AssessFirst receives an investment from CAPZA Growth Tech

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to AssessFirst, an HR Tech company, on the recent growth investment of CAPZA Growth Tech. AssessFirst has developed a predictive recruitment SaaS solution allowing companies to predict how well candidates and employees will succeed and thrive in their job on the basis of their abilities, their motivations and their personality.

• Undisclosed
• 07/2021

Inova receives a $70 million growth investment from Carlyle [NASDAQ: CG] and NextStage

Clipperton acted as the exclusive advisor to Inova and its shareholders. Carlyle’s and NextStage’s investment will enable Inova to accelerate its growth, fund product innovation and M&A initiatives.

• $70m
• 07/2021

Lengow receives a growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners

Clipperton acted as financial advisor to Lengow on a majority-control growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners. Lengow is a leading e-commerce automation SaaS platform that connects brands and online sales channels. Lengow’s best-in-class software platform enables its customers to streamline their e-commerce strategy, allowing them to centralize, automate and optimize sales performance across a comprehensive range of channels.

• Undisclosed
• 02/2021
• Growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners

Ekimetrics raises a €24M equity round with Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance

Ekimetrics, a European leader in data science solutions, raises a combined total of €24 million in fresh capital and welcomes Tikehau Capital and Bpifrance as minority shareholders. The proceeds of the fundraising will enable Ekimetrics to fuel its international growth, and enhance its technological assets.

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Ekimetrics and its founders in this equity round.

• €24M
• 11/2020
• Private Placement

Sendinblue raises $160M in Series B funding

Clipperton acted as financial advisor to Sendinblue, its management and shareholders, in structuring a $160 million (€140 million) Private Placement aiming to establish the company as a leading all-in-one sales and marketing platform focused on small and medium businesses worldwide.

This deal ranks in the Top 3 fundraising SaaS transactions and in the Top 5 largest venture capital transactions of all time in France. It is also the highest fundraising round for any all-in-one marketing platform in the U.S. and Europe.

• $160M
• 10/2020
• Private Placement

Withings reaches a major milestone with a $60m financing round led by healthcare specialist fund Gilde Healthcare, Idinvest Partners and Bpifrance

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Withings in structuring a $60 million growth equity financing round led by healthcare specialist fund Gilde Healthcare, Idinvest Partners and Bpifrance together with co-investors including BNP Paribas Développement, Oddo BHF Private Equity, Adelie Capital.

• $60m
• 07/2020
• Private Placement

Gastrofix sold to Lightspeed POS Inc. (TSX:LSPD)

Gastrofix shareholders retained Clipperton as Sole Financial Advisor in its sale to Lightspeed POS Inc. (TSX: LSPD), to further disrupt the hospitality market.

Lightspeed POS Inc. is a leading omnichannel point of sale platform to nearly 57,000 small and medium-sized retail and restaurant locations worldwide in over 100 countries around the world.

The transaction highlights Clipperton’s capacity to serve its clients as a long-term trusted adviser until the liquidity event and beyond (as seen with Webedia, Aramis Auto etc.), and expertise in cross-border M&A transactions.

• $125 million
• 01/2020
• Sell-side

Sculpteo sold to BASF [ETR: BAS]

Founded 10 years ago and backed by XAnge and Creadev, Sculpteo is the pioneer of digital manufacturing with a full range of online 3D printing services.

By joining the world’s leading chemical company, Sculpteo 3D platform will be developed further into a global network to offer customers end-to-end industrial 3D printing solutions.

This is the 6th cross-border M&A deal advised by Clipperton recently, highlighting its expertise in managing this type of transactions, e.g. Matooma (FR) sold to Wireless Logic (UK), NetRange (DE) sold to Access Co. (JP), Vide Dressing (FR) sold to Adevinta (NO), etc.

• Sell-Side
• 11/2019

Welcome to the jungle raises €20 million to fuel growth

Gaia Capital Partners, a new growth fund focused on companies that have a positive environmental or societal impact, is leading this € 20 million round, also backed by historical investors Xange, Bpifrance, SGPA and Financière Saint-James.

The company will use the money to expand in more European countries, and launch new products such as Welcome Home, a new generation intra-enterprise communication platform.

This is already the second transaction managed by Clipperton, after a €7 million series A in May 2018.

• €20 million
• 10/2019
• Private Placement