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Last updated: September 24, 2026, 6:03 AM ET

Private Equity

CVC has agreed to take a minority stake in CDN77, an internet infrastructure firm operating its own global edge network spanning more than 230 locations with 330Tbps of capacity. The deal underscores continued private capital appetite for independent content-delivery infrastructure as bandwidth demand scales.

Tikehau Capital-backed EYSA is acquiring B2B corporate mobility platform Joinup for a €300m growth plan. Joinup manages taxis, parking, EV charging and carpooling for corporate clients, positioning the combined entity to consolidate fragmented mobility-spend management across Europe.

Main Capital Partners is taking a majority stake in Confirma Software, a Stockholm-based provider of mission-critical software founded in 2019. The Nordic software group's niche focus is expected to benefit from Main Capital's sector expertise and buy-and-build playbook.

Fundraising & Strategy

Growth investor DTCP closed a €455m first close for its defence-focused fund, with additional vehicles planned. The raise reflects surging institutional interest in European defence technology as governments boost procurement budgets and push dual-use innovation.

Founder Perspectives

Simon Kohl, a Deep Mind alum, argues that pushing the frontier is best done outside Big Tech, citing agility and research freedom. His move highlights a growing trend of senior AI researchers trading lab security for startup equity.

Anthropic insists it is not trying to eat startups' lunch, pushing back on fears that frontier labs will dominate the AI stack. The comments come as regulators scrutinise vertical integration between model developers and application-layer companies.

Northern Gritstone CEO defends the decision to sell portfolio companies to US acquirers, arguing that exits to American strategics are not a failure but a validation of deep-tech commercialisation. The stance challenges UK market sentiment that favours domestic listings.

AI Safety Landscape

A new mapping identifies 37 European startups building AI safety and trust infrastructure, spanning red-teaming, interpretability and evaluation tools. The cohort signals a maturing investment thesis around governance as a service, with venture funds increasingly backing assurance layers rather than pure model builders.