- Selina seals reverse merger deal •
- Essentium shines with $974m reverse merger •
- Panther Labs roars to $120m series B •
- Lotte allots $68m to Wadiz series D •
- AviadoBio accesses $80m in series A funding •
- WeNext wins $55m in funding •
- Drone Fund 3 flies to final close •
- Daily Deal Round Up: December 2, 2021 •
- Powerlist Q&A – Sergio Escobar, BCF Ventures •
- Eswin rakes in $392m •
- 1inch Network broadcasts $175m series B round •
- Allegion Ventures allocates $100m to second fund •
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Selina seals reverse merger deal
The Access Industries and Grupo Wiese-backed workspace and short-term accommodation service is merging with BOA Acquisition Corp in a reverse takeover at a valuation of about $1.2bn.
Essentium shines with $974m reverse merger
The BASF and Materialise-backed 3D printing equipment and services provider is set to get a Nasdaq listing through the transaction.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 30, 2021
Haptic glove developer HaptX hiked a NetEase and Verizon-backed series A round to $28m while several corporates contributed to home care network Welmo's $18.1m series C round.
Chegg to buy Busuu for $436m
McGraw Hill is set to exit the language learning platform developer in an all-cash acquisition by Chegg that will help it expand in the United States.
Mastercard arcs to Arcus acquisition
Arcus, a payment software provider backed by Citi and SoftBank, has been bought by Mastercard having taken part in the corporate's Start Path scheme.
Global-e to absorb Flow Commerce for $500m
American Express and Li & Fung Group are set to exit the cross-border e-commerce specialist in an acquisition by Global-e.
Coinbase buys BRD to boost crypto offering
SBI, Ripple, OKWave and Credit Saison have exited the digital currency trading service in an acquisition by Coinbase.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 24, 2021
Online skills platform developer Sanjieke disclosed over $31m in funding from investors including Udemy while gaming guild Avocado Guild pulled in $18m through a round co-led by Animoca Brands.
Other News
Zeals seals public listing
The CyberAgent, Dentsu, FreakOut, Hakuhodo DY, Will Group and Z Holdings-backed adbot developer is set to list on TSE’s Mothers Market on December 23.
Life360 turns to $210m Tile acquisition
Tencent is set to exit the location-tracking technology developer in an acquisition by Life360 that follows over $100m in venture funding.
Schwarz sets up $700m XM Cyber acquisition
UST Global and Nasdaq are exiting the cybersecurity software developer in an acquisition by Aldi owner Schwartz Group.
Vigil Neuroscience files for IPO
The neurodegenerative disease therapy developer has set a $100m placeholder target for an offering following $140m in funding from investors including Amgen and Pivotal BioVentures.
Workday to buy Vndly for $510m
ServiceNow and Okta Ventures are set to exit the human resources software provider, which has raised at least $57.5m in funding.
Experian executes $320m Gabi acquisition
The purchase of the online insurance comparison service marked an off-ramp for corporate investors Securian, Northwestern Mutual and Cuna Mutual.
Editor's Picks
Selina seals reverse merger deal
The Access Industries and Grupo Wiese-backed workspace and short-term accommodation service is merging with BOA Acquisition Corp in a reverse takeover at a valuation of about $1.2bn.
Braze breaches public markets in $520m IPO
Citi Ventures-backed Braze priced the offering above its range and it valued the customer engagement software producer at almost $5.9bn.
Paytm puts together $2.5bn IPO
The Alibaba, Ant Group, Berkshire Hathaway, Intel and SoftBank-backed e-commerce payment app operator is set to list on the NSE and BSE next week at a potential valuation of up to $18.7bn.
Rivian motors to $11.9bn IPO
Amazon, Ford, Cox Enterprises, Abdul Latif Jameel and Sumitomo are all notching up exits, as the electric jeep producer priced the largest initial public offering of 2021.
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