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A Swiss holding linked to Ivan Glasenberg, alongside Pinarello, has acquired a 28% stake in Italy’s Campagnolo. Deal terms were not disclosed, and the transaction also reshapes the group’s financial structure.
CampagnoloUK digital bank Monzo has announced plans to raise up to GBP 500 million (~EUR 602 million). The investor group and final terms have not been disclosed.
Monzo fundingJülich-based SRTD Biotech has secured EUR 31.5 million in funding from a syndicate including Mérieux Equity Partners, NRW.BANK and multiple pharma venture arms to advance precision mRNA therapies targeting diseased cells.
SRTD BiotechDanish cemetery-tech startup Memora has secured EUR 1.7 million in funding from True Collective to support its plan to modernise cemetery administration across Europe.
Memora fundingUK AI spinout adsilico has raised £10 million (~EUR 12m) from PXN Ventures, Northern Gritstone and Parkwalk to develop virtual patient testing for medical devices.
adsilico fundingScottish Widows, Aberdeen Investments and IP Group have backed Oxford Quantum Circuits, Quantum Motion, Nyobolt and Genomics Limited in a recently announced funding round.
Scottish WidowsUK-based Hypersonica has secured EUR 100 million in funding from Lightspeed, General Catalyst, Plural and 201 Ventures. The round underwrites a push into sovereign hypersonic deep-strike capabilities for Europe and allied customers.
Hypersonica fundingCVC Capital Partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert have secured 74.6% of Italy’s Recordati via their tender offer. The stake level stops short of an automatic delisting, keeping next steps in focus.
RecordatiLeonardo Maria Del Vecchio has announced an EUR 7.15 million move on Il Fatto Quotidiano. The approach is meeting early resistance from the newspaper’s founder-shareholders, highlighting governance and control as the deal’s core battleground.
Fatto QuotidianoBU-Bregal Unternehmerkapital has acquired a majority stake in Italy’s Smartprise Italia. Financial terms were not disclosed.
BU-Bregal UnternehmerkapitalRedFish LongTerm Capital has announced a public tender offer on Innovative-RFK, aiming to increase its stake up to 80%. Financial terms were not disclosed by the parties.
RedFish LongTerm CapitalThe European Commission has confirmed EUR 1.8 billion for the European Innovation Council in 2027, targeting deeptech startups, scale-ups and researchers, with expanded defence-related support and women-led founder initiatives.
European Innovation CouncilStockholm-based Green Voltis has raised EUR 13.5 million from Lochpine Capital to operate and trade battery storage across European power markets using AI-driven optimisation.
Green VoltisItalian environmental services group Chebios has acquired AMS Analitica. Financial terms were not disclosed, with the deal positioned around tighter integration of air sampling and laboratory analysis.
ChebiosOne Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Italian IT services group Digital Value. Financial terms were not disclosed, with leadership and governance changes now the key execution variables.
One Equity PartnersPAI Partners has agreed to acquire UK skincare brand Elemis from L’Occitane Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.
PAI PartnersGerman aviation startup VÆRIDION has raised EUR 124 million from a syndicate including SHIFT Invest, Invest-NL and World Fund. The round funds development work aimed at making electric regional flights commercially viable.
VÆRIDIONStation F said its 2026 Future 40 cohort has secured EUR 110 million in funding. The update underscores how French capital is clustering around AI and deeptech scaling platforms.
Station FXenon FIDEC has announced the acquisition of Italian cybersecurity group DEAS – Difesa e Analisi Sistemi for EUR 85 million. The deal underlines investor appetite for critical-infrastructure and defence-adjacent cyber assets, although key terms remain unverified from primary sources.
DEASEnduroSat has raised EUR 34.5 million from the European Innovation Council to scale serial satellite production. The funding underlines the EU’s push to build sovereign, dual-use space capabilities.
EnduroSatCopenhagen-based Biograil has secured EUR 20 million to advance its BIONDD oral delivery platform, backed by a cross-border syndicate including Verve Ventures, Megatrend Invest and HTGF.
BiograilBarcelona-based smart-TV OS provider Titan OS has raised EUR 40 million from Highland Europe, Mangrove Capital Partners and BlackRock-managed funds to scale OEM distribution and build out its connected-TV advertising stack.
Titan OSEvertrue Capital has raised a EUR 15 million debut fund to back pre-seed AI and frontier-technology startups across the UK and Europe, supported by a mix of institutional and platform LPs.
Evertrue CapitalMilan-based Ancora has acquired Studio Eldas, adding 300-plus clients and pushing annualized recurring revenue to about EUR 1 million as it builds an AI-native accounting platform in Italy.
AncoraRobin Capital has raised a second EUR 15 million early-stage fund, doubling total commitments to EUR 30 million. The Solo GP-led vehicle widens exposure to defence, space, robotics and deep tech alongside B2B software and applied AI.
Robin Capital Fund IIStyle Capital has acquired control of Italian fashion brand N°21, separating the label from long-time partner Gilmar as the manufacturer enters negotiated crisis proceedings.
Style CapitalVest Ventures has announced a EUR 1 million investment package for Smartsy, BioSync, Jobful and PeMarket.ro. The capital, backed by a regional development agency, is scheduled to be deployed over six months.
Vest VenturesSweden’s Sortrace has raised $0.8 million (~EUR 1m) led by Almi Invest, with Antler and Gorilla Capital joining. The startup sells computer-vision insights to municipalities to cut contamination and divert waste from incineration.
SortraceUS alternative asset manager Kennedy Lewis has become the majority shareholder in Munich-based campervan rental platform Roadsurfer, with founders retaining a meaningful minority stake.
RoadsurferPollen Street Capital has expanded Finbee Verslui’s senior secured credit facility from EUR 35 million to EUR 55 million, extending institutional backing for the Lithuania-focused SME lender.
Finbee VersluiHypersonica has raised a EUR 100 million Series B co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst. The round funds development, testing and European operations as UK-German deep-precision strike plans gather pace.
HypersonicaTrollWall AI has acquired Slovak competitor Elv.ai, migrating Elv.ai’s customers onto its platform. The deal signals continued consolidation in European comment-moderation as compliance and trust-and-safety demands rise.
TrollWall AIPhononic Vibes has raised EUR 25 million led by Jolt Capital with CDP Venture Capital, Eureka! and SIMEST. The funding backs international expansion and industrial-scale delivery for certified noise and vibration-control products.
Phononic VibesYGO raised EUR 8 million in a Series A led by Ventech to scale AI infrastructure that structures travel inventory for AI-agent booking. Funds will go to product development and go-to-market expansion beyond DACH.
YGO fundingPortugal’s Beyond Vision has raised EUR 28 million to ramp industrial production and accelerate AI and swarm capabilities as it expands across Europe and the Americas.
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