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Ventizz Capital Partners and HOCHTIEF Solutions have set up a joint venture for the development of offshore wind farms. The two partners each hold a 50 percent interest in the company named HOCHTIEF Offshore Development Solutions S.à.r.l. The partners are aiming to tap further earnings potential in the high-growth market for offshore wind energy. Plans [...]

360T Group, the leading independent global provider of a multi-bank, multi-asset trading platform, announced today that growth equity investor Summit Partners has signed a definitive agreement to invest in the company. The investment will position 360T for continued strong global growth. The investment will involve a partial divestiture of the stake held by Brockhaus Private Equity, which [...]

Axel Springer AG and Airbnb Inc. have agreed on a strategic marketing partnership in Germany for www.airbnb.de and a minor investment by Axel Springer in Airbnb Inc. Related Links: Press Release: Axel Springer and Airbnb join forces Investor: Axel Springer Target: Airbnb  

Conceptboard, a virtual whiteboard startup,  has raised cc. EUR 500.000 from two German investors. Details of the investment have not been shared publicly. Related Links: Press Release: Conceptboard gets funded by High-Tech Gründerfonds and Seedfonds BW Investors: HighTech Gruenderfonds, Seedfonds Target: Conceptboard  

Intelligent Apps, the Hamburg, Germany-based startup behind popular taxi ordering smartphone application myTaxi, has raised 10 million euros in growth funding from car2go, a subsidiary of Daimler, Germany’s third largest carmaker.   Press Release: Maker of taxi-ordering app myTaxi raises €10 million from Daimler, Lars Hinrichs Investor: car2go Target: Intelligent Apps

T-Venture, the Venture Capital subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH invest in the German video marketer clipkit. Supported by the mid-seven-digit Euro financing round, the Berlin-based company aims to further develop their own video player technology and to significantly expand their video content library as well as network reach. The Managing Directors [...]

Point Nine Capital, the early-stage venture capital firm based in Berlin, today announced that it has made an investment into CouchSurfing, a global online network that connects travelers with locals all over the world. The investment is an extension of the $7.6M Series A round raised from Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network last year. Point [...]

Sun European Partners, LLP (“Sun European Partners”), the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, Inc., has announced that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Kobusch–Sengewald, an international producer and processor of custom–designed plastic packaging from Pregis Corporation. Financial details are not disclosed. Related Links: Press Release: AN AFFILIATE OF SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS, [...]