Schuttflix raises USD 50m
Schuttflix, a German constructiontech startup, raised USD50m in Series A funding. The round was led by Draper Esprit, with partcipation from the founding team surrounding co-founding investor Thomas Hagedorn and CEO Christian Hülsewig, as well as HV Capital, Speedinvest and STRABAG. Click here to read the press release
Dance raises EUR 16.5m in funding
Dance, a Berlin, Germany-based ebike subscription company, raised an additional €16.5m in funding. Eurazeo joined HV Capital and BlueYard as investors, alongside additional angels including: Nicolas Berggruen, philanthropist and founder of Berggruen Institute and Noema Magazine Roxanne Varza, director of STATION F, a leading startup incubator in Paris Verena Pausder, founder of digital kids studio […]
Akamai to acquire Guardicore
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world’s most trusted solution to power and protect digital experiences, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tel Aviv, Israel-based Guardicore. By adding Guardicore’s micro-segmentation solution into Akamai’s extensive Zero Trust security portfolio, Akamai will be uniquely suited to provide comprehensive protections to the enterprise, […]
Mutares SE & Co. KGaA completes acquisition of Innomotive Systems Hainichen GmbH
Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A2NB650) has successfully completed the acquisition of Innomotive Systems Hainichen GmbH. The acquisition strengthens the Automotive & Mobility segment and has numerous synergies with the portfolio company KICO GmbH. “Especially these kinds of transactions we want to increase after a successful Capital Increase, as I am convinced that inorganic […]
Bestport invests in LED solution company ESL
BESTPORT PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTS IN RAPIDLY GROWING LED LIGHTING CONSULTANCY AND INSTALLATION BUSINESS, ESL. ESL is a fast-growing LED consultancy that designs, supplies, and installs LED solutions for the healthcare, local authority, education, and commercial sectors. ESL has grown over 50% in each of the last two years on the back of positive market trends […]
LDC backs Marmalade Games management team with a GBP 22.5m investment
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has completed a multi-million-pound investment in Marmalade Game Studio (Marmalade), a UK market leading games developer and publisher, to support the management team’s ambitious organic growth strategy and future game launches. Click here to read the press release
German startup Dance has raised USD 19.4m led by Eurazeo
German startup Dance has raised $19.4 million in new funding (€16.5 million). The news comes just weeks after the company started rolling out its e-bike subscription service in Berlin. Click here to read the press release
Storskogen publishes prospectus and announces price for its IPO and listing on Nasdaq Stockholm
Storskogen publishes prospectus and announces price for its initial public offering and listing of its B-shares on Nasdaq Stockholm Click here to read the press release
EQT Private Equity invests in EC-Council
EQT Private Equity invests in EC-Council, a global leader in cybersecurity training and certification. Click here to read the press release
Frontify raises EUR 42.7m
Frontify, a Swiss brand management software, today announced it has raised an additional approx. €42.7 million in Series C funding, led by Revaia (Europe’s largest female-founded VC fund, formerly Gaia Capital Partners) with participation from High Sage Ventures and existing investors EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, and Tenderloin Ventures. Click here to read the press release
