Pop Mart’s listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has become the eleventh IPO in private equity firm Loyal Valley Capital’s investment portfolio in 2020. Loyal Valley Capital has invested a total of USD87.5 million in Pop Mart and led its most recent funding round in early 2020, alongside other
Cleo, a financial assistant designed for Gen-Z, has raised USD44 million in a Series B funding round led by EQT Ventures with participation from existing investors Balderton Capital, LocalGlobe and SBI. They join an existing roster of world class angel investors including Taavet Hinrikus, Matt Robinson, Errol Damelin, Niklas Zennstrom, Alex
Smart addressing startup, OkHi is launching in Africa’s largest market, Nigeria, with its strategic partner, Interswitch Group. The Nairobi based company tackles a problem that costs Nigerian businesses an estimated USD2 billion a year – the lack of postal addressing infrastructure. The announcement stems from a new investment round that will
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) has teamed with Kurt Reisenberg to form Datos Acquisitions, a new platform to invest in information services companies, with a focus on long-term equity value creation. Pamlico has committed up to USD150 million of equity to help Datos Acquisitions pursue investments in companies that provide data, insights and
Lukka, a crypto asset software and data provider, has completed its Series C funding led by State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) with participation from S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), and CPA.com, the business and technology subsidiary of the AICPA. Lukka’s Series C investors further signify the growing importance of crypto assets in the
The number and value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced in the consumer sector since the start of the year has declined significantly, according to research by Stock Apps.The number of M&A deals in the global consumer sector dropped from 2,922 to 2,244 in the first nine months of
Ada Ventures has closed its first fund at USD50 million, one year after its launch, with new investment from Big Society Capital and a number of other funds and individuals.
Orbex, a European space launch company, has secured USD24 million in a funding round led by BGF and Octopus Ventures, one of the largest VCs in Europe.BGF and Octopus Ventures have joined existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Heartcore Capital and Elecnor SA – parent company of the multi-national space firm Deimos
Kirkland & Ellis has represented Integral Group, a Tokyo-based private equity group, in the successful structuring and fundraising of Integral Fund IV, which held its final closing at its hard cap of JPY123.8 billion on 4 December, 2020. Integral Fund IV is the fourth buy-out fund raised by Integral Group. Integral
Modularbank has secured EUR4 million in a late Seed Funding round led by Karma Ventures and BlackFin Capital Partners, with additional support from Plug and Play Ventures, Siena Capital and angel investor Ott Kaukver, who is the ex-CTO of Twilio and Skype. The funding will enable the company to bolster its
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