Forge Europe - a joint venture of Deutsche Boerse and Forge Global - launched in Berlin in October 2022. It is the European marketplace for direct secondary transactions in late stage / pre-IPO startups. Forge Global, in which Deutsche Boerse is also invested in the US, has already transacted $13bn in volume via the US platform; $600m+ thereof in an European context in startups like Spotify (before the listing), Revolut or Klarna.
April 29, 2026 – Illuminate Financial has closed its fourth fund, bringing together eight of the world's leading financial institutions to back Enterprise AI and Fintech companies building the infrastructure of tomorrow's financial services industry.
April 28, 2026 – Deutsche Börse Group has invested in Performativ, a Denmark-based company that offers a next-generation investment management system for the wealth management industry.
April 14, 2026 – The partnership encompasses regulated crypto, tokenized markets and derivatives, as well as enhanced liquidity for institutional clients across geographies.
April 13, 2026 – Deutsche Börse Group has invested in MerQube, a US-based technology-led research and index firm specializing in the design and calculation of innovative rules-based investment strategies and passive solutions.
