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Aromyx closes USD10m oversubscribed Series A funding round

Aromyx, a specialist in applying biotechnology and data science to capture unique sensory data, has closed an oversubscribed USD10 million Series A round of financing led by Rabo Food&Ag Innovation Fund and SOZO Ventures.  Existing investors Ulu Ventures, Radicle Growth, Capital Energy and Merus Capital also participated in the round. 

Speedinvest announces EUR60m final close for specialist marketplaces and consumer fund

Speedinvest, a pan-European early-stage VC, today announces the final closing of its second specialist marketplaces and consumer fund at EUR60 million, above its original target of EUR50 million. More than a dozen notable marketplace founders and executives have joined the final close, including the founders of Ankorstore, Vinted, TradingView, Planetly,

Dominik Mondesir, Pitchbook

Q2 deal activity “propelled to unseen levels”, says Pitchbook

Although private equity deal activity slowed down a bit in Q2 from the first quarter of 2021, the speed at which PE deals closed continued, leading to a massive uptick in deal value, according to Pitchbook’s latest European PE Breakdown report. In the second quarter of 2021, around 1,800 deals

Randy Schwimmer, Churchill AM

Churchill AM’s Schwimmer on the PE lending market

In this podcast, Private Equity Wire speaks to Randy Schwimmer (pictured), head of senior lending origination and capital markets at Churchill Asset Management, about capital markets, deal trends and the current private equity middle-market lending environment.

Vestwell raises USD70m in Series C funding

Vestwell, a specialist in workplace savings and investing programmes, has raised USD70 million in a Series C financing round led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital and Fin Venture Capital. A host of other financial services and fintech leaders also participated, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Manulife, Point72, Nationwide Ventures, Allianz

Renaissance Venture Capital closes USD77.5m fourth fund

Renaissance Venture Capital has closed its fourth fund with USD77.5 million of new capital.   Since it opened in 2008, Renaissance has raised over USD280 million, making it the largest “fund of funds” of its kind in the United States. Renaissance has become a role model for similar funds that have

Demand Science acquires Airborne App

Demand Science, a global revenue intelligence platform that drives growth for hundreds of the world’s largest software, technology, and B2B services companies, has acquired Airborne App.  Founded by Lee Gladish and Michael Morckos, Airborne is a Toronto-based sales engagement and enablement software platform. The acquisition is Demand Science’s sixth since

Align Capital Partners sells Alliance Technical Group

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has sold its environmental testing and compliance platform Alliance Technical Group (Alliance) to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP).  Alliance is a leading provider of source testing, emissions monitoring and analytical services to customers throughout the United States.  Since ACP’s initial 2016 investment, the Company has achieved

Spain overtakes Italy as Europe’s biggest renewable energy market

Spain has become the hottest renewable energy market in Europe, with plummeting solar and wind power purchase agreement (PPA) offer prices this quarter, according to LevelTen Energy’s Q2 2021 PPA Price Index. The Index series, created by LevelTen Energy, the leading provider of renewable transaction infrastructure, analyses thousands of wind

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