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…

Stockholm and New York-based Spotify announced that founder and CEO Daniel Ek will “transition to the role of executive chairman” effective January 1, 2026. The music…

Nscale, the hyperscaler engineered for AI, announced it has raised the largest Series B in UK and European history, at $1.1 billion. The financing was…

By Mark McSherry Total global debt rose by more than $21 trillion in the first half of 2025, reaching a record high of nearly $338…

Athens-based Big Pi Ventures has announced the launch of Big Pi Growth I, the “first tech growth equity fund out of Greece and Southeast Europe.”…

Paris-based Ventech, the European early-stage venture capital firm, announced the final close of its sixth flagship fund at €175 million — the largest fund in…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has approved a €1.34 billion framework loan to support the construction and renovation of around 12,000 affordable housing…

Barcelona-based Suma Capital has announced the final closing of SC Net Zero Ventures I, the Climate Tech fund within its SC Venture strategy, with €210…

Prague-based investment firm Aspire11 said it is launching its inaugural €500 million global fund — backed by Czech pension funds — “to back generational companies…

Vimeo, the New York-based video platform for business, said it agreed to be acquired by Milan-based technology conglomerate Bending Spoons in an all-cash transaction valued…

Global climate finance by multilateral development banks (MDBs) — including the European Investment Bank (EIB) — increased 10% last year to a record $137 billion,…

Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment giant ASML Holding NV and France-based Mistral AI have announced a strategic partnership based on a long-term collaboration agreement “to explore the…

Scintil Photonics, a Grenoble, France-based technology firm in Heterogeneous Integrated Photonics for AI infrastructure, announced the completion of a €50 million Series B funding round…

Finland’s DataCrunch said it has raised $64 million in Series A funding to accelerate its ambition of “becoming Europe’s first AI hyperscaler, without compromising on…

The European Commission said it has fined Google €2.95 billion for allegedly breaching EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (adtech). “It did…

Netherlands-based ViCentra, a medical device firm innovating in insulin delivery for people with diabetes, announced the successful close of an upsized $85 million Series D financing….