Funding and Investment Roundup: Compass, Vend, Pipeimob

There's a major acquisition in the United States to start off this week's Funding and Investment Roundup...

North America: Compass to acquire Anywhere

The American brokerage Compass is set to acquire Anywhere Real Estate for approximately $1.6 billion, following unanimous approval of the Boards of Directors of both companies.

Compass is expected to pay circa $4.2 billion in total as the brokerage absorbs Anywhere's debt.

Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Anywhere common stock will be exchanged for 1.436 shares of Compass Class A common stock, which represents a value of $13.01 per Anywhere common stock.

Compass shareholders will own 78% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis, while Anywhere shareholders will own the remaining 22%. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $10 billion, including the assumption of debt.

The transaction is expected to diversify Compass by adding over $1 billion in revenue from Anywhere's established franchise, title and escrow, and relocation operations.

The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.

Robert Reffkin, founder and CEO at Compass, said:

"Today marks a monumental step towards our mission to empower real estate professionals with everything they need to grow their business and better serve their clients. I have deep respect for Anywhere's leadership, agents, employees, culture, and brands. By bringing together two of the best companies in our industry, while preserving the unique independence of Anywhere's leading brands, we now have the resources to build a place where real estate professionals can thrive for decades to come."

Ryan Schneider, president and CEO at Anywhere, added:

"We are excited to unite our renowned brands, international footprint, and leading businesses to build a better real estate experience in concert with Compass. We have a unique opportunity to utilize the incredible breadth of talent across our companies, especially our world-class agents and franchisees, to deliver even more value to home buyers and home sellers across every phase of the home buying and home selling experience."

Anywhere is the parent company of several leading real estate brokerage brands and service businesses, including Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Corcoran, ERA, and Sotheby’s International Realty.

The company’s franchise brands have approximately 18,000 offices and over 300,000 independent sales associates working in 119 countries and territories around the world.

Compass is the largest residential real estate brokerage in the United States by sales volume.

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Europe: Vend set to sell Lendo to Clar Global for $101M

Vend Marketplaces (formerly Schibsted Marketplaces) has agreed to sell its fintech subsidiary, Lendo Group, to Sweden's Clar Group, in a deal valued at NOK 1 billion (USD 101 million).

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.

Clar is an international fintech leader in credit brokerage and invests in Lendo after Vend decided it would only focus on marketplaces.

Clar CEO Per Grandstrand said:

"This acquisition is a significant step for Clar. We are combining Clar’s global operations with Lendo Group’s strong local brands in the Nordics, giving us unique reach and creating added value for both users and partners.

"Lendo Group is the perfect complement to Clar’s global operations, enabling us to take a significant step forward in strengthening our presence in the Nordic region and continuing our global expansion. As a global financial technology leader, we are committed to accelerating Lendo Group’s expansion and strengthening its leadership in the Nordics, while at the same time unlocking the considerable cross-regional opportunities that come with integrating such trusted and established fintech brands into Clar."

Vend CEO Christian Printzell Halvorsen said the sale of Lendo Group "marks another milestone in our journey to simplify our portfolio and transform into a pure-play marketplaces company in the Nordic region."

Clar is a global digital broker connecting over 50 million consumers across 11 markets on four continents. Lendo Group will continue to operate under its current brands as part of Clar.

Latin America: Pipeimob raises $3 million as it moves towards rentals

The Brazilian startup Pipeimob has raised a $3 million seed round led by global venture capital firm Headline.

Pipeimob—which integrates Transaction Relationship Management (TRM) with embedded fintech tools, digitising the entire real estate transaction flow—says it will use the funds to pivot towards Brazil's rentals market.

Roberto Nascimento, founder at Pipeimob, said:

"Our entry into the rental market comes directly from client demand—they want a single solution to manage both transactions and finances. This funding helps us scale this offering."

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