Bending Spoons valued at $11bn, agrees to acquire AOL
Milan-based technology conglomerate Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire AOL, the web portal and email provider, from Apollo Global Management-owned Yahoo. To finance the acquisition of AOL as…
Milan-based technology conglomerate Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire AOL, the web portal and email provider, from Apollo Global Management-owned Yahoo. To finance the acquisition of AOL as…
Stockholm-based legaltech startup Legora, the collaborative AI platform for lawyers, announced the completion of a Series C investment round of $150 million at a $1.8…
The European Investment Bank’s development arm EIB Global has signed a €100 million loan with the Central Bank of Armenia to increase access to finance for…
By Mark McSherry The CEO of Swedish investment giant EQT said it aims to double its investments in European companies to more than €250 billion over…
The boards of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have approved a total of €9.2 billion in fresh financing to…
Eurostar has announced a €2 billion investment in up to 50 new double-decker trains built by Alstom Group – the first ever to operate through…
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group — the largest IKEA retailer — said it agreed to acquire 153,000 hectares of mostly forest land in…
Amsterdam-based energy storage provider Return said it has entered a long-term partnership with pensions administrator APG, on behalf of pension fund ABP, one of the…
Munich-based biotech firm Tubulis has announced the successful closing of a €308 million financing. Tubulis said the proceeds from the Series C financing “will be used…
Finnish smart ring maker Oura announced it has raised over $900 million in funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with significant participation from…
The European Commission said it has fined fashion companies Gucci, Chloé and Loewe for “fixing resale prices, in breach of EU competition rules.” The Commission said its investigation revealed that…
Switzerland-based Ecorobotix, the AI-powered Ultra-High Precision (UHP) agricultural spraying company, said it has raised $150 million in Series C and Series D funding rounds. Ecorobotix…
Japan’s SoftBank Group (SBG) said it reached a definitive agreement with Swiss conglomerate ABB Ltd to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion. ABB said it…
Google has announced a new, two-year €5 billion investment in Belgium for 2026 and 2027. The investment will expand the company’s data center campus in…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide its first loan for Romania’s planned A1 motorway from Bucharest to the western border. The EIB…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Estonian national railway infrastructure manager AS Eesti Raudtee have signed a €45 million loan agreement to accelerate the country’s…
Paris-based cybertech company Filigran said it completed a Series C funding round worth $58 million, bringing its total fundraising to over $100 million in just…
NanoPhoria Bioscience, a Milan-based biotech company, announced the successful first close of its €83.5 million Series A financing round. The round was led by XGEN…
Einride, the Swedish tech firm that provides digital, electric and autonomous solutions for road freight, has raised about $100 million in funding from a mix…
Copenhagen-based 55 North, the world’s largest dedicated quantum technology venture capital fund, said it has announced the first close of its €300 million inaugural Fund…
The EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) said its Governing Board has approved an allocation of €978 million, its largest-ever funding round, “to…