Investment Summary

eEquity Invests In Swap.com

On December 12, 2016, growth capital firm eEquity invested in e-commerce company Swap.com

Investment Highlights
  • This is eEquity’s 4th transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is eEquity’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is eEquity’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary
Date 2016-12-12
Target Swap.com
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) eEquity
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Swap.com

Woodridge, Illinois, United States
Swap.com enables a community of thrifters to find affordable, quality secondhand apparel for the whole family. Being an online thrift store, Swap.com makes it easier than ever to filter through like-new, pre-owned clothing. Swap.com was launched in 2012 and is headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

eEquity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 300M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

eEquity is a private equity firm focused on investing in Nordic internet and e-commerce companies. eEquity invests primarily in entrepreneur-led growth companies with potential to become market leaders. eEquity was formed in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 29
Sector (E-Commerce) 4 of 8
Type (Growth Capital) 6 of 27
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-26 Swiss Clinic

Stockholm, Sweden

Swiss Clinic is an online player in skincare and cosmetics. Swiss Clinic’s vision is to deliver high technological beauty products and treatments online. Swiss Clinic was founded in 2011 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-23 Refunder

Stockholm, Sweden

Refunder is the major cashback site in the Nordics with over 600,000 members in Sweden and over 100,000 members in Poland. Refunder is channeling over SEK 1.4 billion YoY to its connected retailers and has become an important performance channel for more than 1,700 retailers in Sweden and Poland like H&M, Zalando, MediaMarkt, Hotels.com, Hemköp, Adlibris, CDON, Elon, NordicFeel, etc. Refunder was founded in 2013 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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