Expansion
IP Group-backed Oxford Nanopore raises £48.4m
Nanopore announced last week that it has a new category of Covid-19 test in advanced development
Ace Management et al. invest €50m in Mecachrome
Company has benefited from a state-guaranteed loan from its banks with a financing of €60m
Novo leads $60m series-C for Exscientia
Evotec, Bristol Myers Squibb and GT Healthcare Capital also participate in the round
Aquiline leads $20m series-D round for Treasury Intelligence
Company has so far raised more than $40m and will use new funding to scale its operations
P101 leads €3.5m funding round for AppQuality
Programma 102 and Ita500, a venture capital fund launched by Azimut Libera Impresa, deploy €3m
Crowdcube invests £7.1m in Freetrade
CEO Adam Dodds says the company was looking to raise $20-50m in a series-B in 2020
Cathay Innovation leads €28m series-B for Medwing
Existing investors Northzone, Atlantic Labs, Cherry Ventures and Adevinta also take part in the round
P101, Vertis, 360 Capital in €25m round for Milkman
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand in Italy and enlarge its client base
Six Fintech Ventures leads €4.3m round for PXL Vision
Also participating in the round were High-Tech Gründerfonds, ZKB, Arab Bank and two business angels
BlackRock leads $190m series-D for ContentSquare
Content optimisation platform has raised $310m since being founded in 2012
Atomico leads €16m round for Arculus
Industrial software and robotics company is also backed by Visionaries Club and La Famiglia
Wolt raises €100m in series-D funding round
Company will use funding to see it through uncertainty caused by the pandemic
Revenio invests in €39.2m round for Fly Now Pay Later
Fly Now Pay Later allows users to pay for travel plans in instalments of up to a year
Maven invests £1m in Boiler Plan
Founded in 2014, Boiler Plan provides an online platform for the purchase of a new boiler
WGAM buys minority stake in Validus
Validus is a financial risk management firm with offices in the UK in London and Eton
Blue Horizon invests in Moira-backed Cubiq Foods
VC firm invests in startups developing a more sustainable food system through innovation and technology
Highland Europe leads £18.9m round for Modulr
Existing investors including Frog Capital and Blenheim Chalcot also participate
Inflexion-backed Global Reach acquires Encore FX’s Canada operation
On 30 March 2020 Encore FX filed an assignment in bankruptcy in Canada with EY as the trustee
Merian Chrysalis leads £30m in Featurespace
Following completion, IP Group will hold a direct undiluted beneficial stake of 19.7%
Bregal Milestone invests €20m in Anywhere365
Anywhere365 founder Gijs Geurts will retain a majority interest in the company
Forestay Capital backs $30m round for Zenjob
Redalpine, Acton, Axa and Atlantic Labs also invested in the temporary staffing platform
PE-backed Eight Fifty Food Group buys M&M Walshe
Post-acquisition, Eight Fifty's revenues are expected to increase to approximately £1.4bn.
Main Capital-backed GBTec buys Avedos
Deal is the first add-on for the Germany-based process management software company
DeA Capital backs Ingino with €8.5m investment
GP invests in the company via Idea Agro, which targets companies operating in the agricultural industry