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OneStream's shares jump 34% in first day of trading (TWIF 7/28)

OneStream's shares jump 34% in first day of trading (TWIF 7/28)
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Hello Fintech Friends,

The $500 million IPO of Detroit-based OneStream, a fintech founded in 2010, may be a sign that the public offering window is finally opening back up for large, well-run, profitable fintechs.

Please find another week of fintech exits and deep reads below. (👍👎 Have feedback for us? Let us know!)


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📖 Reads of the Week
Understanding Africa’s Fintechs
Innovation in the informal banking sector has led to growth in products and services for the unbanked
DiCaprio-Backed Green Finance Startup Unraveled on Dubious Deals
Three years after pursuing a $2 billion IPO, Aspiration Partners faces probes by US authorities.

☯️ Exits
💻 IPOs & SPACs
  • OneStream, an enterprise software firm whose products provide financial platforms for businesses – from financial planning to forecasting to analysis – raised $490 million at a $6.2 billion valuation in its IPO, seeing its shares jump 34% in their first day of trading.
  • Ebury, a UK firm which provides 50,000 clients with services such as international payments, collections, risk management and financing, picked Goldman Sachs for its upcoming £2 billion IPO.


🤝 M&A - Fintech
  • Payment processor Stripe acquired startup Lemon Squeezy, which acts as the merchant of record for online subscription businesses, to handle their tax compliance burden and subscription payments.
  • Private equity firm Genstar Capital took a majority stake in Docuspace, a fintech that digitizes back-office operational workflows for RIAs and broker-dealers.
  • Small business banking platform Rho acquired creator payments company Creative Juice.*
  • Singaporean fintech, ride-hailing, and food delivery app Grab will acquire restaurant reservation platform Chope.
  • Sokin, a European provider of international payments tech, received strategic funding from Morgan Stanley.
  • Media giant Informa announced that it will acquire Ascential, the owner of the Money2020 conference, for a consideration of £1.2 billion.



🏦 M&A - Bank and FinServ
  • Italian bank UniCredit agreed to buy Polish banking services provider Vodeno and Belgian neobank Aion Bank for about €370 million, to expand into both regions.


💡
Sponsored Content

Raising debt capital is a crucial requirement for card, lending, and neobank startups, but most fintech operators don’t come from a capital markets background. That’s why Finley and Cross River Bank put together this comprehensive guide to raising debt capital. It outlines the people, processes, and partners you need to assemble to execute a debt capital raise. Download your free copy here.

Want to sponsor a newsletter? See our sponsorship information here.


🌎 Fintech Around the World

Chilean fintechs choose Mexico as a destination to internationalize


📚 Deeper Reads & Features

Simplifying pension payments for wandering workers and roving retirees

Why Discover is no American Express

Even Wall Street bankers’ kids need lessons in financial literacy

Enova's Stock May Not Be the Deal Its Executives Say It Is

Xbox Players Are the Credit-Card Industry’s Next Big Thing

How Current beat the fintech winter and achieved 100% growth

Owner Keeps One Puppy So Her Golden Retrievers Can Be a 'Little Dog Family'


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