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CVC sets out fundraising plans for 2025

Progress across secondaries, infrastructure, credit and private wealth revealed in latest market update

2 min read

Small funds are a big problem if we are to revive London flotations

By David Wighton

2025-01-13T00:01:00Z

5 min read

Commentary IPOs Fundraising

Aurelius plots €750m+ target for fund V

Sebastian McCarthy

and Edin Imsirovic

2024-09-16T11:14:00Z

2 min read

Private Equity Fundraising Funds Aurelius

Stripe valuation jumps to $65bn in employee share-sale deal

2024-02-28T14:21:11Z

2 min read

Fintech Fundraising

Stripe has topped IPO watchlists in recent years

Litigation funder Harbour targets $400m war chest to invest in legal cases

By James Booth

2022-11-23T09:00:05Z

2 min read

Fundraising Legal Services

The world's largest privately owned litigation funder has already forged tie-ups with the likes of Mishcon de Reya in a bid to profit from case wins

Venture capital funding to dry up amid ‘red flags’ in first half of 2022

By Alex Daniel

2022-07-28T12:44:02Z

3 min read

Hedge Funds Private Equity Fintech Fundraising ukraine investment Venture Capital

High levels of inflation and rising interest rates have already hit investment globally

Wanted

Rising Stars of European Finance 2025

Kristen McGachey

European wealth managers pile into active ETF craze

Musical chairs at Citi, JPMorgan and HSBC: FN wealth this week

JPMorgan, Citi, HSBC shake up private banks: ‘We’ve seen more people move than in a long time’

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Litigation funder Therium hires from Slaughter and May, Wachtell as it embarks on record fundraise

By James Booth

2022-07-27T09:26:48Z

2 min read

Fundraising Legal Services People On the move

Chris Wilkins has joined Therium from Slaughter and May

SoftBank-backed fintech giant Klarna looks for new funds at lower valuation

2022-05-19T10:57:38Z

4 min read

Fintech Fundraising Klarna

Revolut valued at $33bn after SoftBank injection as UK’s most valuable fintech

By Emily Nicolle

2021-07-15T08:15:21Z

3 min read

SoftBank Fintech Fundraising Revolut

Revolut plans to use the funding to power its global expansion effort, which has seen it open up in the US and India as its most recent markets

Blackstone backs Stripe rival with €665m fundraise

By Emily Nicolle

2021-06-22T07:00:24Z

4 min read

Fintech Fundraising Blackstone

Shane Happach, CEO of Mollie, tells Financial News about the firm's bold expansion plans in Europe after a bumper capital injection

Atom Bank mulls listing via Spac ahead of IPO plans

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-12T04:01:32Z

3 min read

Spacs Fintech Fundraising Atom Bank

Mullen, who launched Atom Bank in 2014, said the bank’s primary strategy for going public is “still the orthodox IPO”

City fintech startup TrueLayer raises $70m from Coinbase exec, Lee Fixel’s Addition

Investors known for early bets on Spotify, Peloton and Flipkart

Co-founder Zach Perret said the deal was no longer in Plaid’s best interest

Plaid raises $425m following flopped merger with Visa

Plaid's sale to Visa was called off earlier this year following regulatory concerns

The SEC has sent letters to US banks asking for information on their dealings with Spacs

Wall Street Spac mania may be on US watchdog’s probe list

The SEC has reportedly written to banks for more information on their Spac dealings

PensionBee's chief executive, Romi Sarvova

City fintech PensionBee to go public in London float

More than 8,000 customers have expressed an interest in participating in the float

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Why hedge funds are paying $25,000 a month to interns: ‘They aren’t just doing coffee runs’

HSBC’s overhaul to cost $1.8bn as investment bank jobs in firing line

CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale

Deutsche Bank names Alison Harding-Jones co-head of investment bank

HSBC reduces top investment banker bonuses to $737,600 amid costs focus

On the Move

Skadden’s European head of secondaries exits for Proskauer Rose

Trading Places: BNP’s new COO, Clifford Chance poaches from KKR

Clifford Chance hires KKR director in London private equity drive

UK fintech funding slips 23% as tech sector breaks records despite Brexit

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-16T09:41:25Z

3 min read

Fintech Fundraising Venture Capital

Starling Bank nets £272m in late-stage funding led by Fidelity and Qatari investor

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-08T07:31:20Z

2 min read

Fidelity Fintech Fundraising Starling Bank

Anne Boden, CEO of Starling Bank has been adamant that the bank will not entertain offers of being acquired itself, after it was reported that JPMorgan and Lloyds Banking Group had made their interest in the scaleup known

Klarna valued at $31bn after Swedish fintech raises $1bn from funding round

Emily Nicolle

2021-03-01T13:24:07Z

2 min read

Fintech Fundraising Klarna

Klarna has said it plans to donate 1% of the financing from its most recent round to sustainability causes

Moonpig shares soar on London IPO

2021-02-02T13:17:51Z

2 min read

Fundraising IPOs London Stock Exchange

Moonpig has benefitted from lockdowns as card shops closed and consumers looked online to send greeting cards

The UK is still the top fintech hub in Europe with $4.1bn in funding

2021-01-20T05:01:08Z

2 min read

Fintech Fundraising London Venture Capital

Silicon Roundabout in London. The capital generates 90% of the UK's fintech funding

Fundraising

CVC sets out fundraising plans for 2025

Small funds are a big problem if we are to revive London flotations

Aurelius plots €750m+ target for fund V

Stripe valuation jumps to $65bn in employee share-sale deal

Litigation funder Harbour targets $400m war chest to invest in legal cases

Venture capital funding to dry up amid ‘red flags’ in first half of 2022

Kristen McGachey

European wealth managers pile into active ETF craze

Musical chairs at Citi, JPMorgan and HSBC: FN wealth this week

JPMorgan, Citi, HSBC shake up private banks: ‘We’ve seen more people move than in a long time’

Litigation funder Therium hires from Slaughter and May, Wachtell as it embarks on record fundraise

SoftBank-backed fintech giant Klarna looks for new funds at lower valuation

Revolut valued at $33bn after SoftBank injection as UK’s most valuable fintech

Blackstone backs Stripe rival with €665m fundraise

Atom Bank mulls listing via Spac ahead of IPO plans

City fintech startup TrueLayer raises $70m from Coinbase exec, Lee Fixel’s Addition

Plaid raises $425m following flopped merger with Visa

Wall Street Spac mania may be on US watchdog’s probe list

City fintech PensionBee to go public in London float

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Why hedge funds are paying $25,000 a month to interns: ‘They aren’t just doing coffee runs’

HSBC’s overhaul to cost $1.8bn as investment bank jobs in firing line

CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale

Deutsche Bank names Alison Harding-Jones co-head of investment bank

HSBC reduces top investment banker bonuses to $737,600 amid costs focus

On the Move

Skadden’s European head of secondaries exits for Proskauer Rose

Trading Places: BNP’s new COO, Clifford Chance poaches from KKR

Clifford Chance hires KKR director in London private equity drive

UK fintech funding slips 23% as tech sector breaks records despite Brexit

Starling Bank nets £272m in late-stage funding led by Fidelity and Qatari investor

Klarna valued at $31bn after Swedish fintech raises $1bn from funding round

Moonpig shares soar on London IPO

The UK is still the top fintech hub in Europe with $4.1bn in funding

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A&O Shearman boss Hervé Ekué confirmed as guest speaker for FN networking event

Skadden’s European head of secondaries exits for Proskauer Rose

Latham & Watkins and the race for $20m partner pay