Investor · 1 deal
Every published round CVC Capital Partners took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DesignCrowd | Unnamed stage | 2 Feb 2021 | $10m | Participant | Cut Through Venture, Startup Daily, SmartCompany, TechCrunch Australia, Crunchbase News, Starfish Ventures portfolio |
Companies CVC Capital Partners has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DesignCrowd | 2 Feb 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for CVC Capital Partners, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies CVC Capital Partners has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal CVC Capital Partners did.
Stories naming CVC Capital Partners. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Private equity firm CVC is taking a majority holding in Ambrose Construct Group, an insurance repair business founded in Queensland, through its sixth Asia Fund; the deal values the company near $700 million.
AgFunderNews roundup of agtech and foodtech items: startup raises across Asia, Europe and Australia, acquisitions including SunOpta and Cosmix, SP Ventures' $50m fund close, executive hires, Avant Proteins' shutdown, and regulatory news.
Roundup of travel-sector dealmaking: KKR invests in Etraveli at a reported $3.1 billion valuation, Airalo, TravelPerk and Klook raise big rounds, and SevenRooms and MadeComfy are acquired.
US investment firm KKR has agreed to buy Zenith Energy, an Australian specialist in off-grid renewable power for mines, in a transaction reported at over A$2 billion following a bidding contest.
Salesforce consultancy Cloudwerx has bought data and AI firm Lightfold, its first acquisition since CVC Emerging Companies invested in 2022.
Non-bank business lender Moneytech has closed an equity raise of more than $20 million led by Colinton Capital Partners, with existing backer CVC also participating; Colinton partner Genevieve Gregor joins the Moneytech board.
Daily roundup reporting Databricks' billion-dollar Series G, Robinhood's emergency raise during the trading saga, DesignCrowd's $10 million pre-IPO funding, Xinja's wind-up vote, and record Australian venture capital in 2020.
Also Startup Daily
Australian design marketplace DesignCrowd raised 7.7 million dollars from five investors to fund product development and US expansion, with a possible future listing flagged.
Also TechCrunch Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Cut Through Venture