The $115m in equity and debt is being used to support the $140m acquisition of Springstone Financial.

The nonwoven fabric maker has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Neenah Gessner, a Germany-based subsidiary of paper company Neenah Paper.

Mayo Clinic has joined medical device maker Q-Med as an investor in the company, which is testing a drug that will prevent kidney failure.

The Spain-based telecom company has invested in a new UK-based company that will sell targeted mobile advertising.

Johnson & Johnson has invested an undislosed amount in the venture, which will seek to commercialise biomedical technology developed by Scripps.

The companies will collaborate on healthcare-specific communication technology, which could include a dedicated smartphone model.

The healthcare company's corporate venturing unit is among the investors in Assembly's first major funding round.

Classified property listings website Lamudi, a subsidiary of Rocket Internet, has secured $7m from Tengelmann's corporate venturing unit.

The Germany-based steel recycler has racked up $1.5bn in debt, necessitating corporate funding.