$45B valuation — Revolut becomes Europe’s most precious private tech firm

UK fintech Revolut has been valued at $45bn following a share sale by employees, making it Europe’s most valuable private tech company and shaking up the world of traditional finance.  An employee share sale is when staff sell their company shares either to the company they work for, external investors, or on the open market. In Revolut’s case, its employees sold a portion of their shares to investors including Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global, among others.   Revolut’s new valuation puts it above the market capitalisation of most of Britain’s oldest banks, including Barclays, Lloyds Bank, and NatWest. Only…

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