EIF, MicroBank unlock €750m for Spanish micro firms
The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, has signed a €450 million guarantee agreement with MicroBank, CaixaBank’s social bank, to mobilise €750…
The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, has signed a €450 million guarantee agreement with MicroBank, CaixaBank’s social bank, to mobilise €750…
Berlin-based climate fintech company Bees & Bears said it has secured €500 million in financing commitments “to support the installation of sustainable energy solutions in…
Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Mistral AI have formed a partnership that will provide Mistral’s conversational AI assistant Le Chat with access to the full range…
Neura Robotics, the cognitive robotics pioneer and the only humanoid robotics company in Germany, announced it has raised €120 million in a Series B funding…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Adif AV have signed a €350 million loan to invest in “conventional and high-speed railway infrastructure” in Spain. The EIB…
Amsterdam-based Keen Venture Partners plans to raise a €125 million fund dedicated to defence and security technology startups in Europe. It will be the first defence…
Alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation announced the final closing of its sixth commingled European direct lending fund, Ares Capital Europe VI (ACE VI). With…
London-based Verdiva Bio Limited announced its launch as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies for obesity and other cardiometabolic disorders. The company…
AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest superannuation fund, and real estate investor Oxford Properties Group announced a new strategic partnership that “aims to build a significant industrial and…
Ireland’s Deciphex, an AI-powered digital pathology firm, said it has closed its Series C financing, raising $32.3 million to address “the acute global pathology crisis.”…
Kokkola, Finland-based Hycamite — a firm that produces green hydrogen and solid carbon by using methane-splitting technology — announced it has secured a total of €44…
Copenhagen-based Orbis Medicines, an oral macrocycle drug discovery firm, has announcedthe close of a €90 million Series A funding round, bringing the total amount raised…
Dublin-based Fire1, a connected medical device solutions company, announced the completion of a $120 million financing round to accelerate the company’s mission to “transform the…
Netherlands-based Leyden Laboratories B.V. — which is developing nasal sprays that target respiratory viruses — announced it has raised $70 million in funding to advance its…
Dresden-based electrolysis pioneer Sunfire said it has secured €200 million in guaranteed financing. The financing is provided by a consortium led by Commerzbank and other…
Leuven, Belgium-based Swave Photonics, the holographic display company, announced the close of its €27 million Series A funding round. “This significant investment in Swave will catalyze…
Euronext, which operates regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal, said it welcomed 53 new companies to its markets in 2024,…
Finland-based Iceye, an operator in “synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-fidelity Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions” announced that it has…
Paris-based venture capital firm 360 Capital has announced the first closing of its €140 million climate tech fund, 360 LIFE II. The new fund aims to…
Calstrs has led a €150 million financing round for German solar startup 1Komma5°, taking the Hamburg firm closer to an initial public offering. Calstrs is the…
Munich-based Vaeridion, which is building an electric plane, announced it has raised a €14 million Series A funding round in equity financing. The round was led…
Belgian energy storage firm Bnewable, founded in 2022 and specializing in battery systems and energy management for businesses, has announced a €40 million commitment of…
Helsinki-based startup hub Maria 01 announced on LinkedIn that total funding raised by its member companies has now exceeded €1 billion. This includes funding raised by alumni…
A range of small and medium sized Finnish companies will receive more than €400 million in financing for energy upgrades as a result of a…
SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, said it has signed an agreement with the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA)…
Berlin-based Upvest, an investment infrastructure provider with a “mission to make investing as easy as spending money” said it has raised a €100 million Series C funding…
The borrowing authorisation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 2025 has been set up at up to €65 billion. Owned by the 27 Member States of the…
Zurich-based ANYbotics, a provider of AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, said it has raised an additional $60 million, bringing its total funding to over $130 million. The…
By Mark McSherry The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published the 16th edition of its Asset Management in Europe report, with an…
European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calviño has announced a €3 billion financing package for agriculture, forestry and fisheries across Europe, along with moves…
Sweden’s financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Authority, has fined Klarna Bank 500 million Swedish crowns ($46 million) for violating anti-money laundering rules. “FI is issuing Klarna…
Paris-based Aqemia, a techbio firm that “teaches atomic scale physics to a generative AI to invent innovative medicine” has announced two milestones — $100 million…
Citryll, a Dutch biotech company pioneering a transformative approach to treating immune-mediated inflammatory diseases by targeting Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs), has announced the closing of…
Madrid-based Buenavista Equity Partners, the private equity group specialising in the lower/mid-market segment in Spain, has announced the launch of its new healthcare fund, BV…
Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI, announced it has raised $155 million in Series A funding to accelerate expansion across Europe and North America. Advised…
By Mark McSherry Big changes have been announced in the past week at Switzerland-based SIX Exchange Group AG, which operates exchanges across the Spanish and Swiss…
Berlin-based CoachHub, the digital business coaching platform, said it has secured a €40 million growth financing facility from HSBC Innovation Banking UK. CoachHub’s global pool of coaches…
Global debt surged by over $12 trillion in the first three quarters of 2024 to a record high of nearly $323 trillion, according to the latest…
Catalonian financial group GVC Gaesco and venture capital firm Next Tier Ventures said they have teamed up to give a lift a number of venture…
Amsterdam-based Nebius Group NV, the AI infrastructure company, said it entered into definitive agreements for a $700 million private placement financing from a group of…