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Latest growth company deal and acquisitions news for the UK and Europe.

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Deals of the week Nov 29 to Dec 3 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Future Fund: Breakthrough makes first life sciences investment, German luxury goods platform Timeless raises £11m and recruitment video software firm Hinterland closes £3m Series A round in this week’s deals

Funding

Deals of the Week, September 18 to 25 – Growth Business roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, September 18 to 25, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deal of note.

Funding

Deals of the week, July 23-30 – Growth Business roundup

Growth Business roundup of the Deals of the Week, July 23-30, listing every seed funding and venture capital deal of note

Mergers & Acquisitions

What the Disney-Fox merger shows us about acquisitions in media

Lights, camera, acquire! Does the Disney-Fox merger put the entertainment industry back in the spotlight? Will others follow where Murdoch leads? Cavendish Corporate Finance's Linda Sullivan explains.

Venture Capital Funding

Muscle Food secures £10m from BGF

Muscle Food receives £10 million investment from BGF to expand the business globally, starting with a second base in Europe.

Venture Capital Funding

German VC investor Fly Ventures closes $41m fund to automate venture capital

Berlin-based VC investor, Fly Ventures just closed a $41m early stage fund to back businesses that automate venture capital, among others.

Venture Capital Funding

Digital neo-bank start-up Loot secures £2.2m in Series A round

A digital 'neo-bank', Loot, has raised £2.2 million to evolve its current offering.

News

TV streaming service Simplestream secures £500k

UK-based live streaming TV platform, Simplestream, secures £500,000 from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks' Growth Finance team.

Alternative Finance for Business

Going Native: Male grooming brand turns to Crowdcube for funding

Native is one of the first brands in the UK to develop products for the modern barbershop.

Venture Capital Funding

Mixed reality start-up Curiscope raises $1m

Curiscope raises $1 million in seed funding to bring learning to life through augmented and virtual reality.

Alternative Finance for Business

Truphone raises £255m to expand further into connected devices market

London-based mobile operator, Truphone, raised £255 million in funding, and now eyes the Internet of Things market.

Venture Capital Funding

Playbuzz raises additional $35m to boost storytelling capabilities

Tel-Aviv headquartered global storytelling platform Playbuzz secures $35 million in a series C round led by Viola Growth.