Germany
BrandMaker raises €23m for international expansion
Company to focus on expansion into the US following funding round
Rocket's Netzoptiker files for insolvency
Omnes Capital loses out on March 2010 investment
Bayern Kapital et al. exit commercetools
HTGF, BayBG and Bayern Kapital invested less than €10m in 2011
HTGF invests in opentabs
Munich-based food ordering app will invest in its developer team
German GPs deliver homogenous & robust returns, says Wega's Berthold
Wega's Berthold says German GPs deliver homogenous & robust returns
VC-backed Affimed raises $56m in IPO
Backers include Aeris, BioMedInvest and Life Sciences Partners
Traditional lenders holding firm in Germany, says SEB's Hewer
SEB's Hewer on the German lending landscape
Hellman & Friedman's Scout24 mulls IPO
Announcement comes on same day as Zalando confirms October IPO
Zalando confirms €21.50 share price for IPO
Overallotment option has been exercised to reap proceeds of €605m
Tengelmann and IBB back 42reports
Seven-figure sum invested for developing next generation of products
Ergon's Sausalitos in €27.5m refinancing
Ergon bought a 47% stake in restaurant chain from EQT in May this year
HTGF sells MinCell stake in management buy-back
Buy-back operation enables management to enter the market
HTGF invests in bitstars
RWTH Aachen spinout allows users to create 3D content
Acton exits Mytheresa to US trade buyer for €150m
GP had acquired a minority stake in Mytheresa in January 2010
German PE activity still lacklustre, says Akina's Böhler
Akina's Böhler speaks to unquote" about the low levels of deal activity in Germany
KWM hires new counsel
Lutz Boxberger returns to the company after first stint in 2009-2011
Rocket Internet announces IPO
Investment AB Kinnevik-backed accelerator hopes to reap €750m from listing
Active Venture Partners et al. invest in adjust
Active joins existing investors Target Partners, Capnamic and Iris
Metric Capital backs Signalhorn
Maiden investment from the GP's second fund
BayBG invests in AMW
Pharmaceutical company secures €5m for developing new drug delivery technologies
Neo Investment Partners leads Scarosso's series-B
Series-A round in May 2013 was led by DN Capital
Astorius closes first vehicle, launches second
€11m first fund invests in CapVest and Herkules Capital
Delivery Hero raises $350m investment
Total funding amounts to $635m since 2008 launch
Germany's private equity train losing steam
Deal volume has hit nine-year low - is the German PE market losing steam?