Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later behemoth and upstart bank, has raised $1 billion in new funding at a post-money valuation of $31 billion. That sees the company retain the crown as the highest-valued private fintech in Europe. Backers of this round are said to...
A so-called ‘blank cheque’ company set up by a group of financiers is weighing a merger with Lombard International, one of the largest UK-based wealth management groups. Sky News has learnt that Kingswood Acquisition Corp, which listed in New York late last year, is...
Deals targeting logistics companies in China have delivered the best start to the year on record, generating bumper profits for private equity firms. About $5.5 billion worth of acquisitions of Chinese logistics firms have been announced so far this year, the...
Brazilian delivery startup Loggi Tecnologia Ltda, which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp. and Microsoft Corp., raised 1.15 billion reais ($205 million) in its latest funding round that now values the company at close to $2 billion. The new round, the company’s largest...
Monroe Capital has sponsored MCAP Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). This is the third SPAC Monroe has participated as a sponsor investor. In 2018, Monroe co-sponsored Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Lt. and supported its successful...
