Germany
Insight Venture Partners backs HelloFresh series-D
HelloFresh accrued $70m of funding since inception
Deal in Focus: 3i sells Hilite to Chinese trade buyer
Deal in focus: 3i's Hilite exit
IK divests GHD to Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital Fund VIII used to make transaction
Beechbrook holds €110m second close for Mezzanine II
Investor also announces new investments and recruits
Swiss venture investor B-to-V heads to Berlin
New location will see Swiss VC closer to start-up scene
IBB raises €100m across two funds
Berlin-backed funds invest in Germany's silicon valley
Index injects €7.5m into SavingGlobal
Index closed its fourth fund just a few days ago
DPE commits €25m to Webtrekk
Webtrekk provides services to customers in the media, e-commerce, telecommunications and finance sectors
Hannover Finanz exits Paper+Design in trade sale to Duni
End of private equity road for table settings company
Wheb appoints new Munich-based partner
Florian Strehle, Wheb Partners
IK sells Minimax Viking to Kirkbi
Company has doubled revenues in past eight years
SpeedInvest leads Wikifolio’s €6m series-B
SpeedInvest also led series-A round in February 2013
Gilde acquires Comcave
Company will pursue acquisitive growth strategy
Accel and T-Venture in series-C round for Flaregames
Flaregames has raised a total of €17m in funding
Delivery Hero bolts on 9Cookies
VC-backed online food delivery platform Delivery Hero has acquired 9Cookies, a provider of point-of-sale apps.
Verdane exits AppliedSensor in trade sale to ams
Verdane acquired AppliedSensor from Pelago in June 2008
LFPI holds first close of European Debt Fund
c25% of capital already raised has been invested
Target Partners commits to Finanzchef24’s series-B
€2m series-A completed in January 2013
Ludgate reinvests in Micropelt
Company becomes 50/50 joint venture between Ludgate Environmental Fund and Wika
IBB and eCapital reinvest in Geo-En
Second commitment following injection of €4m in March 2012
BPE closes third fund on €125m target
Fund focuses on German Mittelstand companies
HTGF exits KonTEM in trade sale
New owner FEI active in high-performance microscopy workflow solutions
3i exits Hilite in €473m trade sale
Chinese company AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co commits to purchase
Advent exits Vinnolit in €490m trade sale
Divestment comes 14 years after initial investment