Germany
Index leads $38m NumberFour funding round
Index Ventures has led a $38m series-A funding round for business software company NumberFour.
Balderton Capital et al. back Contentful
Balderton Capital and Point Nine Capital have provided seed funding for Contentful, a Berlin-based content management platform for web and mobile applications.
HTGF et al. in €3.5m series-B for evocatal
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Sirius Venture Partners have invested €3.5m in German chemical company evocatal alongside HTGF fund investor Lanxess and NRW.Bank.
Innogy, Aqton, HTGF invest in Kiwigrid
Innogy Venture Capital and Aqton, alongside existing investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), have jointly invested in energy management start-up Kiwigrid.
Springer Science: EQT opts for €3.3bn sale to BC Partners
EQT Partners and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) have agreed to sell German media publisher Springer Science to BC Partners for €3.3bn.
Point Nine and Heilemann back Scondoo
Berlin-based mobile shopping deals app Scondoo has raised seed funding totalling almost €1m.
Cinven buys Ceramtec for €1.5bn
Cinven has acquired Ceramtec, the Germany-based ceramics subsidiary of NYSE-listed chemicals and advanced materials company Rockwood Holdings, for €1.5bn.
EQT and GIC opt for Springer Science IPO
EQT and GIC's plans for a potential trade sale of German media publisher Springer Science to BC Partners have definitely been scrapped as the owners firmly focus on a listing.
Harris Williams opens Frankfurt office
Mid-market investment bank Harris Williams & Co has opened a second European office in Frankfurt.
European Capital exits MTH
European Capital has sold German company Metall Technologie Holding GmbH (MTH) to LOI Thermprocess GmbH, reaping a 1.6x multiple on its original investment.
EQT's Springer Science still in dual-track process
BC Partners is reportedly left as the sole bidder for EQT portfolio company Springer Science, which announced IPO plans last week.
German VCs saying: "Ich bin ein Berliner"
For firms looking to set up shop in Germany, selecting the right city can prove challenging. Amy King argues the case for heading to Berlin
PDV Inter-Media Venture et al. back PressMatrix
PDV Inter-Media Venture has joined existing backers in a €2.5m series-A funding round for PressMatrix, a German technical service provider for tablets and mobile devices.
Deutsche Annington to list ahead of Terra Firma fundraise
Deutsche Annington, the German real estate group backed by Terra Firma, has confirmed it will list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange this year.
EQT's Springer Science aiming to raise €760m in IPO
Springer Science, a German publishing business owned by EQT, has confirmed plans to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange before the summer break.
Bill Gates, Tenaya et al. invest $35m in ResearchGate
Bill Gates, Tenaya Capital and other investors have completed a series-A financing round for ResearchGate, a professional network for scientists.
Prime Ventures backs AppLift with €10m investment
Prime Ventures has invested €10m in a series-A funding round for a Berlin-based marketing platform for mobile games, AppLift GmbH.
EQT's Springer Science to announce IPO plans
Springer Science, a German publishing business owned by EQT, could announce plans for an IPO within the next two weeks, according to reports.
Target Partners exits JouleX in $107m trade sale
Target Partners has sold its stake in IT energy management company JouleX Inc to US high-tech business Cisco.
Mig et al. add €9.5m to SuppreMol series-D round
Mig AG and BioMed Partners have injected an additional €9.5m into Germany-based SuppreMol alongside a number of other backers in an extension of the company’s series-D funding round.
Triton Partners closes fund on €3.3bn
Triton Partners is thought to have closed its latest fund, Triton Fund IV, on €3.3bn, setting a record for a German-based GP.
Merck increases MS Ventures commitment
Merck Group has topped up its strategic venture capital fund MS Ventures with an additional €60m commitment and created an investment affiliate to specifically manage the vehicle.
DN Capital leads series-A round for Scarosso
DN Capital, IBB, Perikles Ventures and local angel investors have provided German footwear business Scarosso with a series-A round of funding.
HgCapital holds back on Schleich sale
HgCapital has postponed the sale of Schleich, a German maker of figurines and Smurf toys.