Casey snaps up German phone firm Getmobile for €65m in latest venture

VENTURE capitalist Pierce Casey has confirmed the purchase of Getmobile, a German mobile phone company, for €65 million.

The deal has been done through Mr Casey’s Fitzwilliam Capital Plc, which launched on London’s Alternative Investment Market in July 2004.

Fitzwilliam also announced a European share placing to raise €62.3m, spread across a number of institutional investors in key locations including Paris, Zurich and Frankfurt.