Response from: Tobias    (11/06/03 9:56am)

AdAstra also invested 4.4 Million Euro, see my blog. It'd be interesting to know more about previous early stage financing rounds...

Response from: TJ    (11/06/03 2:33pm)

Thanks for the info. It still seems mysterious if there was another round in winter 2000. Additionally there might have been more injections between '92 and '99. It seems SuSe had no trouble finding investors.

The deal itself is especially remarkable as SuSe seemed to be in financial trouble in 2001/2002. But anyway, it's pretty good to have a major exit in Germany to refer to :-)

Response from: Heiko Hebig    (11/10/03 10:25am)

A good exit for investors. A less enthusiastic exit for employees?
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Response from: TJ    (11/10/03 10:42am)

Indeed Heiko, people on this picture look a bit too much down to the floor. It could be coincidence, but it�s not totally improbable that SuSe will see some layoffs.
But for everyone who might have to leave the working for SuSe will be a great track record. With such an experience it shouldn't be too difficult to find something new.