VC Deals
Odoo, a Belgium-based enterprise software startup, raised €500 million in a secondary funding round led by CapitalG and Sequoia.
Kong, a San Francisco-based cloud API technology company, raised a $175 Series E led by investors including Tiger Global, Balderton and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
Vertical farming startup Oishii, known for its strawberries, raised a $150 million Series B led by NTT, Fortune reported.
Aquaria, a startup developing atmospheric water generators, raised $112 million in equity and debt—consisting of $100 million in project debt from Upwell Water and $12 million in equity from investors including Mistletoe, Ciri Ventures, Soma Capital, Axios reported.
Ladder, which offers virtual strength-training services, raised a $15 million Series B led by Point72 Ventures and ADvantage VC, and $90 million from General Catalyst, Axios reported.
Tokamak Energy, a UK-based nuclear fusion startup, secured $75 million in a funding round led by East X Ventures and Lingotto Investment Management.
Portugal-based drone startup Tekever raised a €70 million round led by Baillie Gifford and the Nato Innovation Fund.
KoRo, a Berlin-based snack specialist, secured a €35 million Series C led by Coefficient Capital.
Apaleo, a Munich-based property management platform, raised €20 million in a growth equity round led by PSG Equity.
Descycle, a London-based metal recycling tech company, collected a £10.2 million Series A led by BGF and Vorwerk Ventures.
PE Deals
Blackstone is nearing a deal for Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, a mixed-use office complex, for 400 billion Japanese yen (about $2.6 billion), Bloomberg reported.
Italian soccer team Hellas Verona is shopping majority and minority stakes, and Texas-based Presidio Investors is raising up to €75 million for a bid at the controlling stake, Bloomberg reported.
Nordic Capital and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan jointly acquired Max Matthiessen, a Swedish insurance broker.
Partners Group took a majority stake in Spanish hotel group Bluesea via a continuation fund of existing investor Portobello Capital.
Nordic Capital-backed Surgical Information Systems, which provides software for surgery centers, bought peer Surgical Notes.
Oakley Capital invested in Germany's Konzept & Marketing, an underwriting agent for property, accident and liability insurance.
Exits
Chroma, a VC-backed audiovisual company, was purchased by Bronze, a London-based AI music startup, Tech Crunch reported.
According the Bloomberg, IDG Capital-backed Qinghai Lihao Semiconductor Material is seeking to make a Hong Kong IPO as early as the second half of 2025 with the potential to raise $138 million.
Fundraising
Frazier Healthcare Partners closed its latest flagship vehicle on a $2.3 billion hard cap. Frazier Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund XI will seek out middle-market healthcare companies.
Bling Capital raised $270 million for its fourth flagship seed vehicle, part of which is designated for opportunity investments.
Accolade Partners closed its Accolade Blockchain III fund-of-funds on $202 million. The vehicle will target seed and early-stage firms, secondary stakes and GP stakes.
BNP Paribas Asset Management launched the BNP Paribas Future Forest Fund with the International Woodland Company to invest in sustainable forestry.
Investors
PE firm VSS Capital Partners received a minority investment from Pinnacle Investment Management Group.