Pollen Street Acquires Majority Stake in Finsolutia

Pollen Street Acquires Majority Stake in Assessio

August 24, 2023

Software

Pollen Street has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Assessio International Holdings 2 AB, a Nordic talent assessment SaaS platform headquartered in Stockholm. The investment will provide growth capital to accelerate M&A and organic expansion, support further development of Assessio's proprietary technology, and help build a pan‑European talent management business while keeping the current management team in place.

Pollen Street Acquires Majority Stake in PAIR Finance

October 11, 2022

Financial Services

Pollen Street has acquired a majority stake in PAIR Finance GmbH, an AI-driven digital debt collections platform headquartered in Berlin. Founder Stephan Stricker remains with the business and former largest shareholder finleap retains a minority stake after a partial exit; Pollen Street's investment will fund international expansion, customer growth and further development of PAIR Finance's technology-led collections offering.

Capital Constellation Acquires Minority Stake in Pollen Street Capital

April 14, 2020

Financial Services

Capital Constellation, an investment vehicle managed by Wafra, has acquired a minority ownership interest in Pollen Street Capital and will provide capital to support growth of Pollen Street's private equity and credit businesses. The strategic partnership strengthens Pollen Street's ability to expand its private equity and credit strategies across the United Kingdom and Europe.

Pollen Street Invests in Wide Group S.P.A

May 16, 2023

Insurance

Pollen Street has agreed a strategic growth investment in Wide Group S.P.A, a technology-led insurance broker operating nationally in Italy. The capital will be used to accelerate Wide Group's organic growth, expand its services offering and further develop its proprietary BrokerTech platform, while the founders will continue to lead the business.

Pollen Street Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Ding

September 2, 2021

Telecommunications

Pollen Street Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Ding, the global leader in international mobile top-ups, with founder Mark Roden retaining a substantial investment. The investment will fund technology and product development, geographic expansion, and accelerate growth of Ding’s multi-channel top-up platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Pollen Street Capital Acquires Infinity International

May 14, 2019

Payments & Fintech

Pollen Street Capital has acquired UK-based corporate foreign exchange specialist Infinity International and will merge it with portfolio company Foreign Currency Direct as part of a newly created payments group that also includes Pure FX. The deal expands Pollen Street's corporate FX capability and enhances the Group's cross-border payments offering to UK and European business customers.