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Series B: mysportgroup raises €13.5m and plans expansion

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Berlin-based startup mysportgroup raised €13.5m in its Series B financing round led by international investors Nauta Capital from Barcelona, Luxembourg based Cipio Partners and supported by previous investors XAnge Private Equity, IBB and Grazia Equity. These fresh capital will … Continue reading →

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Westwing secures $50m in a round led by Summit Partners

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The high-end shopping club Westwing has just closed a record funding round of $50 million, which was led by the US based investor Summit Partners. Existing investors like Investment AB Kinnevik, Rocket Internet, Access Industries and Holtzbrinck Ventures also participated in … Continue reading →

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Stephan Zoll: The new CEO of Brands4Friends

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

In addition to his role as the CEO of Ebay-Germany, Stephan Zoll now also becomes the CEO of Brands4Friends. The global e-commerce-giant Ebay bought the Germany based shopping club for 150 million Euro on December of 2010. Stephan Zoll now takes over the position from Sergio … Continue reading →

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Exit: ebay bought brands4friends for 150 million €

Posted on December 20, 2010 by admin

The global e-commerce-giant ebay just bought the Germany based shopping club brands4friends for 150 million Euro. The last official valuation of the brand community was about 100 million Euro. That was when Tengelmann bought 10 percent of brands4friends for 10 million Euro in the beginning of 2010. … Continue reading →

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