Expansion
Seven Ventures in $300m funding round for About You
Fresh capital is injected at a valuation of more than $1bn, making it Hamburg's first unicorn
Accel leads $3m seed round for FRVR
VC firm Makers Fund and several angel investors also took part in the funding round
NVM invests £3.1m in Clarilis
Automated legal drafting software company has enjoyed strong growth due to pressures on legal fees
Turkven-backed Alpha Flexibles to invest in Elif
Alpha Flexibles is controlled by a group of international investors that are advised by Turkven
BGF backs Click Travel
UK-based online travel agent will invest in product development on completion of the deal
Northzone leads $7.5m funding round for Truelayer
London-based company will use the fresh capital to expand into further European countries
CDC International, Mubadala back SFAM
Franco-emirati Fund (FEF), jointly-owned by CDC and Mubadala, was used for the transaction
Seaya et al. in €115m series-C for Glovo
Delivery platform will invest in recruitment and product development following the deal
HPE Growth backs $50m funding round for PPro
Round is led by PayPal with participation from Citi Ventures, the CVC arm of Citi Group
BC Partners' MCS Group bolts-on DSO
Debt management service MCS Group, backed by BC Partners since 2017, buys peer DSO Group
General Atlantic injects $250m into Greensill
GA's investment values the working capital finance provider at $1.64bn
Holland Venture backs MedAngel
GP invests alongside the fund manager of the province of Gelderland's innovation fund
Pechel backs Vernicolor
Pechel buys a minority, while founding CEO François Champier and management retain the remainder
Alven, Idinvest inject $45m into Meero
After a funding round in Q4 2017, commercial photography specialist Meero attracts new capital
Amundi Private Equity backs Appart Fitness
France-based gym operator will bolt on its peer Nextalis following the capital injection
VC firms back CHF 13.7m series-A for Allthings
Round is led by Earlybird and Idinvest Partners with participation from Kingstone Capital
CM-CIC et al. inject €53.5m in Socomore
CM-CIC and Ace recommit to France-based Socomore, Raise and BPI France are new backers
Tesi co-leads €5m funding round for Oura
US-based Bold Capital Partners co-leads the deal and will introduce US industry specialists to the board
Maven in £2.8m round for P2P lending platform Lending Works
Previous backer NVM, along with Pollen Street and business angels, bring in ТЃ800,000
Conor Venture et al. inject further $13.4m into Verto
Consortium is led by Conor Venture Partners, Open Ocean Capital and Finnish Industry Investment
PE-backed FNZ Group buys EBase for €151m
Sale is expected to generate a positive non-recurring income before tax of €85m for Comdirect
Eight Roads leads £14m series-B for Moneybox
Existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and Samos Investments are also taking part
Nauta et al. in $5m series-A for Lodgify
Existing investor Howzat Partners and newcomer Intermedia Vermögensverwaltung also take part
Ardian backs FiloBlu
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth and expand internationally