Gradiant Announces Series E Financing at $2 Billion Valuation to Accelerate Expansion in AI, Semiconductors, and Industrial Water Infrastructure May 18, 2026 New investment supports strategic M&A, next-generation R&D, and IPO readiness as Gradiant experiences record growth driven by AI infrastructure and advanced manufacturing
Eighteen48 Partners Announces First Close of Eighteen48 Private Equity Fund I at €175 million May 14, 2026 Eighteen48 Partners today announced the first close of Eighteen48 Private Equity Fund I (the “Fund”) at €175 million. The Fund, which is targeting €350 million, is focused on European middle-market buyout transactions sourced through Independent Sponsors. Since 2020 Eighteen48 Partners have deployed more than €200 million into this strategy, which aims to provide investors with [...]
Lansdowne Partners launches VC fund to scale UK innovation to global commercial success May 14, 2026 Lansdowne Partners has launched a venture capital fund focused on backing high potential UK companies emerging from the country’s world class university research base and start up ecosystem. The fund announces a first close of $150 million and will hold a second and final close in December, with indicated interest in excess of the fund [...]
Elliptic Secures $120 Million Investment From Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank, One Peak and the British Business Bank May 12, 2026 The institutions building the future of finance are choosing Elliptic as the standard on-chain analytics for digital assets
Paymentology Raises $175 Million co-led by Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners to Support Next Phase of Growth May 12, 2026 Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announced a $175 million investment co-led by Apis Partners (”Apis”), a private equity firm specialising in financial infrastructure and services, and Aspirity Partners (“Aspirity”), a pan-European Private Equity firm focused on Financial Technology & Services and Enterprise Technology & Connectivity Services. The investment will support Paymentology’s continued global expansion, [...]
AMP IT Announces New Funding Round to Scale Its Private EV Charging as a Service in Switzerland and Beyond May 12, 2026 AMP IT, a Geneva-based energy and mobility company, today announced the successful completion of a new funding round to accelerate the deployment of its private EV charging and energy management platform across Switzerland and international markets. Founded in 2021, AMP IT develops, finances, installs, and operates smart EV charging infrastructure for residential buildings, commercial real [...]
CMI Financial Group Secures Senior Financing from Royal London Asset Management May 11, 2026 One of the United Kingdom’s most respected asset managers, this financing signals positive momentum for the Canadian residential lending sector and real estate environment
Esentia Announces Successful Pricing of 6.125% Senior Notes Due 2033 and 6.500% Senior Notes Due 2038 May 8, 2026 Esentia Energy Development, S.A.B. de C.V. (“ESENTIA” or the “Company”), today announced the pricing of U.S.$1,000,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) and U.S$1,000,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of its 6.500% Senior Notes due 2038 (the “2038 Notes” and, together with the 2033 Notes, the “Notes”) to be issued [...]
Kohort Closes $7 Million Series A Led by The Raine Group, Launching Full Suite of UA Agents May 7, 2026 Kohort today announced the completion of its $7 million Series A fundraising round to build user acquisition (UA) agents for mobile game studios. The round is led by The Raine Group, who invested in Kohort’s seed round. UA Agents: Context engineering meets signal engineering Kohort’s thesis is that in a world where every AI company [...]
Quantum Motion Raises $160 Million Series C to Deliver Quantum Computing’s “Transistor Moment” May 7, 2026 Round co-led by DCVC and Kembara, with participation from the British Business Bank and Firgun, positions stealthy Quantum Motion as UK’s best-funded quantum computing company. Quantum Motion’s silicon transistor-based architecture produces quantum computers with 100-fold reduction in cost and space requirements as well as 1,000-fold reduction in energy consumption compared to other approaches.