Noerr advises US investor Disruptive Technology Advisers in USD 250m Series D financing round of Forto

Led by our partners Felix Blobel and Dominik Rompza, our firm advised US investor Disruptive Technology Advisers LLC as lead investor in a Series D financing round for Berlin-based Forto.

Forto, a leading provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions has raised USD 250 million in a pre-emptive Series D investment round led by Disruptive Technology Advisers LLC. Existing investors, including Softbank Vision Fund 2, G Squared, Northzone, Unbound, and A.P. Moeller Holding also participated in the financing round which places the company valuation at USD 2.1 billion.

The new funding builds upon the company's significant financial position, with the total investment raised over USD 600 million to date. Forto had already achieved unicorn status in 2021 and stands for scalable logistics technologies that enable customers to digitally manage their global supply chain from the manufacturer to the end customer.

Disruptive, founded in 2012, is a leading global investment firm for best-in-class private technology companies and sophisticated investors around the world. Over the last decade, it has established its reputation as a reliable and flexible source of capital through primary and secondary equity, debt, and structured product investments. Disruptive's capital is sourced from many of the world's largest investors including family offices, international corporations, hedge funds, and the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds.

The transaction is expected to conclude in the next few weeks.

Noerr is one of the leading law firms in the field of venture capital and growth capital and regularly advises investors and growth companies on large-volume and complex financing and exit transactions. The firm also frequently advises on cross-border transactions in the EU/US context. US-based law firm, Maynard Cooper & Gale, advised on US law aspects of the transaction.

German legal publisher Juve rates our venture capital practice with five stars in the Handbook of Business Law Firms and ranks our Berlin partner Felix Blobel among the "leading advisors for venture capital".

Advisor Disruptive Technology: Noerr Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Lead: Felix Blobel, Dominik Rompza (partners, Private Equity, Berlin)

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