Expansion
Wise-backed Tatuus bolts on Breda Racing
GP plans to boost the two companies' internationalisation and achieve strong operational synergies
Avedon's Kinly bolts on MK2
Mid-market GP Avedon bought Amsterdam-based collaboration technology specialist Kinly in 2017
Nauta Capital invests £3.5m in series-A for Mercaux
Nauta Capital general partner Carles Ferrer will join the company's board to support the management
Vaaka Partners invests in Nordic Healthcare Group
GP invests via Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund III, which closed on its тЌ225m hard-cap last year
Cairngorm buys Arnold Laver, creates National Timber Group
Deal is the fourth acquisition in the GP's UK timber market consolidation strategy
Atomico invests $24m in Framer
VC invests $24m in the Netherlands-based design company via its Atomico IV fund
VC-backed BlaBlaCar raises €101m, acquires Ouibus
France-based carpooling platform BlaBlaCar raises €101m from SNCF and previous VC backers
Nyca leads £5m series-A for Fluidly
Octopus and Anthemis also take part in the round for the financial software developer
EI buys stake in Anwim
Investment will be used to finance expansion for Anwim, including the development of its Moya chain
HPE Growth Capital leads $23m funding round for Tiqets
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its technology development
Northzone, Balderton inject £20m into Nested
Online estate agent has concurrently raised ТЃ100m in debt as it pursues nationwide expansion
ETF Partners et al. back Phenix
GPs invest €15m in France-based Phenix, a company that helps businesses reduce waste
P2P lender Zopa raises £60m
Zopa is in the process of obtaining a banking licence, which will allow it to launch a banking unit
Mubadala acquires minority stake in Hyperoptic
Fibre-optic broadband provider looks to invest ТЃ500m in the expansion of its network
BaltCap invests in Kool Latvija
Investment is drawn from BaltCap Growth Fund, which is currently fundraising with a €50m target
Korelya Capital et al. invest $80m in Bitfury Group
Round will support blockchain hardware and software provider Bitfury in product development
Lakestar, Jungle Ventures lead $29.5m series-A for Engineer.ai
Softbank's venture capital fund DeepCore also takes part in the latest investment
Mercia in Arc funding round
Jaguar Land Rover's corporate venture arm InMotion led the round for the electric motorcycle startup
MML invests in Sheridan Insurances
GP draws capital from its 2013-vintage, Ireland-dedicated fund to support the transaction
Capricorn and Particon invest €5m in Black Bear
VC firms join a consortium including Social Impact Ventures, 5Square and Chemelot Ventures
Livonia Partners leads $5.2m series-A for Scoro
Previous backers Inventure and Tera Ventures also take part in the funding round
Foresight invests £2.5m in Cimteq
Deal for the Welsh software developer was made from Foresight Regional Investment Fund
Elysian's Key Travel bolts on Raptim
Acquisition is the first add-on since the GP acquired the travel agency six months ago
BPI France backs Groupe Environnement Recycling
Transaction is the first investment of FIEE fund, launched in 2017 with a €100m target