Big changes at SIX, owner of Swiss, Spanish exchanges
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…
Read MoreBy 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…
Read MoreItalian ethical finance bank Banca Etica and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have signed a new guarantee agreement that will help unlock investments in Italy and…
Cradle, a platform for AI-powered protein engineering, said it has raised $73 million in Series B funding “to respond to rising demand for its technology…
German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp AG announced that its steel business is planning to reduce its workforce by about 40% this decade. The division is proposing to cut…
Ireland’s state-backed startup company tech accelerator, the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC), has announced it will cease operations in November 2025. The NDRC said Ireland’s Department…
Sweden’s Northvolt AB — which was Europe’s best-funded start-up — said on Friday its CEO and co-founder Peter Carlsson is stepping down as the battery…
Amsterdam-based Move Energy’s venture capital Fund I has secured a €35 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF). The EIF’s commitment, combined with prior…
Sweden’s Liquid Wind has raised €44 million in Series C financing led by Uniper, HYCAP Fund I SCSp and Samsung Ventures. Gothenburg-based Liquid Wind is…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and Norway’s DNB Bank ASA are joining forces in a financing initiative that will provide up to €190 million for…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group said it is providing Croatian lender Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ), part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, with support of…
KoRo, the Berlin-based healthy snack brand, announced the completion of its oversubscribed €35 million Series C funding round. The round was led by New York–based…
The European Central Bank (ECB) said it sees “elevated financial stability vulnerabilities in a volatile environment” in its November 2024 Financial Stability Review, which was published…
The Netherlands-based Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund and Irish startup GridBeyond are expanding their partnership via their joint venture GridBeyond Storage to accelerate the roll-out…
Abrdn Core Infrastructure, Rock Rail and Alstom have delivered their second European investment together, with the closing of a sale and leaseback transaction of 31…
Munich-based wealth tech firm QPLIX, provider of wealth management software for family offices and private banks, has secured funding from tech investment firm Partech via…
EU space startup The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $160 million to build the first European space capsule. The Series B round was co-led by…
The European Commission has fined Meta almost €800 million for breaching EU antitrust rules “by tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and its subsidiary the European Investment Fund (EIF) has backed the German energy company Enpal in creating Europe’s first public…
Luxembourg-based Bek Ventures, formerly known as Earlybird Digital East Fund, said its latest fund of $250 million to invest in early-stage technology startups was three times…
Amsterdam-based Sympower — which helps balance the supply and demand of electricity across European energy network — said it has raised €21.3 million from existing…
By Mark McSherry The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced it is committing a total of €90 million to three funds that incorporate Portuguese venture capital…
By Mark McSherry Finland-based venture capital firm Maki.vc has announced the launch of the €100 million Maki Fund III to support early-stage startups across the Nordics…
Big XYT, a data analytics company for financial markets, announced a €10 million investment led by European growth investment firm Finch Capital. Big XYT, which…
Agicap, the Lyon-based treasury and cash management platform for midmarket companies, announced a €45 million Series C funding round led by venture capital firm AVP. For…
By Mark McSherry London-based fintech Iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, announced a new £200 million package of debt funding from Citi and Waterfall…
By Mark McSherry Ualá, the Latin American neobank founded in Argentina, has raised a $300 million Series E investment round, valuing the company at $2.75…
By Mark McSherry Switzerland-based European stock exchange operator SIX Exchange Group AG said on Monday it agreed to buy Aquis Exchange Plc — London’s challenger…
By Mark McSherry Euronext has announced it is planning a big diversification into “new activities and asset classes” across Europe. Euronext said it will expand…
By Mark McSherry Elite, the Euronext ecosystem working with privately-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on their long-term growth, has expanded further by adding 19…
Paris-based ZE Energy, an independent renewable energy producer with storage (BESS), has announced a capital raise of €54 million. This raise, led by Amundi Energy Transition,…
By Mark McSherry The European Investment Fund (EIF) said it is joining forces with Lithuanian national development institution UAB ILTE to provide as much as…
By Mark McSherry IT spending in Europe is projected to total $1.28 trillion in 2025, an increase of 8.7% from 2024, according to the latest…