Greenweez secures €3.5m in funding to accelerate growth.
Clipperton Finance acted as Sole Manager of the transaction.
Paris – March, 2013 – Clipperton Finance, a leading European corporate finance boutique focused on the High Tech and Media industries, today announced the closing of a €3.5 million Series B round of financing for Greenweez, the leading French website dedicated to “healthy living” / well being products, to accelerate growth and expand internationally. This funding round has been led by Aqua Asset Management who have been joined by Sigma Partners and Lescot Invest as well as existing investors APlus Finance.
Commenting on the transaction, Romain Roy, co-founder and CEO of Greenweez, said: “We are very proud to have built a fast growing business that offers a simple way to purchase products that are both environmentally-friendly and good for people’s health at the best price possible.” Romain added: “Clipperton’s added value all through the process has been outstanding. Their perfect understanding of our business model and their creativity has allowed us to close a very nice deal. We’ve definitely started a long term partnership with Clipperton.”
Thibaut Revel, Partner with Clipperton Finance and in charge of the transaction, commented the new round: “Greenweez is already leader on its local market and this new round will enable the Company to execute its ambitious development plan on new verticals and new geographies. We are delighted to have helped Greenweez enter a new & exciting phase of their growth.”
For more information, please contact:
Greenweez
Romain Roy, roy@greenweez.com
Carl De Miranda, cdemiranda@greenweez.com
Clipperton Finance
Thibaut Revel, Partner, trevel@clipperton.net
Antoine Ganancia, Associate, aganancia@clipperton.net
About Clipperton Finance
Clipperton Finance is a European corporate finance boutique exclusively dedicated to the HighTech and Media industries. Clipperton Finance advises high growth companies on financial transactions, fundraisings, capital increases and Mergers & Acquisitions. With a team based in London, Berlin, and Paris and an international reach, Clipperton Finance is a European leader in the sector. The team has successfully structured more than fifty high level international transactions in the European High Tech sector. For more information, visit www.clipperton.net