Expansion
French mega-rounds shoot up in 2021
France has already seen as many rounds of EUR 100m and above than in 2019 and 2020 combined, Unquote Data shows
Silver Lake et al. in USD 555m round for Mirakl
Mirakl's valuation has more than doubled since its USD 300m Series D a year ago
Sorare raises USD 680m Series B led by Softbank
Round follows a USD 50m Series A and gives Sorare a post-money valuation of USD 4.3bn
Lansdowne in USD 45m round for Raspberry Pi
Computer producer has a USD 500m pre-money valuation and plans to accelerate its product development
General Atlantic leads USD 150m Matillion round at USD 1.5bn valuation
Series E brings the total amount raised by the business to USD 310m
Oakley invests USD 35m in Seedtag
Deal sees Oakley acquire a minority stake in the business
Accel leads USD 140m round for CommerceTools
Series C follows the company's USD 145m funding round in 2019, which was led by Insight Venture Partners
Nordic Capital invests in Qred
Small business lending platform is the third investment from the GP's Evolution Fund
Aeternum et al. invest in Hg's Visma at EUR 16bn EV
Deal sees Aeternum Capital, Government Pension Fund Norway (Folketrygdfondet), Vind and GIC invest
DocPlanner raises round valuing business at USD 1bn
Another undisclosed round is expected within the next year, sources say
Ardian exits Berlin Brands stake to Bain
Ardian acquired a 40% stake in the e-commerce group in 2015; it is now valued at more than USD 1bn
Apax secures minority stake in Hifield Group
Apax invests via its Development Fund, which held a final close on EUR 255m in January 2020
Highland, Brookfield lead USD 100m round for Plentific
Mubadala Investment Company and existing investors including Target Global have backed the round
VCs in USD 292m round for WorldRemit
Series E from Farallon, Leapfrog, TCV and Accel sees the firm rebrand as Zepz at a USD 5bn valuation
Providence Strategic Growth backs Sport Alliance with EUR 60m
GP intends to support the gym and fitness studio software with its international expansion
Valar Ventures leads USD 263m round for Bitpanda
Round brings the aggregate value of growth and VC deals in Austria in 2021 to more than EUR 1bn
Softbank leads USD 120m round for Adverity
Existing investor Sapphire Ventures is also backing the Austria-based marketing analytics software developer
General Atlantic leads EUR 100m Series C for Chrono24
Aglaé Ventures, Insight Partners and Sprints Capital also take part
Getir investors to cash in USD 100m with secondary sale
Stake being sold amounts to around 1.3% of Getir's total share capital
Real Madrid confirms opposition to CVC investment in La Liga
CVC is to acquire a minority shareholding in the new venture for EUR 2.7bn
CVC to secure 10% La Liga stake for EUR 2.7bn
Sale still requires approval from the league's executive committee and clubs
Bolt closes EUR 600m funding round
Investors include Sequoia, Tekne, Ghisallo, G Squared, D1 Capital and Naya
Three Hills sells ACT stake to Bridgepoint in USD 1bn deal
GP invested EUR 60m for a minority stake in the environmental commodities trading platform in 2018
Qualium sells La Foir'Fouille stake to manager and funds - report
Deal values the French discount retailer at between EUR 150m and EUR 200m
