Latest M&A news, deal analysis, and investment insights.
Computomics has raised EUR 6.3 million led by Convent Capital Agri Food Fund to move its climate-smart breeding platform into commercial delivery. The round underlines investor appetite for applied genomics and AI in crop improvement.
Computomics fundingOakley Capital Fund VI has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Graphwise, a knowledge graph and semantic data specialist positioned as critical infrastructure for enterprise AI. Terms were not disclosed.
Oakley CapitalQuantumLight, the venture firm founded by Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky, has raised a EUR 500 million second fund to back AI- and data-focused startups, underscoring sustained LP appetite for European tech exposure.
QuantumLightColumna Capital has exited Swiss dental platform Ardentis Cliniques Dentaires in an undisclosed transaction, selling a majority stake to Medbase. The deal extends consolidation momentum in French-speaking Switzerland’s dental market.
Columna CapitalAres Management is acquiring control of UK fibre operator Toob in a creditor-led transaction valued at EUR 30.28 million, with existing equity effectively wiped out. The move underlines funding stress and consolidation across the UK altnet market.
Ares ManagementSweden's SweGaN has secured EUR 12.1 million in Series B funding from Thisbe AB and North Ventures to expand GaN-on-SiC epitaxial wafer capacity and accelerate next-generation materials R&D.
SweGaNClearScore has acquired UK credit marketplace Aro Finance for an undisclosed sum, adding embedded distribution via major retailers and expanding into secured loan broking.
ClearScoreSoftBank is investing $200 million (~EUR 185m) in Zurich-based Gravis Robotics’ Series A, backing autonomy software for construction machinery. The unusually large round underscores investor momentum behind physical AI in ConTech.
Gravis RoboticsAachen-based AI startup amber has closed a EUR 7 million Series A co-led by NRW.Venture and Ventech to deepen its AI platform, including a proprietary AI Data Layer and enterprise integrations.
amber fundingDash0 has acquired Berlin-based Polar Signals in an undisclosed deal, bringing continuous profiling into its SignalStore platform as observability buyers push tool consolidation.
Dash0Providence Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hometrack from ZPG in an undisclosed deal, backing a UK and Netherlands residential real estate data and analytics platform used in mortgage underwriting.
Providence Equity PartnersNorthern Gritstone has announced a new funding round and a San Francisco office as it looks to broaden its investor base. The move underlines rising ambition in UK regional spinouts beyond the Golden Triangle.
Northern GritstonePortugal-based Neuraspace has secured EUR 15.6 million in a mixed private-public financing package to scale its space domain awareness platform. The round underlines Europe’s push to build sovereign space traffic management capability.
NeuraspaceCambridge Aerospace has raised EUR 277.78 million from a blue-chip investor group as capital keeps flooding into UK defence-tech. The round underlines how quickly interceptor platforms are being priced like scale software, not hardware.
Cambridge AerospaceUK healthcare company Mironid has secured EUR 55.42 million in funding from a syndicate including the Scottish National Investment Bank and Roche Venture Fund to advance a therapy for rare kidney disease.
MironidWise Equity has announced a majority acquisition of E-Pharma Trento, an Italian CDMO with two Trento facilities. The deal underlines sustained PE appetite for outsourced pharma manufacturing, despite early reporting confusion on the target’s geography.
Wise EquityMondeVita has acquired a majority stake in Milan-based brand accelerator Underscore District, the second step in its new Italian luxury platform strategy. Terms were not disclosed.
MondeVitaCircuitHub has raised EUR 25.93 million in a Series A led by Plural to expand automated electronics factories across Europe and the US and cut production lead times.
CircuitHubOpenAI has announced an agreement to acquire Tomoro for an undisclosed amount. With limited public detail, the deal raises key questions on product fit, talent retention, and regulatory posture in Europe.
OpenAISkybound Venture Capital has raised EUR 35.19 million with backing from the European Investment Fund, adding fresh capital for early-stage deeptech investing from Greece.
European Investment FundFrench onboarding startup Prelude has raised EUR 18.52 million in funding led by 20VC, with participation from Singular, Seedcamp, Deel and FDJ Ventures.
Prelude fundingRemotePass has raised EUR 16.11 million in a funding round backed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, adding institutional capital to its growth plans.
RemotePass fundingFrench procurement platform Pivot has secured EUR 37.04 million in funding from Forestay Capital, Notion Capital and a group of investors to scale its AI-powered enterprise procurement product.
Pivot fundingNorway-based Muybridge has secured EUR 14.81 million in funding from Investinor, Fairpoint, Idekapital and RunwayFBU to expand its software-defined camera technology.
MuybridgeThe British Business Bank has committed EUR 30.12 million to Antler UK Fund II, backing the early-stage investor’s next UK-focused vehicle.
British Business BankUK-based Searchable has raised EUR 12 million from Headline to scale software that helps brands track and improve visibility in AI-led search.
Searchable fundingMunich-based ClearOps has raised EUR 8.6 million in funding from Hitachi Ventures, Schoeller Group and Barkawi Group to build an AI operating system for industrial after-sales workflows.
ClearOps fundingEarlybird and AVP have announced a EUR 500 million funding initiative focused on defence, signalling rising institutional appetite for European security-related technology.
EarlybirdEU AI developer Mistral AI has reportedly raised EUR 1.7 billion in new funding. The investor was not disclosed in the source referenced.
Mistral AIEurazeo has acquired OMMAX and Singulier to create a European AI and digital consulting platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.
EurazeoParis-based Prelude has raised EUR 17.2 million in funding led by 20VC and Singular, with participation from Seedcamp, Deel, FDJ Ventures and angel investors.
Prelude fundingGerman startup Qurie has secured EUR 2.2 million in funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds, Technology Transfer Fund TT49 and Aepikur to scale its sustainable cooling technology.
QurieHg and Intermediate Capital Group have agreed an EUR 500 million spin-out of assets from Visma, as IPO plans for the software group remain on hold.
VismaTA Associates has ended its takeover interest in UK-listed Advanced Medical Solutions, pushing shares lower. Deal terms were never disclosed, leaving investors to reassess standalone prospects and optionality.
Advanced Medical SolutionsRemotePass has secured EUR 16.11 million in funding from a syndicate led by EBRD Venture Capital alongside 500 Global and regional investors, as it pushes to expand its global payroll and hiring platform.
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