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Mergers & Acquisitions

News M&A Among the Silverbacks: Ravensburger Acquires a Majority Stake in Steiff Ravensburger is acquiring a majority stake in Steiff, thereby securing the future of one of Germany's best-known toy brands.

Marc Nemitz 17.06.2026

News Startup News for the Weekend of Week 24, 2026 With the SpaceX IPO, Elon Musk is symbolically opening the doors to the “Four Comma Club,” while startups in Europe and beyond are securing fresh capital, new customers, and strong partners. Here’s an overview of the...

Marc Nemitz 12.06.2026

News OpenAI brings German startup Ona onto the Codex team OpenAI is stepping up its ambitions in the enterprise sector: With the acquisition of Ona, the company aims to make AI agents more secure, more collaborative, and directly integrated into business processes.

Marc Nemitz 11.06.2026

News Startup news for the weekend week 23/2026 103 million euros for AI startups, million-euro financing, major takeovers and exciting growth stories: a compact summary of the most important startup news for the weekend.

Marc Nemitz 05.06.2026

News Startup news for the weekend week 22/2026 Gaming funding, ESG consolidation and Europe's fight for digital sovereignty: the startup news at the end of week 22/2026 shows where capital and technology are currently flowing.

Marc Nemitz 29.05.2026

News Startup news for the weekend week 21/26 DeepTech millions, AI fundraising and Europe's next startup hubs. The most important startup news of the week shows how capital, AI and collaborations are changing the innovation landscape.

Marc Nemitz 22.05.2026

News Startup news for the weekend week 19/26 Focus on major investments & deep tech. OMV builds innovation center for €65m, while Skeleton Technologies strengthens AI infrastructure with €33m.

Marc Nemitz 08.05.2026

News Prior Labs is acquired by SAP Billion-euro investment for tabular AI. Prior Labs launches next growth phase.

Marc Nemitz 04.05.2026

News Startup news for the long weekend 18/26 Millions for the future. Whether Earlybird with record funds, Bosch with ambitious start-up plans or new financing rounds for AI and chip technologies. The overview of the long weekend shows where the most exciting...

Marc Nemitz 30.04.2026

News Startup news for the weekend week 16/26 This week from boxing ring pitches to AI festivals. Germany's start-up ecosystem is focusing on new event formats and international visibility.

Marc Nemitz 17.04.2026

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