Can someone crack the IPO window? (TWIF 4/21)

Ibotta, a platform for digital spending-based rewards backed by Walmart,went public today at a valuation of $2.67 billion, raising $577 million. Ibotta was founded in 2011 and previously raised $93 million through its Series D.

Marex Group, a UK financial technology provider to banks, hedge funds, asset managers, and broking houses, plans to raise $323 million in a US IPO that could value it at $1.5 billion.

UK neobank Zopa announced its first full-year profit of £15.8 million in 2023 and plans to go public soon.

Russia’s MTS Bank is planning an IPO this spring that could raise up to $160 million.

European private equity firm CVC Capital Partnerslooks to raise over €1.25 billion in an IPO on the Amsterdam stock exchange at a valuation between between €13 and €15 billion.

TikTok competitor Triller is merging withAgba, a publicly-listed Hong Kong financial services company, to create a $4 billion company focused on social video, content generation, wealth management, and fintech.

Bain Capital will sell UK payroll software provider Zellis Group to private equity firm Apax Partners in a deal that values the firm at £1.25 billion.

Stock-trading company Public agreed to acquire over 15,000 brokerage accounts from Stocktwits, marking Stocktwits' exit from the stock-brokerage business. The acquisition price was not disclosed, but was reported as "sub $10 million."

TabaPay, a provider of instant bank account payment disbursal, acquired the assets and affiliates of banking-as-a-service provider Synapse Financial.

Canadian interbank network Interac Corp will acquire the exclusive Canadian rights of Toronto-based Vouchr, an engagement platform which enables users to send and receive personalized multi-media notifications along with their money transfers.

Karma Wallet, a sustainable consumer spending app, will acquire DoneGood, a marketplace for sustainable shopping.

Cloud tokenisation provider TokenEx will merge with payments orchestration platform Ixopay.

Envestnet, a publicly traded financial data and infrastructure provider with a market value of about $3.5 billion, is working withMorgan Stanley to explore options that could include a potential sale after receiving takeover interest from a group of private equity firms including Bain Capital.

Fintech digital media and events business Fintech Nexus, one of the originals in the space and the former organizer of Lendit, is pursuing a sale of its assets.

Private equity firm State Street is exploring a potential acquisition of French bank Société Générale's custody arm for a price around €1 billion.

Gen II Fund Services, a private capital fund administrator, today announced its acquisition of Crestbridge, a European provider of private capital fund administration services.