Expansion
Advent leads $220m series-D for Shift at $1bn valuation
Avenir, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
NB Aurora buys 30% stake in Veneta Cucine
Investor plans to boost Veneta Cucine's growth, consolidate its market position and further bolster its expansion
CVC leads growth investment in Acronis
Cybersecurity software developer is valued at $2.5bn, compared with $1bn at its last funding round in 2019
Gimv increases stake in GPNZ
Gimv has increased the size of the majority stake that it already held in the dental chain
Gimv buys minority stake in Projective Group
Digitalisation consultancy and recruitment business intends to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Greyhound leads $160m series-D for TravelPerk
This injection, which includes both equity and debt, brings the total capital raised by TravelPerk to date to $294m
MessageBird raises $800m series-C extension
The $1bn funding is reportedly Europe's largest ever series-C round
Bain Capital, JC Flowers back Co-operative Bank
Bain Capital and JC Flowers become investors in the bank alongside its five other current financial sponsors
VCs in $75m round for Kaia Health
Digital physical therapy platform is backed by all existing investors, including Balderton Capital
Lumos leads €70m series-C round for OpenClassrooms
Education technology company also attracts Salesforce Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and GSV Ventures
Softbank leads $225m series-D round for Exscientia
Japanese investor provided additional $300m equity commitment that can be drawn at the company's discretion
Capza exits Ivnosys to PSG-backed Signaturit
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Capza, which acquired a 40% stake in the business via Capzanine 4 Flex Equity
CPPIB, Fidelity lead €262m series-D round for Kry
Company was founded six years ago and has so far raised nearly €500m over five rounds
Alto-backed CEI buys Lema
Combined group expects to reach revenues of €85m in 2021, with a 20% EBITDA margin
DevCo acquires minority stake in Bluefors
GP is deploying equity from DevCo Partners III, which raised €180m at the end of 2019
Prosus, Tencent lead $80m round for Bux
ABN Amro, Citius, Optiver and Endeit take part in the round, alongside previous backers HV Capital and Velocity
KKR leads €100m series-C for Ornikar
Existing investors Idinvest, BPI, Elaia, Brighteye and H14 also took part in the fundraising
BDT invests in AGP Group
BDT is investing alongside the Mannheim family, who will continue as the controlling shareholder
Lansdowne et al. in $120m round for TechMet
Company intends to launch a new round of funding later this year, with the goal of raising around $250m
Ardian backs MCH's Logalty
GPs plan to consolidate Logalty's market position in Spain and boost its expansion, especially in Portugal and Mexico
Electric car maker Polestar raises $550m from new investors
Company raised $1.2bn in a series-A round last year and said that further fundraising was being considered
Summit Partners leads $68m round for Lingoda
Existing investors in the Germany-headquartered online language school include Grazia Equity
Gro Capital invests in Danish firm Luxion
According to Borsen, the GP's stake is more than 35% and that the deal valued Luxion at almost DKK 1bn (€134.5m)
VCs in $115m round for CeQur
Funding round is the largest ever recorded for a medical equipment company in Switzerland