Expansion
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
PE-backed Eight Fifty Food Group buys M&M Walshe
Post-acquisition, Eight Fifty's revenues are expected to increase to approximately ТЃ1.4bn.
DeA Capital backs Ingino with €8.5m investment
GP invests in the company via Idea Agro, which targets companies operating in the agricultural industry
Triton-backed Univativ buys majority stake in Opus One
GP invested in the Germany-based recruitment firm via its Smaller Mid-Cap Fund in June 2017
ING Ventures leads £4m bridge funding for Countingup
Triple Point, CVentures and Big Start Ventures also co-invest in the funding round
AVP leads €25m series-B for InsideBoard
Round also saw participation from Orange Ventures, Isai Cap Venture and Entrepreneur Venture
HLM and Illumina lead $71m round for LetsGetChecked
In mid-March, the company offered its coronavirus test to Irish healthcare authorities
Towerbrook to inject €100m in BC-backed CarTrawler in debt-for-equity swap
CarTrawler has тЌ120m of its TLB and тЌ25m of revolving credit facility debt outstanding
Vintage Investment Partners leads €27m Zeitgold series-B
Existing backers including Battery Ventures, Saban Ventures, BtoV, and HV Holtzbrinck also take part
Grafton invests $20m in Omilia
Funding will be used to expand the company in North America and western Europe
EQT Ventures leads $12m series-A for Peanut
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, engagement on London-based Peanut has increased by 30%
Investors participate in N26 $100m series-D extension
N26 will continue to invest in growing its presence across 24 European markets and the US
French startup Back Market raises €110m series-C
Online refurbished electronics marketplace had already raised €48m since inception
FTV leads £78m round in Bought By Many
Based in London, and founded in 2012, Bought By Many is a pet insurance broker based in London
Palatine-backed SMP acquires RBC Corporate Services Hong Kong
Palatine acquired financial advisory service SMP in 2019, drawing equity from Palatine III
Armilar Venture, K Fund lead €1.8m round for Appentra
Previous backers Caixa Capital Risc, Xesgalicia and Unirisco also take part in the investment
Nesta and Downing lead £2m round for Empiribox
Nesta education lead Manish Miglani and Downing portfolio director Mike Kennedy join the board