Banco BPI and EIB in €190m Portugal mid-cap push
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banco BPI have signed an agreement to create a new credit portfolio of up to €190 million in financing…
July 2025
Electra, Paris-based EV charging firm, raises €433m
Paris-based Electra, a leading European operator in ultra-fast electric vehicles charging, announced it has signed a green loan facility of up to €433 million to support…
German’s Makersite secures €60m in Series B funding
Stuttgart-based Makersite said it has secured €60 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission of “creating a world where every product manufactured is…
Sanofi, French drug firm, to buy $1.6bn Vicebio of UK
French biopharma company Sanofi said it agreed to acquire Vicebio Ltd, a privately held biotechnology company headquartered in London, UK, for up to $1.6 billion. The…
European Investment Bank approves €15bn investment
The European Investment Bank Group has approved a total of €15.5 billion in new financing to back business growth and corporate innovation, improve transport and…
Eurazeo Growth Fund IV in €650m first closing
Paris-based investment firm Eurazeo announced the first closing of the Eurazeo Growth Fund IV (EGF IV) at €650 million, with a target of €1 billion,…
Exein, Italian cybersecurity firm, raises €70m
Exein, an Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity company based in Rome, has raised €70 million in Series C funding. “This is a major milestone that accelerates…
European ETF assets hit record high of $2.74 trillion
Assets invested in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry in Europe reached a new record of $2.74 trillion at the end of June. That’s according to ETFGI, the…
Mediobanca, EIB in €100m boost for Italian SMEs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Mediobanca have signed a new €100 million agreement designed to improve access to credit for Italian small and medium-sized…
Italy’s Ferrero to buy WK Kellogg of US in $3.1bn deal
Italy’s Ferrero has agreed to acquire WK Kellogg of the United States for $23.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of $3.1…
SiPearl, French supercomputing chip firm, raises €130m
SiPearl, the France-based company building European high-performance processors for supercomputing and AI, announced the definitive closing of its €130 million Series A financing round with…
Capgemini to buy WNS for $3.3bn in Agentic AI drive
French consulting giant Capgemini said it has agreed to acquire global outsourcing firm WNS for $3.3 billion in cash in an effort to expand its…
Castilla y León govt gets €74m EIB rural industry loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has signed a €74 million loan with the government of the Spanish region of Castilla y León (Junta de…
Berlin’s Talon.One raises $135m from new investors
Talon.One, a Berlin-based enterprise loyalty and promotion software firm, has announced a $135 million growth funding round from new investors Silversmith Capital Partners and Meritech…
Climeworks, Zurich carbon removal firm, secures $162m
Zurich-based Climeworks, a pioneer in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology and provider of carbon removal portfolios, has secured $162 million in additional equity funding —…
Canada’s Clio buys $1bn Barcelona legal tech vLex
Clio, the Canadian legal technology firm, said it has agreed to acquire vLex, a Barcelona-founded pioneer in legal intelligence “that combines cutting-edge AI with the…
SIX, European exchanges firm, completes Aquis deal
Switzerland-based European regional stock exchange operator SIX Exchange Group AG announced the successful closing of its acquisition of Aquis Exchange plc, London’s challenger stock market….