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London’s Searchable raises €11.9 million at €72.1 million valuation to help brands boost visibility across AI-led search

by EU StartupsMay 21, 2026

Ardian, Orange, EDF, Bull join Scaleway/Iliad’s gigafactory consortium

by dcdMay 21, 2026

Manchester Imperagen raises €5.8 million Seed to scale AI and quantum-powered enzyme engineering

by EU StartupsMay 21, 2026

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The UK locations where first-time buyer activity is still booming

BTL landlord buying activity rises as homes change hands within investor market

Digital Realty breaks ground on latest data center in Paris, France

Italy

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Gnutti Carlo, Stafford Capital Partners, Adoria Partners, Netrais, and more

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Gnutti Carlo, Stafford Capital Partners, Adoria Partners, Netrais, and more

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Trevi Finanziaria Industriale, Officine Metallurgiche G. Cornaglia, Daroma, Neronobile, CDP, Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco Bpm, Elite Basket Bond, Mindful Capital, and more

DISTRESSED ASSETS

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Trevi Finanziaria Industriale, Officine Metallurgiche G. Cornaglia, Daroma, Neronobile, CDP, Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco Bpm, Elite Basket Bond, Mindful Capital, and more

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from BeBeez, Baga, Pillar, Cosmico, Flatmates, and more

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from BeBeez, Baga, Pillar, Cosmico, Flatmates, and more

Gateways to Italy

Gateways to Italy – Offer your services to funds and investors willing to explore opportunities in Italy. Become a partner!

Gateways to Italy – Offer your services to funds and investors willing to explore opportunities in Italy. Become a partner!

ItaHub

Crypto-assets supervision rules in Italy, Banca d’Italia will supervise payment systems and Consob on market abuse

Crypto-assets supervision rules in Italy, Banca d’Italia will supervise payment systems and Consob on market abuse

by Stefania Peveraro

November 4, 2024

Joint document published by the two authorities clarifying who does what on crypto-assets, following the publication in Italy's Official Gazette...

Italy’s SMEs export toward 260 bn euros in 2025

Italy’s SMEs export toward 260 bn euros in 2025

September 9, 2024

With two months to go before the NPL Directive, in Italy the securitization rebus is still to be unraveled

With two months to go before the NPL Directive, in Italy the securitization rebus is still to be unraveled

EU’s AI Act, like previous rules on technology, looks more defensive than investment-oriented

EU’s AI Act, like previous rules on technology, looks more defensive than investment-oriented

January 9, 2024

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Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from PWC, The Italian Government, The EU NPL Secondary Market Directive, and more

Global infrastructures investments will amount to 6.900 billion US Dollars per year by 2050 and data centers will catalize 3000 billion in 5 years, JLL and PwC say

Italy’s venture capital, nearly €2 bn in funding in 2025 (net of Bending Spoon’s venture debt). BeBeez Report

Italy’s venture capital, nearly €2 bn in funding in 2025 (net of Bending Spoon’s venture debt). BeBeez Report

February 3, 2026

Italian private equity accelerates, driven by add-ons. BeBeez reports.

Italian private equity accelerates, driven by add-ons. BeBeez reports.

September 7, 2025

AlixPartners: Automotive, retail and manufacturing sectors may go through restructuring in 2025

AlixPartners: Automotive, retail and manufacturing sectors may go through restructuring in 2025

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DACH

zvoove Group Acquires profitask — Bringing Managed Payroll and Outsourced Sales Services In-House for Staffing Companies

MUNICH, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- zvoove, the market-leading software and AI solution provider for the temporary staffing, private security,...

AI coworker startup Viktor raises €64.7 million Series A after hitting €12.9 million revenue run rate within 10 weeks of launch

Zurich-based AVIAN raises €2.2 million to prevent industrial fires with always-on AI thermal monitoring

Qurie secures €2.2 million to develop economically viable refrigeration systems without compressors or refrigerants

RoboUP Expands Across Europe Through Partnerships with Leading Retailers

Berlin-based bunch bags €30.1 million Series B to modernise Europe’s private markets infrastructure

Munich’s Feldwerke secures €12 million revolving credit facility to build 100 MW agri-PV portfolio in 18 months

Iberia

1 Million Strong: Geotab Scales EMEA Operations becoming the largest end-to-end fleet telematics provider in the region

Milestone reflects ongoing investment in data insights for fleets and integration of Verizon Connect operationsBARCELONA, Spain, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/...

Milan-based Cosmico raises €12 million, acquires Flatmates to expand Future of Work platform

Cosmico, a Milan-based scale-up active in the Future of Work space, has closed a €12 million funding round (equity and...

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Benelux

MARS REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING WITH £190 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HISTORIC UK CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Mars, Incorporated continues its commitment to Europe, building on its plan to invest €1 billion across the EU, with a...

Berlin-based bunch bags €30.1 million Series B to modernise Europe’s private markets infrastructure

Plante Moran opens Amsterdam office as part of ongoing international expansion

Felicitysolar Deepens European Market Presence Through Authorized Partnerships in the Netherlands and Spain

France

Ardian, Orange, EDF, Bull join Scaleway/Iliad’s gigafactory consortium

Paris’ Pivot pockets €34.4 million to power enterprise procurement with agentic AI

Paris-based Prelude raises €17.2 million Series A to scale its onboarding and trust infrastructure platform

Scandinavia & Baltics

Microsoft signs 650,000 ton carbon removal deal with BioCirc in Denmark

by dcd

Microsoft has signed a carbon removal deal with Danish Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) firm BioCirc for 650,000 tons...

CRACI raises €1.4 million pre-seed

Danish startup Atlo raises funding to modernize wholesale operations

Magnora acquires land outside Milan, Italy, for data center development

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London’s Searchable raises €11.9 million at €72.1 million valuation to help brands boost visibility across AI-led search

Searchable, a London-based AI performance marketing platform helping businesses compete in AI-driven search, has raised €11.9 million ($14 million) in ...

May 21, 2026

Ardian, Orange, EDF, Bull join Scaleway/Iliad’s gigafactory consortium

A group of French companies has joined Iliad’s AI & data center consortium to bid for European Union funding.Investment firm ...

May 21, 2026

Manchester Imperagen raises €5.8 million Seed to scale AI and quantum-powered enzyme engineering

Imperagen, a Manchester-based BioTech company using AI and quantum physics to engineer better enzymes faster, has closed €5.7 million (£5 ...

May 21, 2026

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Gnutti Carlo, Stafford Capital Partners, Adoria Partners, Netrais, and more

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Gnutti Carlo, Stafford Capital Partners, Adoria Partners, Netrais, and more

Download here the 2025 BeBeez Private Debt Report available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data ...

May 21, 2026

UK build costs pushed higher by global instability

Rising geopolitical tensions and changes to steel trade tariffs due from July 2026 are continuing to push pressure onto the ...

May 21, 2026

The UK locations where first-time buyer activity is still booming

Fresh analysis from Rightmove has revealed the areas of Great Britain where first-time buyer demand is continuing to rise despite ...

May 21, 2026

Sales agreed surge as spring momentum builds across UK housing market

The UK housing market gathered further pace in April, with both listing activity and sales agreed climbing sharply month-on-month as ...

May 21, 2026

Industry reacts to latest house price data

Jason Tebb UK house price growth stalled in March, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, ...

May 21, 2026