Company
Brisbane, QLD
Every published round EML 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.
Companies EML has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for EML, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies EML has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal EML did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of EML is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies EML acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentenial | Acquisition | 11 Apr 2021 | $109m+ | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech |
| Prepaid Financial Services (Ireland) | Acquisition | 24 Nov 2019 | $423m | Australian FinTech (Sun 24 Nov 2019), Australian FinTech (Mon 11 Nov 2019) |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Britton | CEO EMEA | Wholesale Investor |
| Tom Cregan | Managing Director & Group CEO | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming EML. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Investor-update profile of UK-EU fintech Saurus.com, which has banked a £1.6 million seed round and partners with ASX-listed EML, as it prepares to seek a Series A.
Rewire Holding, through its Saurus.com brand, announced a partnership with a London casino and recalled a $2.3 million pre-Series A raise, plus its CEO's background, Fosun incubator membership and product milestones.
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup covers Canva's US$71 million raise, several Australian payments acquisitions and mergers, local raises by Cyble, Enboarder, Rendr and Basiq, plus overseas deals including Plaid, Box, Ramp and Coinbase's listing.
ASX-listed EML Payments has agreed to buy Irish payments firm Sentenial Group for €70 million upfront plus an earn-out of up to €40 million, taking EML into European open banking.
Also Startup Daily
Brisbane payments company EML Payments agrees to acquire London-based Prepaid Financial Services for £226 million upfront plus an earn-out, dwarfing its earlier purchase of Flex-e-Card.
Also Australian FinTech