Articles by Mariia Bondarenko
Iris leads $2.4m seed round for Monk
Fresh capital will be used to support Monk’s R&D programme and the recruitment of new team members
Elaia, BPI France in €21m series-C for iBanFirst
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's financial services platform
Hg leads $30m series-B for Silverfin
Existing shareholders Pieterjan Bouten and Louis Jonckheere will leave the company
Consortium in €6m round for Ambler
Fresh capital will be used to continue the company's technological developments
Livonia sells Thermory to UG Investeeringud
UG Investeeringud had previously been a minority shareholder of the company
SEB Alliance leads €13.5m round for Castalie
Round also saw participation from Amundi F&S, Raise Impact and Ring Capital
Omers leads £6m series-A for Vara
Omers Ventures associate director Bryony Marshall will join the board of the company
Partech leads €3m seed round for Energysquare
GP is currently investing via its Partech Entrepreneur Fund III and Paris Saclay Seed Fund
Enterprise Investors fully exits Novaturas
Following a high of PLN 55 in 2018, Novaturas' share price has been on a downward trend, further accelerated in February
Altran et al. in €7m round for Zeleros
Fresh capital will be used to lead the development of its Hyperloop vehicle and its core technologies
Mezzanine Management gears up for direct lending fund
Mezzanine Management is considering €400m as an appropriate target for its new fund
Horizon backs Makeup Group
GP is investing from Emerging Europe Growth Fund III, which held a final close in January 2019 on €200m
Groupe BPCE leads €8.5m round for Meniga
Existing investors Velocity Capital, Industrifonden and Frumtak also participate
G2VP leads $80m series-C for Scandit
New funding will be used to accelerate growth in new markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America
Ace Management et al. invest €50m in Mecachrome
Company has benefited from a state-guaranteed loan from its banks with a financing of €60m
Consortium in €3.5m seed round for Spaceti
Spaceti received its first investment of €1m from Reflex Capital, Fast Forward and Y&R in 2017
Benson Oak fully exits Klikpojisteni.cz
Klik will join the group comprising Netrisk.hu and Biztositas.hu, backed by TA and MCI
LitCapital exits NNL
Investment generates a 4x return, for an IRR of 26%, for LitCapital
Bregal Milestone invests €20m in Anywhere365
Anywhere365 founder Gijs Geurts will retain a majority interest in the company
Mezzanine Management sells Optimapharm to Rohatyn Group
Mezzanine Management provided a €10m mezzanine facility to the business in October 2018
PE-backed Eight Fifty Food Group buys M&M Walshe
Post-acquisition, Eight Fifty's revenues are expected to increase to approximately ТЃ1.4bn.
AVP leads €25m series-B for InsideBoard
Round also saw participation from Orange Ventures, Isai Cap Venture and Entrepreneur Venture
Axa Venture holds €200m first close for Diversified II
AVP Diversified II is the second vintage of AVP's fund-of-funds strategy
Grafton invests $20m in Omilia
Funding will be used to expand the company in North America and western Europe