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Ares Management has priced Ares European Direct Lending CLO II at over EUR 300 million, returning to market less than a year after its inaugural deal as European structured private credit demand holds up.
Ares ManagementNorway-linked Trener Robotics has raised EUR 30.4 million in a Series A to scale Acteris, its AI platform for pre-trained industrial robot skills, as manufacturers push for faster automation deployment.
Trener RoboticsLithuania-based Copla has raised EUR 6 million in Series A funding led by Iron Wolf Capital to scale real-time compliance infrastructure for regulated European businesses.
CoplaDanish fermentation specialist REDUCED has brought its Series A to EUR 12 million with a EUR 4 million extension. The round backs production scale-up and a broader natural savoury ingredients portfolio made from food side streams.
REDUCED fundingClearScore has secured undisclosed new funding as it deepens its shift from credit scores into open banking and embedded finance. The raise follows recent acquisitions and bank financing aimed at scaling product and geography.
ClearScore fundingLystio has closed a EUR 0.5 million funding round to refine its real estate portal and support expansion across Europe. The investor was not disclosed.
LystioUK healthcare data platform Pontiro has secured fresh funding to expand its privacy-first medical imaging anonymisation and AI evaluation capabilities across more NHS trusts.
PontiroEurazeo has completed the sale of its minority stake in Paris fragrance brand Ex Nihilo to L Catterton. Financial terms were not disclosed.
EurazeoClub del Sole has acquired Le Palme Lazise Family Collection in Pacengo di Lazise, Veneto, strengthening its footprint on Lake Garda. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Club del SoleUK fintech Ubyx has secured an undisclosed investment from AB Xelerate, adding momentum to its bid to make stablecoins redeemable into bank accounts at par via a many-to-many clearing network.
UbyxTrueLayer has secured an undisclosed investment from eBay Ventures. The funding underlines continued strategic interest in open banking rails that can cut friction in online payments and payouts.
TrueLayerUK finance automation platform Stacks has raised EUR 23 million in a Series A led by Lightspeed, with General Catalyst, EQT Ventures and s16vc participating. The company targets reconciliations, journal entries and month-end close for enterprise finance teams.
Stacks fundingUK-based Stacks has raised EUR 21.85 million in a Series A led by Lightspeed, with EQT Ventures, General Catalyst and S16VC participating. The company sells agentic AI to automate enterprise finance workflows across close and reporting.
Stacks fundingGerman revenue-management platform happyhotel raised EUR 6.5 million to expand in Europe and build an autonomous commercial AI agent for hotel pricing and sales workflows.
happyhotelVolkswagen’s Everllence unit is drawing interest from EQT, Blackstone, CVC, Clayton Dubilier & Rice and KPS Capital Partners, according to reports. Terms and process details remain undisclosed.
EverllenceFrench deep-tech VC Quantonation has raised EUR 220 million for a flagship quantum and deep-physics fund, backed by a mix of institutional and strategic investors.
Quantonation VenturesUK thermal-imagery specialist SatVu has raised EUR 23.62 million from the NATO Innovation Fund and others. The funding accelerates deployment of its MWIR satellite constellation serving defense, infrastructure and climate use cases.
SatVu fundingInfraVia Capital Partners has acquired a ground-mounted photovoltaic project in Brindisi, Italy. Financial terms were not disclosed and key development milestones remain undisclosed.
InfraVia Capital PartnersMare Group has acquired Italy-based EMM Systems, a developer of pharmaceutical digital supply chain platforms. The deal, backed via search fund EasyGo, values EMM at EUR 7.5 million equity value.
Mare GroupUS lingerie retailer Journelle has agreed to acquire Valery, a historic Italian lingerie brand previously owned by the Demichelis family. Financial terms were not disclosed.
JournelleLMDV Capital has acquired a stake in newly formed LV Legacy Media from Leone Film Group for EUR 13.5 million. The deal underlines continued investor interest in rights-led media platforms despite limited disclosed detail.
LMDV CapitalAdvent International, Bain Capital and Clessidra have exited their shareholding in Italian PayTech group Nexi, closing a long-running private equity value-creation story that culminated in the company’s 2019 IPO and subsequent pan-European build-up.
NexiIDeA Agro has invested fresh capital in Atena Società Agricola to scale eco-sustainable, high-density olive groves on newly acquired land between Lazio and Tuscany.
IDeA AgroItalian industrial group Annovi Reverberi has acquired ARC in an undisclosed deal, signalling a push to internalise electronics capabilities and execution control.
Annovi ReverberiItalian private equity firm Primo Capital has sold its stake in laser device maker Lambda in an undisclosed transaction, marking a newly announced exit.
Primo CapitalCarrefour has agreed to sell Carrefour Romania to local investor Paval Holding for EUR 823 million, accelerating its portfolio refocus and handing a 478-store network to a domestic retail consolidator.
Carrefour RomaniaVAR Group has acquired Italy’s InnoTech in an undisclosed deal, adding AI agent capabilities for SAP Business One and 27 specialists into its SAP Center of Competence.
VAR GroupMistral AI has acquired French serverless platform Koyeb for an undisclosed sum, folding the team into Mistral Compute. The move sharpens Mistral’s push to offer a sovereign, full-stack AI cloud for enterprises.
Mistral AIScoro has acquired UK-based Envoice in an undisclosed deal, adding invoicing capabilities as professional services software vendors keep tightening end-to-end workflows.
ScoroGerman energy company GlassPoint has raised EUR 19 million in funding from N.I.S. New Investment Solutions and MIG Capital. The round gives the company more runway to commercialise and scale, with execution details still sparse.
GlassPoint fundingFrench microbiome startup Aviwell has raised EUR 11 million in a Series A led by Blue Revolution Fund. The round backs scale-up of antibiotic-free nutrition solutions for poultry and aquaculture built on its Aneto platform.
AviwellUK subscription infrastructure provider Raylo has raised £30m in growth funding, blending £10m of equity led by Citibank with £20m of debt from NatWest to back UK growth and a planned US launch.
Raylo fundingDenmark-based Footprint Fund I has raised EUR 76 million from a syndicate of family offices and institutions, backing an integrated venture model that pairs capital with in-house specialist support for early-stage climate and deep-tech companies.
Footprint Fund ILondon-based legaltech Orbital has raised EUR 50 million in funding to expand its AI platform for real estate law, backed by Brighton Park Capital and a syndicate of strategic and fintech investors.
OrbitalUK device-subscription platform Raylo has secured EUR 34.5 million in growth funding from Citibank and NatWest to expand into new device categories and prepare a US launch in H2 2026.
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