Expansion
UCB, Ysios lead EUR 50m Series A for SpliceBio
Round for the gene therapy specialist is the largest ever Series A for a Spanish biotechnology company
Aleph Capital leads EUR 100m Series D for InterCloud
The fundraise comes three years after a EUR 22m Series C
Motive, CPP Investments in USD 1.4bn equity raise for FNZ
The deal values the London-based wealth management platform at more than USD 20bn
Warburg Pincus leads USD 150m round for Scandit
Switzerland-headquartered barcode scanning software is valued at more than USD 1bn
Verlinvest builds up stake in Tony's Chocolonely
Belgian PE firm becomes majority shareholder of Tony's, competition authority filing says
Permira, Blackrock lead USD 312m round for GoCardless
Europe's new tech unicorn reaches a valuation of USD 2.1bn following latest funding round
Ligue 1 to collect second round bids for media arm in April
CVC, H&F, Silver Lake, Oaktree among shortlisted bidders for Ligue de Football Professionnel's asset
Five Arrows Growth Capital leads EUR 80m fundraise for Padoa
Kamet Ventures will retain a majority stake in the startup
Inspired Education stake sale attracts Blackstone, EQT, H&F, KKR
Information memorandums for the GIC- and TA Associates-backed national schooling company should be circulated next week
Permira leads USD 180m round for GWI
London-headquartered market research software-as-a-service platform is valued at more than USD 850m
Lightspeed, 468, BroadLight co-lead USD 200m Series B for Zapp
Round also saw participation from existing investors Atomico, Burda and Vorwerk Ventures
Highland Europe, Eurazeo lead Descartes EUR 120m fundraise
Series B raise comes 18 months after its Series A
Softbank Vision Fund leads EUR 200m Series D for Paack
Paack, now valued at EUR 1bn, has pledged to be the first delivery service to be 100% emission-free
Vitruvian leads GBP 125m round for AnyVan
Capital will help develop technology to disrupt the fragmented transportation markets in the UK and Europe
CBPE Capital invests in Direct Commercial Group
Company's founding CEO remains the majority shareholder in the insurance broker
Verdane's Porterbuddy sold to VC-backed Instabox
Verdane is reinvesting for a minority stake in the combined delivery service platform
Goldman Sachs, 83North et al. in USD 335m round for Exotec
France's New Unicorn, Exotec, reaches valuation of USD 2bn following investment round
Altimeter, Dragoneer et al. in USD 1bn round for Checkout.com
UK-based payments processor reaches a valuation of USD 40bn following the Series D
Sequoia, Fidelity in EUR 628m investment round for Bolt
Ride-hailing service reaches a valuation of EUR 7.4bn, up from EUR 4bn at its last funding round in August 2021
Nordic Capital invests in PE-backed RLDatix
Existing investors TA Associates and Five Arrows will retain their majority stake in the business
Tiger Global, TCV et al. in EUR 486m Series D for Qonto
Tiger Global and TCV led a Series D round alongside eight new investors
Getir to raise more than USD 1bn at USD 12bn pre-money valuation
Getir raised a total of USD 1.1bn in three consecutive rounds in 2021
Softbank leads USD 150m round for Gousto
Meal delivery startup receives USD 100m from Softbank and is now valued at USD 1.7bn
General Atlantic leads EUR 254m round for PayFit
HR and payroll software developer is valued at EUR 1.82bn; its existing backers include Eurazeo and Accel