Germany
Mangrove leads Helpling's series-A
Phenomen Ventures and Point Nine Capital also contribute to €13.5m round
VR Equitypartner buys Weisshaar Gruppe
Mittelstand company plans succession as owner prepares to leave
OEP acquires Duran Group
Vendor Adcuram bought company in 2005 in corporate carve-out
Hasso Plattner Ventures puts end to LP funds
Hasso Plattner Ventures' third fund will be its last
Gimv injects growth capital into Mackevision Medien
Clients include HBO, Porsche and BMW
Pieris raises fifth funding round
Company previously raised €43m in growth capital
BayBG backs NavVis
Munich-based VC MIG also takes part in initial funding round
LSP-HEF co-leads Curetis's series-B extension
Molecular diagnostics company has raised €63.5m since inception
HTGF and Seed Capital Dortmund back Comnovo
Both companies usually invest €500,000 at seed stage
HTGF divests Till in trade sale
Krones acquires 51% stake in digital labelling company
HTGF backs PS Biotech
HTGF has backed industrial biotech provider since its spinout in 2013
Senovo et al. inject $2m into riskmethods
Senovo leads riskmethod's second funding round this year
IK acquires Transnorm from Equita
Equita divests portfolio company after seven-year holding
Orlando takes majority stake in Nordic Paper
Remaining 40% stake will be held by existing investor Petek
DBAG buys Huhtamaki Films in MBO
DBAG acquires 17% stake, while DBAG Fund VI and management take remainder
Dreamlines raises €20m in series-C round
Target Ventures and Altpoint Capital have invested alongside existing backers
Zurmont Madison divests Röder
Swiss private equity firm sells tent and marquee specialist after seven-year holding
Gimv hires Germany head, makes exec committee changes
Oleownik to be based in Munich
Point Nine backs Marley Spoon
Samwer Brothers' Global Founders Capital also invests in €4m round
Earlybird et al. invest in SimScale
HTGF and Bayern Kapital re-invest following 2013 seed investment
Target leads Trecker's €2.1m series-A
VC adds fourth software-as-a-service platform to portfolio
Constellation acquires Rehms
Family-owned business turns to PE for succession planning
Patron partially exits Generator
Patron has sold a 23% stake in Generator for €60m
Kizoo leads Shyftplan series-A round
Company will merge its Pijajo and Shyftplan products as part of the deal