Expansion
Accel, IVP lead $69m series-B for Veriff
AI company has raised $92.8m to date and will use the proceeds to expand in the US market and enhance its product offering
Activa sells Alliance Etiquettes to Chequers
Activa reinvests in the business in exchange for a minority stake, via its ACF IV fund
Horizon Capital invests in The Marketing Practice
GP has made a ТЃ20m commitment to the UK-based B2B marketing company, with add-on deals to follow
SoftBank, Prosus lead €223m round for Kolonial
New round reportedly gives the company a post-money valuation of тЌ750m, up significantly from its last valuation of around $178m in 2017
Piper invests in Wild Nutrition
GP is investing ТЃ5m in the nutritional supplements producer via its Piper VI vehicle
Lugard Road, Luxor Capital lead €450m round for Glovo
Round also sees participation from previous investors, including Delivery Hero, Drake Enterprises and GP Bullhound
Verlinvest leads $100m series-C for Everli
New investors Luxor, DN, C4 and Convivialité also take part in the round, alongside FII, 360 Capital, Innogest and DIP
General Atlantic leads $145m round for Staffbase
Round for the employee communications software is the fifth-largest in DACH so far in 2020
VCs in $290m round for grocery delivery platform Gorillas
Grocery delivery startup claims to reach customers in 10 minutes and is reportedly valued at $1bn
Graphite Capital invests in Higher Ed International
GP is acquiring a minority stake in the online education provider via Graphite Capital Partners IX
GCP secures minority stake in Bridewell Consulting
Deal is the first investment for Growth Capital Partners Fund V, which was registered in Q3 last year
Nordic Capital acquires minority stake in Leo Pharma
GP's stake is reportedly smaller than 25%, with the current owner remaining as the majority shareholder
Brygge Partners invests in Tier 1 Asset
Founder and CEO Peter Hemicke will reportedly own 57.5% while board chaiman Lars Aean purchased 5%
VCs in $170m round for trading platform Bitpanda
According to Unquote Data, the round is the largest ever recorded for an Austrian company
DBAG's FLS merges with Impactit, Städtler Logistik
All three route-planning and logistics software companies will now operate as Solvares Group
Inflexion backs The Goat Agency
Minority deal is the fifth transaction announced by Inflexion in March alone
Magnum buys law school Isde
Deal is made via Digital Talent, established by Magnum to build an aggregation platform in the education sector
Epidemic Sound raises $450m from EQT, Blackstone
Deal values the Swedish royalty-free music platform at $1.4bn
Inflexion buys minority stake in CMSPI
GP invests in the company via its minority-dedicated Inflexion Partnership Capital II fund
CVC injects £365m into Six Nations rugby tournament
Long-awaited deal finally crosses the try line, with initial approaches starting two years ago
Owl Ventures, Full in Partners lead $35m round for Preply
Round includes participation from Point Nine Capital, Hoxton Ventures, EduCapital, Diligent Capital, Evli Growth Partners and All Iron Ventures
Ardian takes minority stake in Kapten & Son
Ardian Growth strikes first deal in Germany with investment in fashion and accessories retailer
Nordic Capital partly acquires Boost.ai
Shareholders Finstart Nordic and Alliance Venture will continue as investors alongside Nordic Capital
Paragon sells NovumIP to GP-backed Questel
Transaction will see Paragon invest in Questel for a minority stake in the IP consultancy firm