Euro Financial Review

Chicago-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo, the global software investment firm, announced the completion of fundraising for its first European-focused fund, the Thoma Bravo Europe…

Geneva-based Sparta Commodities, a provider of real-time intelligence for commodity traders, has secured $42 million in Series B funding led by One Peak, with continued…

Sweden’s Telia Company agreed to sell its TV & Media business, including the TV4 and MTV brands in Sweden and Finland respectively, to Norway’s Schibsted…

Paris-based 73 Strings, the financial intelligence platform using AI to for data extraction, monitoring and valuation in the $17.6 trillion alternative asset management industry, has…

Reneo, the Hamburg based “single-source solution” for cost-efficient, large-scale decarbonisation of residential real estate, announced it amassed a €600 million capital platform “to identify and…

Euronext has announced the launch of fixed income derivatives on main European government bonds. “This innovative offering introduces the first-ever mini futures cash-settled on European…

Swedish investment giant EQT, which manages €269 billion of assets, has appointed Per Franzén its new CEO and managing partner, effective as of its Annual Shareholders’…

Berlin-based VC naturalX Health Ventures has announced a €100 million fund to “fuel the future of consumer health in Europe” and to support “proactive healthcare, filling a…

Venture Capital funds invested into Irish SMEs reached a new high of €1.48 billion in 2024, or 9% up on the previous year, which itself…

BNP Paribas has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) that will stimulate up to €8 billion of funding for wind energy projects…

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has unveiled Green Private Credit, a pioneering private debt fund of funds dedicated to promoting sustainability and climate-focused financing. Launched…

Antwerp-based DPG Media Group has signed a new lending agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The EIB said that after a first loan signed…

Dublin-based Tines, the startup focused on “AI-powered workflows”, announced $125 million in Series C financing, valuing the company at $1.125 billion. The round was led…

Stockholm-based Evroc, the pan-European cloud startup, has announced a “landmark” initiative to build its first AI factory in Mougins in the south of France, strengthening…

A consortium led by Elon Musk said it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit firm that controls ChatGPT maker OpenAI, months after the…

The “EU AI Champions Initiative” — a long-term effort uniting more than 60 leading European companies ranging from startups to established incumbents — has been…

Munich-based car subscription platform Finn announced the closing of a new asset-backed security (ABS) financing program “ABS II” with a volume of up to €1…

M&G Investments agreed to acquire a majority stake in Stockholm-based P Capital Partners (PCP), a private credit business in the corporate non-sponsor sector which supports…

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has approved a new guarantee facility for Stockholm-based SME microfinancing provider Froda, unlocking €100 million in lending for micro-entrepreneurs across all…

Solaris SE, the Berlin-based embedded finance platform, announced the securing of a Series G funding round, with Japanese online financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc becoming the…

Berlin-based venture capital firm Cherry Ventures said it has raised a $500 million fund to back European startups. The firm wrote a letter to entrepreneurs that…

Paris-based startup Riot, a cyber-protection software platform for employees, announced a $30 million Series B financing round led by New York-based venture capital firm Left Lane…

Paris-based Swan, an “embedded finance” provider, said it added €42 million to its Series B funding round. Embedded finance is a term for integrating banking…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group said it signed €89 billion in new financing in 2024 — and plans to increase its overall investments to €95 billion in…

Valencia-based Quibim, a healthtech company pioneering the use of imaging biomarkers for precision medicine, announced the close of its $50 million Series A financing. Quibim…

TravelPerk, the Barcelona-based business travel platform, completed a new Series E fundraise of $200 million, and announced the acquisition of Switzerland’s Yokoy, an AI-powered expense,…

Paris-based quantum computing startup Alice & Bob announced a raise of €100 million in its Series B funding round, led by Future French Champions (FFC),…

Swiss wealth management group Julius Baer announced that its chairman Romeo Lacher will step down as the bank continues a shake-up of management that began a…

By Mark McSherry Switzerland-based European stock exchange operator SIX Exchange Group AG said it has “fully” acquired Swiss Fund Data (SFD). SIX operates exchanges across…

The private Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) said it successfully placed its first benchmark bond issue of the year in the capital markets. HCOB said the…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it is lending the National Bank of Greece (NBG) €250 million to increase support for green investments made by…

Stockholm-based Neko Health, the body-scanning preventative healthcare tech firm co-founded by CEO Hjalmar Nilsonne and Spotify founder Daniel Ek, announced the completion of a $260…

Icelandic drug discovery and development company Arctic Therapeutics (ATx) announced the successful closing of a €26.5 million oversubscribed Series A financing from a “broad syndicate…

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…