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Venture Capital
• Qomodo, a Milan-based payment solution for physical merchants, raised €13.5m in Series A funding. RTP Global and LMDV Capital led the round with participation from Proximity Capital and Primo Capital. Go deeper
• Shippeo, a French shipping software startup, raised $30m. Toyota's Woven Capital led, and was joined by Battery Ventures, Partech, NGP Capital, Bpifrance Digital Venture, LFX Venture Partners, Shift4Good, and Yamaha Motor Ventures. Go deeper
Private Equity
• Advent is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire the mainland Chinese operations of contact lens maker Ginko International. A deal could be valued at over $1.1b. EQT backs Ginko. Go deeper
M&A
• PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Austin, Texas-based tortilla-chip maker Siete Foods. The company had raised over $90 million from Stripes, AF Ventures, Bee Cave Capital, and Chaucer Global. Go deeper
Public Offerings
• The Azadea Group, a Beirut-based operator of Zara clothing and Virgin Megastore chains in the Middle East, is weighing an IPO, per Bloomberg. It was last valued at over $1b. Go deeper
