Articles by Eliza Punshi
VNV Global leads $30m round for Voi Technology
E-scooter operator became profitable for the first time last month and plans to use the proceeds to expand into the UK
EQT to close ninth buyout fund in Q3
Total investments by the EQT funds in the second quarter amount to €1.3bn
Zeotap raises $42m in series-C round
Company has raised around $62m since being founded in 2014
Polaris to acquire and merge four Danish coach operators
Four operators had a combined pro forma revenue of €108m in 2019
Verdane acquires minority stake in Studytube for €10m
Company plans on expanding further into the learning and development market
Novo Holdings et al. in $20m round for Reapplix
Company will use the proceeds to commercialise its flagship product across the US
Blackstone leads $200m round for Oatly
Oprah Winfrey, Roc Nation, Natalie Portman, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also take part in the round
EQT sells stake in IFS to TA Associates in €3bn deal
Stake owned by EQT is transferred from EQT VII to its successor funds EQT VIII and EQT IX
Capgemini to help Nordic Capital implement AI for portfolio companies
GP said one of its portfolio companies already using machine learning to generate additional revenues
Eir Ventures holds first close on €76m for life sciences fund
VC firm will invest in opportunities in new therapies, medical technology and digital health
EQT Ventures leads $8m round for Traplight
Play Ventures, Initial Capital and Heartcore Capital also participated in the fundraise
SmartFin Capital leads $25m series-C for MariaDB
Tech company has so far raised $125m from investors including Intel and Alibaba
Capza to acquire Eurofeu
French GP is planning to take exclusive control of the fire safety specialist
Osivax raises €33m from EIC and BPI France
Of the funding, €15m from EIC will count towards series-B funding, while the rest will be a grant
Artemid holds €400m first close for third debt fund
Firm is already nearing the overall amount raised by its €413m predecessor
Adelis acquires majority stake in Axentia Technologies
GP is deploying capital from its second fund, which closed in 2017 on €600m
Bridgepoint Development Capital to exit KGH Customs Services to trade
UK-based GP exits the business six years after acquiring it from Procuritas
NewAlpha acquires majority stake in CHR Numerique
Company has generated €12m in revenues and has a 25% EBITDA margin
Seventure, BioGeneration lead €18.5m round for Citryll
Pharma company has so far raised €33.5m from private backers
Beyond Leather Materials raises $1.1m in seed round
Early-stage round led by angel investor Steen Ulf Jensen
Axcel acquires AddPro from Adelis
Deal is Axcel's second from its sixth fund, which held a first close on €507m in February 2020
Priveq holds first and final close for sixth fund
Vehicle will be used to develop growth companies with a turnover of SEK 100m-1bn
PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO
Viking Venture-backed company hopes to raise NOK 450m in gross proceeds
EQT leads $3m seed round for Willa
Company will use the proceeds to launch its product Willa Pay