Tagged: merger

August 8, 2020 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Honeycomb Investment Trust (LON: HONY), a company specializing in investing in credit assets originated by non-bank lenders and other originators of various lending assets, mainly in the UK, is reportedly considering a potential £1.5 billion merger with Pollen Street Secured Lending (PSSL), in order to… Read More

May 12, 2020 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

SharesPost and Forge Global have announced a merger of the two firms thus creating one of the largest private securities marketplaces in the world. FT Partners facilitated the transaction. While pending the typical regulatory approval, an agreement is in place that should boost transaction volume… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish Fintech firm Bokio, which provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced accounting tool for small businesses and freelance workers, has acquired €7.4 million in capital from existing investors. Bokio has also reportedly merged its business with Stockholm-headquartered competitor Red Flag. Bokio’s latest investment round received contributions… Read More

April 14, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Agilesphere has confirmed its merger with Fintech firm Fimatix. Both companies will establish a government technology (Govtech) and Fintech-focused business. Agilesphere is an agile transformation organization that offers customized services to help and support business transformation processes. The company’s consultants are experienced in working… Read More

January 10, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global online payment service provider PayU announced on Friday it is merging consumer lending business LazyPay and digital credit platform PaySense to build a full-stack digital lending platform in India. PayU reported it will acquire a controlling stake in PaySense and all its assets at… Read More

September 25, 2019 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform NextSeed has merged with Collaboration Capital in a move to create a leading “technology-driven impact investment firm open to everyone.” In effect, the NextSeed merger with Collaboration creates a Fintech forward digital investment bank providing access to capital and access to opportunity… Read More

June 28, 2019 @ 5:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nordic crowdfunding platform Invesdor announced on Thursday it has completed its merger with Finnest, an Austria based Fintech that provides debt capital to small and medium-sized firms. According to Invesdor, the companies now form Invesdor Group, which is described as a pan-European digital investment and… Read More

March 20, 2019 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Finnest, an Austria based Fintech that provides debt capital to small and medium-sized firms, has announced a planned merger with Finland based Invesdor Oy. The newly formed company will see the combination of a leading Nordic equity crowdfunding platform and a top online lender serving… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

This may be a harbinger of things to come. StraightUp,  an online real estate investment platform, has merged with Slice. The is to combine real estate investment opportunities via a blockchain enabled platform thus boosting transparency, liquidity, and efficacy of transactions. The two companies said… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The merger between the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) and the Crowdfunding Professional Association is reportedly on hold. A merger between the two entities was publicly announced by a CFPA representative at an event in Washington, DC earlier this month. The announcement was followed by an email… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 6:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

According to multiple new sources, MobiKwik and FreeCharge are considering an all-stock deal merger. Post-merger, the platform also anticipates an additional $200 million (nearly Rs 1,300 crore) injection from an unnamed Chinese investor. FreeCharge, part of online marketplace Snapdeal, has reportedly been seeking a buyer for some time, having recently… Read More

October 26, 2016 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Growthdeck announced it has merged with merged with the established HNW investor club and syndicator, Radius Equity, to create a premium VC-crowdfunding hybrid. This news comes just a few months after Growthdeck secured over £1 million through its self-crowdfunding campaign. Radius Equity, which is described as… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently launched equity crowdfunding platform Growthdeck, has merged operations with Squareknot based in Glasgow, Scotland in perhaps the first merger of two online equity marketplaces. Growthdeck, announced its debut this January to offer “investors more investment experience, transparency and a much higher level of customer… Read More