FT Partners Advises Nutmeg on its £45 million Series E Financing
Overview of Transaction
- On January 22, 2019, Nutmeg announced it has raised £45 million in its Series E financing round led by Goldman Sachs and Convoy
- Goldman Sachs’ Principal Strategic Investments Group is a new investor in the Nutmeg platform, while Convoy, a Hong Kong-based financial advisory firm, is investing for a second time
- Convoy first invested in Nutmeg in November 2016
- Headquartered in London, Nutmeg is a digital wealth manager operating in the U.K. and Asia (Hong Kong / Taiwan)
- Nutmeg provides bespoke automated advice and discretionary portfolio management with exposure to multiple asset classes, through its diversified ETF-based portfolios
- Nutmeg serves more than 60,000 active investors and manages approximately £1.5 billion in assets under management
Significance of Transaction
- Nutmeg’s Series E financing is the largest funding round by a European digital wealth manager to-date
- Demonstrates Goldman Sachs’ continued focus on consumer facing FinTech following the launch of Marcus, its online savings account in the UK
FT Partners' Role
- FT Partners served as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Nutmeg
- This transaction underscores FT Partners' strong domain expertise and successful track record in the WealthTech space