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

Alternative Finance for Business

MarketInvoice secures £45m from Banco BNI Europa

UK-based MarketInvoice has signed an agreement with Banco BNI Europa (BNI), which will now provide £45 million annually to fund working capital for SMEs on the platform.

Banking

Niche tech firm P2i secures £10m from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank

Globally, 900,000 smartphones are damaged by liquids every day. P2i's patented liquid-resistant coating aims to eliminate that issue. The company has raised funding to continue its international growth.

Alternative Finance for Business

Online only pharmacy secures £7m to keep 100 per cent growth momentum

Pharmacy2U offers a home delivery repeat prescription service for NHS patients. After doubling growth in six months, the company secured further growth capital to keep up the pace.

Alternative Finance for Business

Yasser Khattak, the teen entrepreneur behind Den turns to crowdfunding to go global

From hiring his hero to modelling himself after business greats like Jobs, Dyson and Sugar, teen entrepreneur Yasser Khattak is all grown up. He now plans to take his start-up, Den, worldwide.

Entrepreneurs

“Engineers love a good challenge”: Confluent’s Jay Kreps on attracting talent

Jay Kreps talks about what he looks for when hiring for his fast-growth tech firm, Confluent, as it secures $50m to fuel its expansion.

Venture Capital Funding

Treatwell rival Booksy raises £3.4m to globalise mobile-first bookings platform

Booksy, scheduling software company for appointment-based businesses, announces the successful completion of a series A funding round worth $4.2 million (£3.4 million).

Mergers & Acquisitions

Sage acquires HR software company Fairsail

Sage acquires fast growth human capital management software company, Fairsail.

Venture Capital Funding

AI start-up Comparesoft secures initial investment from Mercia

The London-based AI start-up aims to use the funding to serve a wider selection enterprise software, to eventually be the 'Autotrader of the enterprise software market’.

Cyber Security

Cyber security start-up ZoneFox secures £3.6m series A funding

Edinburgh cyber security start-up secures series A funding to keep up with its 400 per cent growth.

Venture Capital Funding

Dealflo secures £10 million in series B funding

Dealflo is an end-to-end financial agreement automation service that condenses all the elements of dealmaking onto one platform. The London headquartered business has received a total of £13.5 million over the years to propel growth.

Mergers & Acquisitions

InnovaDerma acquires two Australian beauty and skincare brands to fuel growth

InnovaDerma's acquisition strategy involves buying brands that are ready to market and complementary to the group's existing portfolio, which makes the purchase of Stevie K and Charles + Lee ideal.

Venture Capital Funding

New “win-win” bank API platform launches in time for PSD2 and GDPR

Serial entrepreneur Francesco Simoneschi's latest start-up, TrueLayer, simplifies aggregating financial data through its API platform, just in time for regulatory changes for banks and fintech - the PSD2, UK banking standard, and GDPR.