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Onyo and Designfunktion are pooling their expertise. The merger aims to bring office and homeoffice solutions closer together in the future. As part of the strategic partnership, the Furnable platform becomes part of Onyo.

With the acquisition of Firma.de, Openlaw expands its notary network and customer base. Integration is expected to be completed within two months.

French-American legaltech company DeepIP is acquiring Munich-based patent software specialist Patentmaker. The merger creates an AI platform for the entire patent lifecycle, which is already used by more than 400 organizations worldwide and will establish its German headquarters in Munich.

Walk through any supermarket and you can’t miss Yfood anymore. Now comes a major change that transforms the Munich startup into a global corporate brand: Nestlé is acquiring Yfood.

Celonis acquires Ikigai Labs and expands its partnership with Coupa. The Munich-based software decacorn is thus expanding its platform with forecasting, AI-driven process control, and decision intelligence.

Personio has achieved profitability for the first time and is acquiring Munich-based recruiting AI startup Aurio. The HR software provider aims to expand its AI capabilities for candidate search and applicant screening. The company now has 16,000 customers and manages 1.5 million employees.

Rocket Lab has completed the acquisition of Munich-based Mynaric AG, spending a total of approximately 131 million euros (155 million dollars) in the form of a nominal cash payment plus 2,277,002 Rocket Lab shares. For the space market, the deal is significant because Rocket Lab is bringing in-house a technology that was previously scarce and difficult to obtain, while simultaneously establishing its first European location in Munich.

Munich-based biotech unicorn Tubulis is being acquired by US company Gilead for a multibillion-euro amount.

Austrian organic delivery service Afreshed is acquiring Munich startup Etepetete and simultaneously securing financing in the mid-seven-figure range. With the entry of Raiffeisen Holding Lower Austria-Vienna (25.1 percent), Afreshed officially launches its expansion into the German market.

Holidu integrates the portal Bestfewo.de into its platform and thereby expands its network of hosts in Germany. The brand remains, and Holidu merges both systems technically.

The startup, founded in 2022, develops software that allows financial institutions to manage their customers’ digital assets and generate returns. With integration into Keyrock, Fija Finance aims to scale its technology internationally. The parties involved did not disclose financial details.

Gini is being acquired by Banyan Software. The company providing AI-based document and payment solutions aims to grow internationally with its new owner. The management team and brand will remain unchanged, it is said.