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Amsterdam-based Silverflow has secured a EUR 37.04 million Series B led by Picus Capital, with Rabo Investments and Coatue among backers, to expand internationally and deepen its cloud-native processing platform.
SilverflowAll Seas Capital has made an undisclosed investment in Belgian funeral services platform Sereni, backing its acquisition-led expansion across a highly fragmented European market.
SereniThree Hills Capital Partners has closed Three Hills Impact at around EUR 300 million, including co-investments and managed vehicles. The raise signals sustained LP demand for measurable impact strategies in European growth capital.
Three Hills Capital PartnersXenon Private Equity has acquired 100% of Milan-based waste-disposal company Il Recupero. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Xenon Private EquityKruso Kapital has announced an agreement to acquire Italy-based Banca Sistema for an undisclosed amount. Terms, financing and timeline have not been disclosed.
Kruso KapitalUK RegTech Vivox AI has raised EUR 1.57 million in its first funding round from a syndicate including Axel Weber and Dan Cobley. The company sells atomic AI agents that cut financial crime casework from hours to minutes with regulator-ready audit trails.
Vivox AIUK biomaterials developer Shellworks has secured EUR 13.89 million to expand manufacturing of Vivomer, its home-compostable packaging material. The round backs a broader push to replace hard-to-recycle beauty and personal care plastics at scale.
ShellworksWaterland has acquired Palletways, a pallet delivery business, for an undisclosed amount. Deal terms, geography, and operating metrics were not disclosed at announcement.
WaterlandGebr. Heinemann is backing GHARAGE Ventures’ newly launched Fund I with a EUR 40 million investment volume to target early-stage travel and retail technology startups.
GHARAGE VenturesShellworks has secured EUR 13.89 million in funding to scale manufacturing of Vivomer, its home-compostable, plastic-free biopolymer. The round backs expansion into the US and EU as demand and regulation tighten around single-use plastics.
Shellworks fundingSwiss structural heart company Polares Medical has secured EUR 46.3 million in an oversubscribed Series C to advance its MRace mitral valve technology and expand clinical execution across key markets.
Polares MedicalSpain’s PLD Space has raised EUR 180 million in Series C funding led by Mitsubishi Electric, with Spanish public and private capital alongside. The round underwrites industrial scale-up for MIURA 5 ahead of planned commercial operations from 2027.
PLD SpaceGerman modular housing developer Gropyus has secured EUR 100 million in fresh funding, according to Business Insider. The investor was not disclosed.
GropyusSwiss biosensing company Xsensio has raised a USD 7 million Series A led by WI Harper, with Privilège Ventures, the European Innovation Council and private investors joining. The oversubscribed round funds clinical validation, regulatory progress and manufacturing scale-up.
XsensioMilan-based ISAAC antisismica raised EUR 14 million to scale its active mass damper systems for existing buildings, backing a rare retrofit-focused bet in construction tech.
ISAAC antisismicaUK biotech Antiverse has secured EUR 8.84 million in funding led by Soulmates Ventures to expand its AI-designed antibody discovery platform and push internal programmes toward in vivo and preclinical milestones.
AntiverseFlink has raised EUR 95 million from Prosus and Btomorrow Ventures to fund targeted expansion. The financing underlines continued investor appetite for scaled European quick commerce platforms with clear routes to market leadership.
Flink fundingUK quantum algorithms developer Phasecraft has raised EUR 19.84 million from Plural to accelerate near-term quantum simulation for industrial materials and optimisation use cases.
Phasecraft fundingUK startup Bindbridge has raised EUR 5.08 million seed funding led by Speedinvest and Nucleus Capital to advance its BRIDGE platform for designing next-generation crop protection molecules.
Bindbridge fundingBain Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sweden’s Tingstad, a Nordic distributor of non-food consumables. Financial terms were not disclosed; founder Paul Jigberg will retain a minority stake.
Bain Capital TingstadBioInnovation Institute has committed EUR 1.3 million in follow-on funding to five Danish startups, including healthcare players Synuca Therapeutics, Gefjon Pharma and Diasense, through its Venture House 8 cohort.
BioInnovation InstituteBessemer Venture Partners has acquired German transportation target Cargofive for EUR 20 million. Terms beyond headline consideration and strategic intent were not disclosed.
Bessemer Venture PartnersSwiss wearable biosensing company Xsensio has raised EUR 6.65 million in an oversubscribed Series A led by WI Harper, with Privilège Ventures, the European Innovation Council and private investors joining.
XsensioEU technology startup Tangled has raised EUR 4.28 million in funding from byFounders, Bain Capital Crypto and Antler to build what it describes as Europe-native code infrastructure.
Tangled fundingSwiss startup Fainite has secured about EUR 0.17 million from Venture Kick to speed up physics-based engineering simulations and push its platform towards enterprise adoption.
FainiteSwedish autonomous freight and electric trucking player Einride has secured EUR 107.35 million in oversubscribed PIPE financing ahead of its planned SPAC merger in early 2026.
Einride fundingH.I.G. WhiteHorse has provided a EUR 120 million unitranche package to back French family-owned Nasta Pet Food’s acquisition of Canada’s FirstMate, reinforcing a broader trend of debt-funded cross-border growth in pet nutrition.
H.I.G. WhiteHorseUK-based Callosum has secured EUR 8.06 million in funding from Plural and the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, backing its push to reduce AI “monoculture” risk.
CallosumOxford Biomedica rejected EQT's unsolicited proposals as undervaluing the business. EQT has now confirmed it does not intend to make an offer under UK takeover rules.
Oxford BiomedicaSwiss valet-storage startup storabble has acquired Germany's on-storage, taking over its technology platform and brand assets. The deal signals a shift to M&A-led expansion across Europe, with terms undisclosed.
storabbleMultiples PE-backed Zenex Animal Health has acquired Dutch phytogenics specialist VievePharm for an undisclosed amount, adding Western European manufacturing and bolus technology to its naturals portfolio.
Multiples PEAdvent International has finalised its acquisition of Bulgaria-based tbi bank following ECB approval. The deal signals sustained private equity appetite for regulated, digital-first lenders and payments platforms in Southeast Europe.
Advent InternationalUK autonomous driving developer Wayve raised EUR 698.43 million in Series D funding led by Eclipse, Balderton and SoftBank. The round backs Wayve’s plan to license its onboard, mapless AI Driver to automakers and fleets globally.
WayveEquitix Next Generation Fund-backed Andion CH4 Renewables has agreed to acquire the Cella Dati biomethane plant from IREN and SAR. The deal adds a grid-connected 45 GWh asset, with expansion planned to 56 GWh, as consolidation accelerates in Italy.
Equitix Next Generation FundJC Flowers has acquired Italian insurance broker Exe Insurance Broker. Financial terms were not disclosed and further details on the ownership transition remain limited.
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