Macfarlanes has advised A.P. Moller Holding on its role as lead investor in digital bank Zopa’s latest equity funding round. 

Founded in 2020, Zopa is a profitable fintech unicorn that blends the agility of digital banking with 20 years of lending expertise, having lent more than £13bn to consumers in the UK to date.

The approximately €80m of new funding will be used to support Zopa’s continuous growth as it prepares to launch its flagship current account in 2025 and a pioneering GenAI proposition that seeks to reinvent how people interact with their money.

A.P. Moller Holding is one of the largest direct investors in Denmark, with $32bn of Net Asset Value. Its objective is to build and develop businesses by driving long-term value and growth through engaged and valued ownership.

The Macfarlanes team was led by corporate and M&A partners Tom Rose and Richard Burrows, supported by corporate and M&A associate Shamir Sawjani. The team also included financial services regulation partner Michael Sholem and senior associate Rachael Preston.