DLA Piper advises Heliad Equity Partners on USD40m Series B funding round of InstaFreight

DLA Piper has advised Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA (Heliad) as one of the lead investors together with the European Investment Bank (EIB) in a USD40 million Series B round of digital logistics company InstaFreight. All previous investors of InstaFreight have also participated in the new financing round.

InstaFreight is one of Europe’s fastest growing log-tech start-ups and offers both efficient and digital transport services as well as transport management with its digital solutions. This involves holistic digital logistics concepts for the industry and trade sector. Thanks to the digital business model, the new investments will enhance the resilience of supply chains by providing even more capacity for European land transport and using it more efficiently. Founded in 2016, InstaFreight employs more than 200 people across Europe and carries out several thousand transports per week.

Heliad is a listed investment company with a mission to empower both entrepreneurs and investors. The company invests in market leading companies across various verticals and regions to power their next phase of growth. Heliad supports companies pre, at and post IPO and also acts as a gateway to public equity capital markets.

The DLA Piper team led by partner Simon Vogel (Corporate/Venture Capital, Munich) also included senior associate Friederike Rickers (Corporate/M&A, Hamburg).