Expansion
Project A backs €6m funding round for Keatz
Fresh capital will be used to open new kitchens in Frankfurt, Munich, Milan, Amsterdam and Paris
Foresight injects £3m into DA Languages
UK interpreting and translation business will look to expand its private sector activity
Edge leads £4m Hoop series-A
Deal will enable the online booking platform to expand its operations team and prepare for a US launch
BGF invests £3m in Ruroc
Company will use the fresh capital to support the launch of its new Atlas motorcycle helmet
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
Activa's Mecadaq acquires US-based Hirschler Manufacturing
Mecadaq gets additional funding injection from Activa to buy the hard-metal machining business
Highland Europe injects $21m into Incopro
IP protection software and consultancy business will build out its Chinese operations
GA leads $60m series-B for OpenClassrooms
Existing investors Alven Capital, Citizen Capital and BPI France are also taking part
IGI's Bracchi bolts on Bas Group
Following the acquisition, Bracchi expects to boost its growth and reach a turnover of €130m in 2018
Draper Esprit leads $29m series-B for Aircall
Call centre software developer will make senior appointments in its US- and Europe-based teams
Accel leads $8m series-A for Dashdash
Cherry Ventures, Atlantic Labs and angel investors also take part in the financing
BPI France et al. in €7m round for Welcome to the Jungle
Latest funding round follows on from a first held in January 2017, when the firm raised €2m
Core invests in Alpine Fire Engineers
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically invests ТЃ5-15m per transaction
EQT Ventures leads €6.5m series-A for AnyDesk
EQT Ventures sources the investment using its in-house deal-sourcing software Motherbrain
21 Concordia acquires stake in VGL
Polish GP backed the firm via its special purpose holding entity Polinvest 8
Elaia Partners et al. in €4.5m round for Uwinloc
Backing will help the French provider of asset location products to expand internationally
Bayern Kapital in €5.5m round for ProGlove
Intel Capital and German VC firms Gettylab and DIVC also take part in the financing
Digital+ Partners invests $15m in Starmind
Digital+ Partners is investing from its Digital Growth Fund I, a VC fund targeting €300m
Activa Capital backs spa operator Be Relax
Capital increase of €20m will help the French spa operator open new facilities globally
BGF invests £5.5m in NWC and High Access merger
Deal will create a facilities management group with a combined turnover of ТЃ30m
Eight Roads Ventures invests $20m in Fuse Universal
Transaction is Eight Roads Ventures' third investment so far this year
VC firms back $24m series-C for Simplesurance
Round was led by corporate venturing arm Allianz X, with participation from Rheingau Founders
Princeville Global leads $55m series-E for Dreamlines
Existing investors, including HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Hasso Plattner Ventures and Target Global, also take part
Nauta Capital invests €4.2m in Smarp
Smarp intends to expand its European and US operations, and hire 100 employees