications in industry and security
Centerbridge’s Senvion lowers IPO price range
Senvion re-enters flotation process after cancelling its listing earlier this month
Aconex buys Conject for €65m, Seventure exits
Australian company Aconex acquires German collaboration software Conject for €65m
Heliad backs ePetWorld‘s €5m round
German pet food online shop ePetWorld raised €5m from Heliad, Mountain Partners et al.
Marley Spoon raises $17m from QD Ventures et al.
German recipe box delivery service Marley Spoon had previously raised a $3.5m series-A extension
Hidden gems: How German small-cap GPs source deals
While the German M&A market is known for high levels of intermediation, those in the small-cap space take a different approach
Index and Global Founders back Homebell
Index Venture and Global Founders team up again to back Homebell, a platform for craftsmen
Callista acquires Poppe Ahrensbök
Callista buys German rubber and plastic products manufacturer Poppe Ahrensbök
Clearwater expands into France and Germany
Clearwater has merged with @visory in Germany and Easton Corporate Finance in France
BayBG invests in Purus Plastics
BayBG has provided mezzanine debt to German plastic products maker Purus Plastics
Seafort buys Die Jobmacher
Seafort Advisors acquires German temp employment company Die Jobmacher from its founder
Centerbridge’s Senvion sets IPO price range
Centerbridge and Arpwood prepare to float German wind turbine maker Senvion
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