Lyft of US to buy Germany’s FreeNow for €175m cash
US ride-hailing giant Lyft said it has agreed to acquire German taxi app FreeNow from BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for €175 million in cash. Users…
April 2025
Van Lanschot Kempen private equity raises €388m
Netherlands-based Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management said its third European private equity strategy has closed at €388 million. “After a very successful first closing on…
AVP seals MBO from AXA, gets EIF boost for €1.5bn fund
Paris-based global investment platform AXA Venture Partners has completed its management buyout, rebranding as Atlantic Vantage Point (AVP) — and has announced that the European…
Belgian insurer Ageas buys £1.3bn Esure from Bain
Belgian insurer Ageas said it reached an agreement with Bain Capital to acquire Esure, a digital personal lines insurer “with strong positioning on price comparison websites…
Madrid’s Job&Talent secures €92m amid AI agent push
Madrid-based Job&Talent, a marketplace for essential work and AI-powered workforce management provider, announces the successful closing of its Series F fundraising round, securing €92 million…
Dublin in biggest European office letting since Covid
M&G Real Estate and its development partners Marlet Property Group have agreed a 416,000 sq ft office letting with HR software giant Workday at the…
Prada agrees to buy €1.25bn Versace from Capri
Prada S.p.A. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of rival Italian brand Versace for about €1.25 billion in cash from…
Berlin’s Revent launches €100m ‘mission-driven’ fund
Berlin-based venture capital firm Revent announced the launch of Revent Fund II — its €100 million fund dedicated to backing the next generation of “mission-driven”…
EQT says IFS valued at €15bn as new investors buy
Giant Swedish investment group EQT said that IFS, its provider of cloud enterprise software and Industrial AI applications, has achieved a valuation of over €15 billion…
ABN AMRO and EIB in €1bn loan risk sharing deal
Butch bank ABN AMRO has entered into a risk sharing agreement with the EIB Group – consisting of the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the…
Italian state rail firm plans Paris-London trains
Italian state railway firm Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group (FS) has announced a plan to launch a new high-speed rail service connecting London and Paris by…
Hawk, Munich anti-money laundering firm, raises $56m
Munich-based Hawk, a provider of AI-powered anti-money laundering (AML), screening and fraud prevention solutions, has announced its $56 million Series C round of funding. One…
Atempo Growth secures €300m for second fund
Pan-European growth debt platform Atempo Growth has announced the first close of its second fund, Atempo Growth II, with commitments of over €300 million. This…
EIB prices first Climate Awareness Bond with €3bn sale
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has priced its first Climate Awareness Bond aligned with the European Green Bond Standard (EuGBS-aligned CAB), with a size of €3…
Italian agriculture SMEs to get €300m lift
Banca Popolare di Sondrio and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed an agreement aimed at mobilising over €300 million for small and medium-sized enterprises…
Women-led Revaia closes second fund at €250m
Paris-based Revaia, a European growth investor, has announced the final closing of its second fund, Revaia Growth II, at €250 million, bringing its total assets…