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Venture, tech keep UK market afloat in H1

While buyout and exit volume dropped dramatically in the first half of 2020 in the UK and Ireland, venture investment volume has remained resilient and the technology sector has become an even larger focus for

Algorithm-based venture capital investor Rocketship.vc raises $100m for heftier second fund

Data science-focused venture capital firm Rocketship.vc has raised $100m for its second fund, more than twice the total raised for its debut vehicle.

Octopus Ventures leads £6.6m Series A for payments startup Vitesse

Cross-border B2B payments company Vitesse has bagged £6.6m in a Series A round led by Octopus Ventures.

Paymob secures VC funding to help bolster financial inclusion in Egypt

Egyptian digital payments company Paymob has secured $3.5m in its funding round, which was led by Global Ventures and Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank FMO.

Life sciences VCs sell British drug maker KaNDy Therapeutics to Bayer

The deal includes the payment of an upfront consideration of $425m for the company, which is developing a compound to alleviate menopausal symptoms

Venture capital fund invests in Antikytera E-Technologies

Dublin-headquartered startup Antikytera E-Technologies has received an investment from a venture capital house to further expand its remote assistance software and artificial intelligence technology.

VCs in €5m round for Klima

Germany-based venture capital investors EVentures, 468 Capital and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures have backed a €5m seed round for Klima, an app that allows users to make donations to mitigate their carbon footprint.

Shark Solutions raises funding from Circularity Capital

Danish recycled glass firm Shark Solutions has raised funding from Scotland-based venture capital firm Circularity Capital.

La Famiglia announces second fund

La Famiglia has announced its second B2B-focused venture capital fund, which is targeting €50m.

MCH buys pipes manufacturer Molecor

MCH Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Molecor, a Spanish manufacturer of molecular orientated PVC (PVC-O) pipes.

Family offices give VC vote of confidence amid Covid-19 crisis – but returns expectations prove surprising

Family offices are sticking with venture capital despite the growing coronavirus crisis - but their expectations of returns threw up a surprising result, new research shows.

Industry giants, Skype co-founder Zennström among backers of La Famiglia’s sophomore fundraise

Industry giant Mittal, the Swarovski family and Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström are all among backers of a €50m fund raised by woman-led venture capital firm La Famiglia.

Perimeter raises rapid-fire $40m Series B, just months after Series A extension

Zero-trust secure network Perimeter 81 has closed its Series B on $40m, just a few months after a Series A extension.

Proptech startup Habito secures £35m in venture capital-backed Series C round

London-based PropTech Habito has bagged £35m in a Series C round led by Augmentum Fintech, SBI Group and mojo.capital.

KKR Upsizes and Prices Offering of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (“KKR”) (NYSE:KKR) today announced that it has priced an offering of $1.0 billion (20,000,000 shares) of its 6.00% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “mandatory convertible preferred

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