DEALS MONITOR
Deal of the Week
Each week our analysts go through the list of recently announced deal and select the most outstanding one to be awarded “Deal of the Week”.
The selection criteria are focused on the “whole picture” of the announced deal, such as raised investment, type of investment round, investors and further perspective of company development.
AWARDED DEAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
04.12.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 49 |
2023
Scalable Capital closes on €60 million equiity financing round
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2014
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Asset Management
Investment Raised: EUR 60M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Balderton Capital HV Capital
27.11.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 48 |
2023
JPMorgan buys a 10.6% stake in Spanish defence company Indra
- HQ: ES
Founded: 1993
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: IT & Security
Investment Raised: 268M EUR €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: JP Morgan (https://www.jpmorgan.com/AT/en/about-us)
20.11.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 47 |
2023
Universal DX Closes $70M Series B Round, Inks Deal With Quest to Provide Colorectal Cancer Test
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2012
- Series B
- Sector: BioPharma
Investment Raised: 70M USD €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: undefined
13.11.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 46 |
2023
CDPQ investing $200 million in Swedish battery company Northvolt
- HQ: SW
Founded: 2016
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Clean Energy
Investment Raised: USD 200M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (https://www.cdpq.com/fr)
06.11.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 45 |
2023
European OpenAI Competitor Aleph Alpha Raises $500M
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2019
- Series B
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Investment Raised: 500M USD €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Bosch Ventures Burda Principal Investments Christ & Company Hewlett Packard Enterprise Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence SAP Schwarz Group
30.10.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 44 |
2023
Atom Bank raises £100m in equity funding from existing investors
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2014
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: GBP 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (https://dealmatrix.com/dealsmonitor-october-2023/) Infinity Investment Partners (https://www.infinityinvestmentpartners.com/) Toscafund Asset Management (https://www.toscafund.com/)
23.10.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 43 |
2023
Canary Wharf Group raised £400M / Series Unknown from Brookfield Asset Management and Qatar Investment Authority
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2001
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Real Estate
Investment Raised: GBP 300M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Brookfield Asset Management and Qatar Investment Authority
16.10.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 42 |
2023
Zygon raises $3M in seed funding to create security solutions for the SaaS era
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2017
- Seed
- Sector: Cyber Security
Investment Raised: USD 3M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Axeleo Capital (https://www.axeleo.com/) Kima Ventures (https://www.kimaventures.com/)
09.10.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 41 |
2023
Agomab Raises $100 Million Series C to Advance Fibrosis-focused Pipeline
- HQ: BE
Founded: 2017
- Series C
- Sector: Biotechnology
Investment Raised: USD 100M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: AdBio partners (https://adbio.partners/) Andera Partners (https://www.anderapartners.com/en/) Canaan Partners (https://www.canaan.com/) Cormorant Asset Management Dawn Biopharma (https://dawnpharma.com/) EQT life science (https://eqtgroup.com/private-capital/life-sciences/) Fidelity Management and Research Company (https://www.fidelity.com/about-fidelity/our-company) Pfizer (https://www.pfizer.de/) Pontifax (https://www.pontifax.com/) Redmile Group (https://redmilegroup.com/) Walleye Capital (https://www.walleyecapital.com/)
02.10.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 40 |
2023
Partners Group to invest up to $1.05bn in Exus
- HQ: ES
Founded: 2015
- Private Equity
- Sector: Asset Management
Investment Raised: USD 1.05 bn €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Partners Group (https://www.partnersgroup.com/en/)
25.09.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 39 |
2023
Nord Security strengthens cybersecurity hold with $100m investment
- HQ: LT
Founded: 2012
- Series Unknown
- Sector: Cyber Security
Investment Raised: USD 100m €
USD 3bn
Valuation
Investors: Warburg Pincus (https://warburgpincus.com/) Novator Ventures (https://novator.co.uk/) Burda Principal Investments (https://www.burdaprincipalinvestments.com/)
18.09.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 38 |
2023
Curve raises GBP 58 million in funding round
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2015
- Series C
- Sector: FinTech
Investment Raised: GBP 58m €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Britannia (https://www.britannia.ventures/) Cercano Management (https://www.cercanolp.com/) Cohen Circle (https://cohencircle.com/) IDC Ventures (https://idcventures.com/) Outward VC (https://outwardvc.com/)
11.09.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 37 |
2023
Verkor raises 2 billion euros for Dunkirk EV gigafactory
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2020
- Series C
- Sector: Battery
Investment Raised: EUR 2B €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund Accenture Ventures Claret Capital Partners ETF Partners Kheng Nam Lee Santander Climate Tech Fund Taavet Hinrikus Trill Impact
04.09.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 36 |
2023
H2 Green Steel raises €1.5 billion in equity to build the world’s first green steel plant
- HQ: SW
Founded: 2020
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: CleanTech
Investment Raised: EUR 1.5B €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Altor (https://altor.com/) AMF (https://www.amf.se/en/) Andra AP-fonden (https://www.ap2.se/en/) Cristina Stenbeck FAM AB (https://www.fam.se/) GIC (https://www.gic.com.sg/) Hitachi Energy (https://www.hitachienergy.com/) Hy24 (https://hy24partners.com/) IMAS Foundation (https://imasfoundation.org/) Just Climate (https://www.justclimate.org/) Kinnevik (https://www.kinnevik.com/) Schaeffler Group (https://www.schaeffler.com/) Temasek Holdings (https://www.temasek.com.sg/) Vargas Holdings (https://vargasholdings.com/)
28.08.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 35 |
2023
Teale, your mental health companion at work, raises $11 million
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2020
- Series A
- Sector: Health Care
Investment Raised: USD 11M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Alter Equity 3P (https://www.alter-equity.com/) Bpifrance Digital Venture (https://www.bpifrance.fr/)
14.08.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 33 |
2023
Exor takes 15% stake in Philips for around €2.6 billion
- HQ: NL
Founded: 1891
- Private Equity
- Sector: Health Care
Investment Raised: EUR 2,6 B €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: EXOR N.V. (https://www.exor.com/)
07.08.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 32 |
2023
RFA Raises €30M Funding
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Venture – Series Unknown
- Sector: Aerospace
Investment Raised: EUR 30M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (https://www.kkr.com/)
19.06.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 25 |
2023
Vyoma Raises €8.5M Seed Funding
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2017
- Seed
- Sector: Aerospace
Investment Raised: EUR 8M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Atlantic Labs (https://atlanticlabs.de/) Happiness Capital (https://www.happinesscapital.com/) Safran Corporate Ventures (https://www.safran-group.com/)
12.06.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 24 |
2023
AI Video Creation Pioneer Synthesia Raises $90 Million Series C Led by Accel
- HQ: UK
Founded: 2017
- Series C
- Sector: Artificial Intelligence
Investment Raised: USD 90M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Alex Wang Amjad Masad FirstMark (https://firstmark.com/) Google Ventures (https://www.gv.com/) Kleiner Perkins nVentures (https://nventures.co.uk/contact-us) Olivier Pomel
22.05.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 21 |
2023
Dutch fintech Klearly raises €2.1 million and officially launches its payments app in the Netherlands
- HQ: NL
Founded: 2020
- Pre-Seed
- Sector: Financial Services
Investment Raised: EUR 2M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Antler (https://www.antler.co/) Global PayTech Ventures (https://gptventures.com/)
15.05.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 20 |
2023
3D Spark secures 1,2 Millionen
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2021
- Seed
- Sector: SaaS
Investment Raised: EUR 1M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: FTTF (https://www.fttf.fraunhofer.de/) Jörg Fanger
08.05.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 19 |
2023
wefox Secures $55m in Equity Raised from Existing and New Investors as a Closing of the Series D
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2015
- Series D
- Sector: InsurTech
Investment Raised: USD 55M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Squarepoint Capital (https://www.squarepoint-capital.com/)
01.05.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 18 |
2023
JOLT Energy receives €150 million investment from InfraRed to start building urban ultra-fast charging network
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Funding Round
- Sector: Electronics
Investment Raised: EUR 150M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: InfraRed Capital Partners (https://www.ircp.com/)
24.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 17 |
2023
Energy Dome Closes 40 Million Euro Series B Financing Round
- HQ: IT
Founded: 2020
- Series B
- Sector: Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 40M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 360 Capital (https://www.360cap.vc/) Barclays Sustainable and Impact Banking (https://www.cib.barclays/solutions/esg-sustainability-transition.html?cid=paidsearch-textads_google_google_business_branded_uk-we_brand_esg_capabilities_1392745704913&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3a2iBhCFARIsAD4jQB1iCEPDfyxQZGXEDk46FCixebALy9HiQW4ywQbM46VDTtQXp8FpurQaAhRZEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) CDP Venture Capital (https://www.cdpventurecapital.it/cdp-venture-capital/en/home.page) Elemental Excelerator (https://elementalexcelerator.com/) Eni Next (https://www.eni.com/eninext/en-US/home.html) Invitalia (https://www.invitalia.it/) Japan Energy Fund (https://www.japanenergyfund-ventures.com/) Neva SGR (https://www.nevasgr.it/) Novum Capital Partners (https://www.novumcapital.com/en/)
17.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 16 |
2023
Solar Utility Sunvigo raises EUR 20 million
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2017
- Series B
- Sector: Renewable Energy
Investment Raised: EUR 20M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Eneco Ventures (https://www.eneco.com/wat-we-doen/ventures/) Future Energy Ventures (https://futureenergy.com/) High-Tech Grunderfonds (http://www.htgf.de/en) Sparta Capital (http://www.spartacapital.com/) Triodos Investment Management (http://www.triodos-im.com/) Übermorgen Ventures (https://www.uebermorgen.vc/)
10.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 15 |
2023
Quantica adds €14 million to further push its 3D printing tech
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2019
- Series A
- Sector: 3D Printing
Investment Raised: EUR 14M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: byFounders (https://www.byfounders.vc/) Scale Capital (https://www.scalecapital.com/)
03.04.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 14 |
2023
4.screen Raises €21M in Series A Funding
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2018
- Series A
- Sector: Automotive
Investment Raised: EUR 21M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: BayBG Venture Capital (https://www.baybg-vc.de/) Bram Schot Continental (https://www.continental.com/) FRIBA Investment (https://www.linkedin.com/company/friba-investment/) Matthias Müller S4S Ventures (https://www.s4sventures.com/) Summiteer (https://www.summiteer.com/)
27.03.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 13 |
2023
Crypto Wallet Company Ledger Announces $108M in Extended Series C Funding
- HQ: FR
Founded: 2014
- Series C
- Sector: Cyber Security
Investment Raised: USD 108M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: 10T Holdings CapHorn Invest Cathay Innovation (https://www.cathayinnovation.com/) Cite Gestion (https://www.citegestion.com/) Digital Finance Group (DFG) (https://dfg.group/en/) Korelya Capital (https://www.korelyacapital.com/) Molten Ventures Morgan Creek Capital Management (https://www.morgancreekcap.com/) True Global Ventures (TGV) VaynerFund (https://vaynerx.com/)
20.03.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 12 |
2023
Germany-based DeepDrive bags €15M to develop ‘revolutionary’ drive units for Evs
- HQ: DE
Founded: 2021
- Series A
- Sector: Automotive
Investment Raised: EUR 15M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Bayern Kapital (https://www.bayernkapital.de/) BMW i Ventures (https://www.bmwiventures.com/) co-pace (https://co-pace.com/) Peter Mertens UVC Partners (https://www.uvcpartners.com/)
13.03.2023
Deal of the Week |
Calendar Week # 11 |
2023
Amarenco raises €300m and buys out key JV partner
- HQ: IE
Founded: 2013
- Private Equity
- Sector: Renewable Energy