Highland Capital Partners Europe has backed a €21m series-C funding round for France-based retail supplier platform Alkemics, along with existing investors Cathay Capital, Index Ventures, SEB and Serena Capital.
Spanish venture capital firm Inveready has led a €5m investment in Barcelona-based fertility biotech startup Oxolife.
EQT has launched what is believed to be the first ESG-linked fund bridge facility of its kind in the global fund financing markets, calling it a "game changer" for the firm and private equity industry.
Venture capital house Elaia has led a €10m series-B funding round for Spanish hospitality startup The Hotels Network (THN).
EQT has signed an ESG-linked subscription credit facility related to its private equity business line.
Fidelis Insurance has picked up another $500m of equity capital from existing backers including CVC Capital, Crestview and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
LPs need greater transparency about how their private equity general partners are tapping subscription lines of credit, new guidance from the Institutional Limited Partners Association says.
Online fraud prevention company NS8 has picked up $123m in venture capital funding led Lightspeed Venture Partners and AXA Venture Partners.
Protera, an AI-driven startup designing and developing new proteins, has closed a $5.6m Series A financing led by European life sciences venture capital major Sofinnova Partners.
A cybersecurity company launched by the former head of Israel’s Internal Security Agency Shin Bet has picked up $7m of seed funding led by Jerusalem Venture Partners and private angel investors.
