Germany
Halder acquires Wback in MBO
Halder Beteiligungsberatung has backed the management buyout of German bun producer Wback.
Terra Firma’s Deutsche Annington holds off on IPO
German housing company Deutsche Annington Immobilien (DAI), which is backed by Terra Firma Capital Partners, has reportedly postponed its €1.1bn IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange due to low investor demand.
Nord Holding exits Goebel
Nord Holding has sold German paper manufacturing business Goebel Schneid-und Wickelsysteme (Goebel) to engineering group IMS Deltamatic.
Phenomen Ventures backs Delivery Hero
Russian VC Phenomen Ventures has led a $30m series-D financing round for Delivery Hero, an online food ordering platform.
Popular high-yield bond market shrinks refinancing wall
A new report has found that amend-and-extend activity has reduced the expected 2014-2015 refinancing wall.
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.
HTGF backs uberMetrics in series-A round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested a seven-figure sum in media-monitoring tool provider uberMetrics Technologies GmbH, alongside German mail-order specialist Klingel group.
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.