Expansion
UK Watch: Q1 deal volume drops off
But increased exit activity is buoying the market
Voluntis raises €20.75m for series-D
Syndicate led by BPI France and Innovation Capital
IBB joins HTGF and Mangrove in ezeep investment
Second time in 2014 IBB has joined HTGF and Mangrove
MMC leads $10m round for Brightpearl
Existing investors also took part in round
Inveready leads €1m round for Bilua
VC makes commitment from venture debt fund
Leosphere raises €20m from Electranova
Company's tech used predominantly in wind power sector
Life Sciences Partners leads Sequana Medical series-C
Existing investors also contribute to CHF 23m round
Panoramic et al. invest in Concorde
VCs provide business with $2.5m
Q1 Barometer: primary buyouts stand out
Overall buyouts down by 10% in lacklustre quarter
Existing investors commit further €21.5m to Auctionata
Total raised by online auction house reaches €37m
Partech et al. invest £4.5m in Secretsales
Round also includes Pentech Ventures and Doughty Hanson
Deal in focus: Mangrove drives CiteeCar growth
GP injects $10m into Berlin-based car-sharing business
Newion invests $1.7m in Maps
Seventh deal for Newion II vehicle
Delivery Hero raises $85m series-F round
Funding round comes three months after the firm's $88m series-E
BGF backs Task Geoscience and Fronterra merger
BGF takes minority stake in combined geoscience consultancy
UFG Private Equity invests in Santens
GP plans on investing more than $30m in company
DACH: Growth capital value up as traditional buyouts suffer
Growth capital deals are proving more popular with businesses in the region
Idea Capital, Nord Est buy Meta-Fin stake
Investors secure 32% stake in the business
Vei Capital buys stake in Rina
Initial €25m investment may rise to €100m
KCP invests £3.3m in Hallam Medical
Increased NHS staff shortages set to drive growth in sector
United Ventures backs AppsBuilder
Italian venture investor United Ventures has committed $1.5m to Milan-based app development platform AppsBuilder.
Eurazeo's Vignal bolts on 21 Partners' ABL Lights
Eurazeo provides additional €15m to finance the deal
BaltCap commits €1.5m to Lithuanian wind farm
Deal marks the firm's first renewable energy investment
Beringea, Octopus invest in Coal Grill and Bar
Beringea and Octopus Investments have provided growth capital to Coal Grill and Bar (CGB), a UK-based chain of casual dining restaurants.