Expansion
BGF invests further £6.5m in Kids Planet
Nursery school group has expanded from 17 sites to 38 since the GP's initial investment in 2016
Guidepost invests in ActiveViam
Guidepost Growth Equity invests between $15-75m for stakes in revenue-generating companies
AP3 invests in €15m round for Readly
Existing investors Zouk Capital and Swedbank Robur have also invested in the funding round
Eurazeo et al. invest $230m in Meero
Eurazeo invests $56m in France-based Meero, an online platform for photographers
LSP et al. back Imcyse in €35m series-B
New and historical backers invest in Belgium-based Imcyse, a developer of immunotherapies
VC firms back €65m financing for BioSerenity
Fresh capital will be used to develop BioSerenity's products beyond their initial focus
Target Global leads $42m round for Zego
Gig-economy- and mobility-related insurance provider will look to expand across Europe
Eurazeo, BPI France et al. invest €70m in PayFit
Previous round for France-based fintech startup PayFit was a €14m series-B in 2017
Qualium and BPI France to invest in EM Lyon
Qualium is currently investing via its second fund, Qualium II, which aims to make majority buyouts
Cairngorm-backed Parker Building Supplies buys Stamco
GP said that the acquisition is the 19th proprietary transaction it has sourced since July 2016
Partech leads €43m round for Exporo
Since its foundation, Exporo has raised approximately €16.2m from venture firms
Pillarstone-backed Sirti buys Wellcomm Engineering
Company CEO Nino Marsanasco retains a minority stake and continues to lead the business
Partech et al. invest $22.7m in Lifen
In 2018, Daphni and Serena invested €7.5m in Lifen, a healthcare messaging platform
Digital+ backs Seven Senders in €16m funding round
Seven Senders will use the capital for international expansion and to promote growth
HPE Growth injects $32m in Zava series-A
Funding will help London-based Zava to expand its medical offering to patients across Europe
Velocity, Holtzbrinck invest $12.5m in Bux
Total funding raised for the Dutch developer of a stock trading application is $35m so far
Target Global, IGP lead €50m series-C for McMakler
Previous investors include Lakestar, DN Capital, Earlybird, Warpspeed Ventures and Frog Capital
CIC and Amadeus lead £3.25m round for Riverlane
Scientific research software firm will develop its products for quantum computing hardware platforms
VCs invest $12m in Scoutbee
VCs HV Holtzbrinck Venture, 42Cap and Toba Capital invested $4m in the company in 2018
Eurazeo leads $227m funding round for Adjust
Firm contributes €60m towards the funding round for the German data analysis software developer
CIC backs Mega Gossau
CIC Capital has acquired a minority stake with the management team retaining a majority
Atomico leads €88m round for Infarm
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Cherry Ventures and TriplePoint Capital participate
Arkéa backs Groupe Vert, bolts on Netvime
Arkéa finances the merger of the France-based eco-friendly cleaning services providers
HTGF et al. invests in Simreka
Sap.IO, Sap's early-stage investment arm, also invested in Simreka with High-Tech Gründerfonds