EQT, Swedish investor, completes $3.2bn Coller buy
Swedish private equity group EQT has completed its $3.2 billion acquisition of London-based Coller Capital. Coller – now operating as Coller EQT – is one…
August 2026
Nordic investor alliance discusses joint stock exchange
A group of the Nordic region’s largest investors and companies are in discussions to create a “single, unified” stock exchange, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources….
European Commission approves €6.1bn for Ukraine
The European Commission approved €6.1 billion in new defence procurement for Ukraine on Monday — Ukraine Independence Day. The Commission said the new funding covers…
Monte dei Paschi in twin €34bn bids for BPM, Generali
Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena has launched separate all-share takeover bids totalling about €34 billion for Banco BPM and Italian insurer Banca Generali…
European Commission OKs €7.9bn investment for Poland
The European Commission said it has “positively assessed” Poland’s fifth payment request for €7.9 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. “This…
Oceanloop, German aquaculture firm, raises €38.5m
Oceanloop, a German aquaculture technology company developing software-driven recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), has secured up to €38.5 million to scale its technology and expand production…
Stockholm’s Lovable raises $400m at $13bn valuation
Stockholm-based vibe coding startup Lovable said it has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and…
Nasdaq appoints new Head of European Market Services
Nasdaq said it has appointed Nikolaj Kosakewitsch as Head of European Market Services, effective immediately. Kosakewitsch assumes full leadership of Nasdaq’s trading, listings, clearing and…
Revolut secures French banking licence
Revolut announced that Revolut Bank S.A. (RBSA) has received a full banking licence, following a joint assessment by the ACPR, the French prudential regulator, and…
NavVis, Munich spatial data platform, secures $85m
Munich-based NavVis — a “spatial twin platform for the built world” — said it secured a $85 million investment round, led by US private equity…
EQT-run €5bn EU scaleup fund invests in ICEYE
Swedish private equity giant EQT announced that the European Union’s €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund has completed its first investment by co-leading ICEYE’s Series F…
Italy’s Bending Spoons to buy $1.28bn Airtable
Milan-based technology conglomerate Bending Spoons — which recently acquired Eventbrite, AOL and Vimeo — said on Tuesday it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire…