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Seaya Andromeda, a €300 million pan-European climate tech growth capital fund, has acquired a majority stake in Zyclora/Bike Ocasión (Zyclora), Spain’s refurbished bicycle omnichannel retailer and a major player in the European market.

Tesco Mobile is shining a spotlight on No EU roaming fees with a dynamic digital out of home campaign (DOOH), which displays a live countdown to flight departure times alongside straplines tailored to each destination.

SOLASTA Bio, a Glasgow-based agri-biotech company specialising in the next generation of green insecticides, has raised $14 million Series A financing led by Forbion, a global life sciences venture capital firm with deep expertise in Europe.

The transaction will enable Deutsche Bank to set up a portfolio of up to €1 billion of banking guarantees for new investment in wind farms in the EU. 

Climate-related disasters across Europe caused losses of about €650 billion, or around €15.5 billion per year from 1980 to 2022.

Amsterdam-based Seenons, a tech startup aiming to eliminate the growing challenge of waste, has acquired Waste Group Denmark to expand its European activities and strengthens its position as the leading waste platform in Europe.

This latest announcement follows the launch of GUT Madrid, the network's second European office, which was unveiled in June. It further demonstrates a pivotal shift in the network's focus towards the European market.

The European Investment Fund (EIF), has signed €50 million participation in Danish VC Nine Realms' latest fund, focusing on supporting early-stage technology-enabled SMEs in the supply chain sector.

Balderton Capital (Balderton), one of Europe’s technology venture capital firms, announced its $615 million Early Stage Fund IX and $685 million Growth Fund II, to back Europe’s most ambitious entrepreneurs from seed stage through IPO.

Dcubed, a German NewSpace supplier, has successfully closed its Series-A funding round to boost further growth in the global space market.

Notably, 54% of advertisers now allocate over 41% of their digital campaigns to programmatic investment, marking a significant increase from the previous year.

Azimut, an independent global group in asset management, wealth management, investment banking and fintech, has completed €105 million investment in Alps Blockchain.

London-based equity investment firm Kennet, has raised €266 million for its largest fund to date, Kennet VI.

With a view to meeting the growing demand for renewable energy in general and offshore wind in particular, Prysmian will use the EIB funds to build new production lines for extra-high-voltage submarine cables.

Prague and London-based ZAKA VC (ZAKA), has established its first fund (ZAKA VC Fund I) at €15 million to support early-stage startups in US and Europe.

Bitburger also installed large-scale out-of-home motifs in busy squares in the centres of European capitals.

AMD announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Silo AI, the largest private AI lab in Europe, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $665 million.

SmartCap Venture Capital Fund has invested €5 million in Antler Nordic Fund II, to further strengthen its commitment to early-stage startups and innovative tech investment strategies.

Spain-based Directo, a Chrome extension that helps travelers find commission-free accommodation deals, has reached significant milestones since its beta launch in Europe in September 2023.

The entire media strategy, planning, buying and distribution of the European brand campaigns on TV has been in the hands of the Mediaplus Group since April.

MiddleGame Ventures (MGV), a Luxembourg-based investment firm focused on fintech startups, announced it has raised a new fund targeting early-stage investments in Europe.