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Aurelius plots €750m+ target for fund V

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

2024-02-28T14:21:11Z

2 min read

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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

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

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

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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

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Morgan Stanley’s profit surges as dealmaking and equity trading fees jump

Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

Citigroup’s M&A and debt bankers fuel 44% dealmaking fee jump

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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

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-08T08:19:59Z

1 min read

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Plaid raises $425m following flopped merger with Visa

Emily Nicolle

2021-04-07T11:14:05Z

2 min read

Fintech Fundraising Plaid

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

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

PensionBee's chief executive, Romi Sarvova

City fintech PensionBee to go public in London float

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

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

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

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Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

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BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

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Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

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

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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

London’s Checkout.com becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech with $15bn valuation

2021-01-12T07:29:48Z

3 min read

Fintech Fundraising

Guillaume Pousaz, chief executive of Checkout.com. The Mayfair-based payments start up has been valued at $15bn, tripling its price tag from its last funding round in June

Google-backed City fintech GoCardless nears unicorn valuation in $95m round

2020-12-17T09:43:39Z

2 min read

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GoCardless co-founder and chief executive Hiroki Takuechi

Fundraising

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

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

Paul Clarke

Morgan Stanley’s profit surges as dealmaking and equity trading fees jump

Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

Citigroup’s M&A and debt bankers fuel 44% dealmaking fee jump

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

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

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Meet the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance 2024

Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

Who are the City’s top female lawyers?

BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

On the Move

Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

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

London’s Checkout.com becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech with $15bn valuation

Google-backed City fintech GoCardless nears unicorn valuation in $95m round

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Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

Goodwin loses another partner to Debevoise