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World's fourth-largest retailer, owner of Lidl and Kaufland, and a growing force in cloud computing.
Every published round Schwarz Group 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 Schwarz Group 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 Schwarz Group, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Schwarz Group has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Schwarz Group did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Schwarz Group is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Schwarz Group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XM Cyber | Acquisition | 22 Nov 2021 | US$700m (A$980m) | Startup Daily, Our Innovation Fund (7 Dec 2021), Our Innovation Fund (2 Dec 2021), Our Innovation Fund (23 Nov 2021) |
Stories naming Schwarz Group. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
OIF Ventures reports New York's Level Equity has bought a large stake in Eftsure, letting the Australian backer sell most of its holding, with the same investor recently in simPRO's huge round.
OIF Ventures' third monthly portfolio roundup: XM Cyber's roughly billion-dollar sale to Schwarz Group, Assignar's secondary raise, new investments in Inspace, mod.io and Atelier, plus portfolio awards, customers and product launches.
OIF says its early stake in Israeli cybersecurity firm XM Cyber, bought by Schwarz Group for US$700 million, returned the firm's entire first fund; Macquarie and others joined its 2020 Series B.
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