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France Tech Companies with the highest venture valuations

15 Nov 2021

European venture capital thrived in 2020 despite the presence of a pandemic. In fact, VC deal value for the region set a new annual record of €42.8 billion, a noteworthy achievement given the…

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Matillion Raises $150M Series E Funding at $1.5B Valuation

20 Sep 2021

Matillion Reaches Unicorn Status with the completion of $150 million Series E fundraising round, led by General Atlantic. This is a very exciting moment for Matillion, as it values the company at…

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NICE Redefines Proactive Conversational AI with the acquisition of ContactEngine

12 Jul 2021

NICE Redefines Proactive Conversational AI for Digital Experiences With CXone SmartReach NICE (NASDAQ: NICE), today announced the launch of CXone SmartReach following the acquisition of…

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Day of a Life of a Private Equity Associate

25 May 2021

TYPICAL DAY OF AN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE Private equity is an extremely complex business, and an associate’s daily responsibilities vary tremendously depending upon the firm the associate works for as…

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Data integration and transformation software developer Matillion has raised $100 million in a Series D Scale up funding.

16 Feb 2021

The funding round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures and Scale Venture Partners, along with financing from Silicon Valley Bank U.K.…

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Tech investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised InvestSuite on its investment from PMV and 365.fintech.

16 Feb 2021

InvestSuite, with HQ in Leuven, Belgium but with a growing international presence in London, Sydney, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Madrid and Amsterdam has already acquired enterprise clients in multiple…

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Want to Sell Your Insurtech Biz? Find Out More Here

31 Jan 2021

Despite the COVID crisis, 2020 saw over 700 tech M&A deals in the UK and more than 4,700 globally. ICON believes the market will remain buoyant in 2021 boosted by low interest rates, high…

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The Rise of buy-and-build. How PE-backed acquirers are proving a force to be reckoned with.

08 Jan 2021

It’s been as great few years for Tech M&A. In the past four years 800-900 deals have been announced per year, 2019 was a vintage year. One of the drivers behind the wave of deals has been the…

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Virtual GP provider Doctor Care Anywhere has raised $102m to fund its UK and international expansion following the completion of its oversubscribed IPO

09 Dec 2020

UK-based Doctor Care Anywhere (DOC) raised $102 million after selling its CHESS Depositary Interests – a share equivalent generally used when the company is domiciled in another country – for 80¢…

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Top ten tips for preparing for a FinTech capital raise in 2020

19 Oct 2020

Low interest rates mean money is cheap. Understandably, many FinTech founders are asking whether now is the time to dust off the business plan and seek new investment? Is this really the moment to…

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ICON's Monica Shupikai Simmons in October 2020 Corporate Financier magazine

05 Oct 2020

Monica Shupikai Simmons, Director at ICON discusses with Corporate Financier the Cross-border pan-African deal that will boost growth and inclusion. Read the article here

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ICON's Ben Kolada featured in September 2020 Corporate Financier

05 Oct 2020

ICON Corporate Finance has expanded with a new location in San Francisco in addition to its UK offices in London and Bristol. Ben Kolada, former vice-president for big data investment banking at…

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