The tender alleviates employees' liquidity concerns, temporarily removing one of the forces that could have pushed the AI and data analytics company to finally IPO.
The employee and early investor auction valued the workplace trust company at over £100 million and marked the third transaction conducted under the PISCES framework.
Existing investors in the German robotics startup, including Sequoia and Lightspeed, participated alongside new backers.
The $300 million secondary share sale was led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price and brought in new investors, including EQT, Goldman Sachs, and Sapphire Ventures.
The deal takes liquidity generated for employees and investors to roughly $220 million in just over a year.
Pinnacle first backed the Saudi hospitality startup's $72 million Series B in 2025, when Gathern was valued at more than $267 million.
The transaction will reportedly value the India-based D2C lifestyle brand at up to $521 million, more than 3x its last reported mark.
The Mumbai-based PE firm reportedly acquired a 2–3% stake from early investors, employees, and some founder-owned entities in the ad tech company.
Pinnacle Growth & Secondary Fund combined primary capital and secondary share purchases in the automotive platform.
The financing includes a mix of secondary and primary capital, as TabaPay plans to acquire Transact Bank and support TabaPay's product roadmap.
