Investment Summary

General Atlantic Invests In Back Market

On May 18, 2021, growth capital firm General Atlantic invested in e-commerce company Back Market

Investment Highlights
  • This is General Atlantic’s 12th transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 7th transaction in France.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-05-18
Target Back Market
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Back Market

Paris, France
Back Market is a tech marketplace focused on refurbished technology hardware. The company brings high-quality professionally refurbished electronic devices and appliances to customers in 13 countries. Back Market was founded in 2014 and is based in Paris, France.

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Investor

General Atlantic

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 105.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 278 of 364
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 12 of 14
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 116 of 140
Country: France M&A 7 of 8
Year: 2021 M&A 14 of 46
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