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Circeus (Shop Circle) acquisitions
Circeus (Shop Circle) is a holding company that buys and keeps software businesses based in London, UK. We track 7 of its acquisitions; the most recent was Dondy in Jul 2026. It buys most often in e-commerce and retail, ai and machine learning, legal and compliance.
circeus.com ↗Acquisitions tracked
7
Most recent deal
Jul 2026
Deal size
Not disclosed
Based in
London, UK
What Circeus (Shop Circle) buys
Mission-critical B2B software; Shop Circle remains its commerce division.
- E-commerce and retail · 3
- AI and machine learning · 2
- Legal and compliance · 1
- Developer tools and infrastructure · 1
Buys in: Europe, Global
Buying activity
2 dated deals on record in 2026, most recently Jul 2026. We list the deals we can source, so earlier years may be incomplete.
How to sell to Circeus (Shop Circle)
Included with full access, for every acquirer in the database.
- 3 contacts: intake email, forms and M&A team
- How their acquisition process runs
- Deal structure: cash, earnouts, rollover
- What happens after close
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All Circeus (Shop Circle) acquisitions
2026 · 2
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dondy | Jul 21, 2026 | AI and machine learning | — | circeus.com |
| Encodian | Jul 7, 2026 | Legal and compliance | — | circeus.com |
Date not disclosed · 5
| Company | Date | Category | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 | — | E-commerce and retail | — | circeus.com |
| Aiden | — | AI and machine learning | — | circeus.com |
| KrakenD | — | Developer tools and infrastructure | — | circeus.com |
| Releasit | — | E-commerce and retail | — | circeus.com |
| Wholesale Helper | — | E-commerce and retail | — | circeus.com |
Capital raised
- Debt financing from EBRD · Debt facilityEBRD$120.0M · —
- Expanded credit facility (Shop Circle) · Debt facility$100.0M · —