GWC’s investment will support Quivo in executing its ambitious growth strategy, expanding into GCC markets, and further strengthening its market-leading logistics technology platform.

Cet article <strong>Quivo</strong>, the leading next-generation digital fulfillment platform, receives a strategic growth investment from Gulf Warehousing Company est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

As a leading provider of software and service solutions for IT and Customer Service Knowledge Management, USU is extending its position towards European market leadership through this acquisition.

Cet article <strong>Mayday</strong> is joining forces with USU, shaping the European leader in knowledge management est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Great Hill’s investment will support the accelerated build-out of Peter Park’s salesforce and market-leading technology, expand its footprint, and help continue executing its ambitious growth strategy.

Cet article <strong>Peter Park</strong>, the leading European provider of AI parking automation solutions, receives a strategic growth investment by Great Hill Partners, bringing total funding to more than €100 million est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Integrating Blumatix solutions into the CSS portfolio aims to provide comprehensive AI functions that significantly increase value creation for companies through more efficient and intelligent processes.

Blumatix, founded in 2010, is an independent organization within the CSS Group even after the takeover. As part of CSS, Blumatix can offer a broader and more powerful portfolio of AI solutions. Blumatix and CSS customers and partners benefit from innovative technologies that offer a significantly higher level of automation.

Cet article <strong>Blumatix</strong> sold its majority stake to Carlyle’s portfolio company CSS Group est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Thanks to this new partnership with Redslim, Astorg will support the company’s growth, including a plan to accelerate R&D and platform investments and drive growth beyond Europe and existing verticals.

This transaction is the 13th LBO deal advised by Clipperton over the last 12 months.

Cet article <strong>Astorg</strong> acquires a majority stake in Redslim, a data management services provider, supporting its growth and international expansion beyond Europe est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

By joining Hager Group, advizeo will benefit from the expertise and resources of a world leader in energy management. This strategic alliance is an exceptional opportunity for advizeo to strengthen its growth and explore new markets, particularly internationally.

Cet article <strong>advizeo</strong> joins Hager Group to strengthen its leadership in France and accelerate its international development est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>myClubs</strong> is acquired by Urban Sports Club, the European leader in online fitness and corporate wellness est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The platform combines Neural Concept’s proprietary technology with unique data analysis, MLOps, and application deployment capabilities to make Engineering Intelligence the central paradigm of the product simulation and development processes.

This deal solidifies Clipperton’s expertise in advising European category leaders in their acceleration rounds, including Kinvent’s €25m growth financing with Crédit Mutuel Innovation, MassMutual Ventures, and Elaia.

Cet article Engineering AI platform <strong>Neural Concept</strong> raises a $27m Series B led by Forestay Capital est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The company, known for its collaborations and white-label technology, offers versatile solutions for all industries and is a pioneer in intelligent document processing (IDP) by integrating innovative AI with machine learning for automated document processing.

This transaction is evidence of Clipperton’s strong track record in executing transactions on behalf of European technology champions with strategic acquirers – including the sale of Smartlook to Cisco or the recent merger of Vade with Hornet Security.

This marks a further significant milestone of a successful start into 2024 for Clipperton’s German team.

Cet article <strong>natif.ai</strong> is acquired by DocuWare est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This partnership aims to position the group as the preeminent cybersecurity software provider for customers and partners, who will benefit from a more extensive product offering positioning Hornetsecurity as a global reference for cloud-based cybersecurity services.

This deal illustrates Clipperton’s increasing focus in the cybersecurity segment, following the recent transactions involving HarfangLab and Advens. This deal further marks the 13th cross-border transaction advised by Clipperton in the past 12 months.

Cet article <strong>Vade</strong> joins Hornetsecurity, creating a European cybersecurity leader est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Eskimoz, a Martech leader specializing in web traffic acquisition (SEO, SEA, Content, Data) has acquired Semtrix, a German leader in SEO services based in Düsseldorf, with 50 employees. 

Philippe Charbonnier, Managing Director at Natixis Partners, led the debt financing process of the transaction.

Following the successive takeovers of Sembox in Italy and Digital Uncut in the UK, as well as the opening of an office in Spain, Eskimoz reinforces its pan-European leader position in web traffic acquisition.

Cet article Marketing Technology leader <strong>Eskimoz</strong> pursues its European expansion with the acquisition of German-based Semtrix est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

With its market-leading solution portfolio of IaaS, PaaS, and edge infrastructure, the cloud & edge business will establish a new cloud & edge competence center within WIIT while further accelerating its pan-European growth trajectory.

This transaction illustrates Clipperton’s strong track record in executing transactions on behalf of European infrastructure software companies with strategic acquirers – including gridscale’s recent sale to OVHcloud, Smartlook’s recent sale to Cisco, Gandi’s recent sale to Total Webhosting Solutions and Dan.com’s recent sale to GoDaddy.

Cet article Cloud & Edge Platform Business of <strong>German Edge Cloud</strong> is acquired by European IT services leader WIIT est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

With its market-leading hyperconverged infrastructure PaaS solution, gridscale will add mission-critical capabilities to OVHcloud’s public cloud business while further accelerating its pan-European growth trajectory.

This deal illustrates Clipperton’s strong track record in executing transactions on behalf of European infrastructure software companies with strategic acquirers – including Smartlook’s recent sale to Cisco, Gandi’s recent sale to Total Webhosting Solutions and Dan.com’s recent sale to GoDaddy. In addition, this is the fourth transaction in 2023 that has been led by Clipperton’s German team.

Cet article <strong>gridscale</strong> sold to OVHcloud [EURONEXT:OVH] est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Taurus will use this new funding to invest in its platform to service the world’s largest banks on any type of digital assets (cryptocurrencies, tokenized securities, and digital currencies) and to accelerate its technology sales expansion with new offices in Europe, UAE, and soon after in the Americas and South-East Asia.

Cet article <strong>Taurus</strong> raises $65m led by Credit Suisse, with the participation of Deutsche Bank, Pictet Group, Arab Bank Switzerland and Investis est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This new funding will enable Welcome to the Jungle to ramp up its employer branding solutions in France and expand globally, with a specific focus on the USA.

This deal is testament to Clipperton’s ability to build long-term relationships with its clients – having advised Welcome to the Jungle in 2019 on its €20m financing round led by Gaia Capital Partners and in 2017 on its series A financing round led by XAnge.

Cet article <strong>Welcome to the Jungle</strong> raises a €50m series C round est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to eatclever, the virtual delivery brand market leader in the DACH region, on its sale to Peckwater Brands, Europe’s largest operator of virtual food brands.

eatclever was founded in 2015 by Marco Langhoff, Robin Himmels, and Mohamed Chahin, providing virtual food delivery brands to German, Austria,n and Swiss markets, and operates a team of 30 people out of its head office in Hamburg.

Peckwater will add eatclever’s food brands to its portfolio, including taste&soul, Chicos, and KoChi (Korean Fried Chicken).

Cet article <strong>Eatclever</strong> is sold to Peckwater Brands est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Flyability</strong> raises CHF 15m led by SBI Investment with the participation of Cargill and Verve Ventures est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Launched only 14 months ago by Henri Capoul, Guillaume Luscan, and Jérémy Gotteland, Cajoo pioneered the Q-Commerce boom in France. Cajoo is transforming everyday groceries with a full-stack model, offering a wide & highly-curated range of products delivered at home within 15-min click to door.

The acquisition of Cajoo will help Flink boost its national expansion, assortment and customer base in the key French market and further consolidate its leading position in Europe.

Carrefour, early investor and exclusive retail partner of Cajoo, will become the exclusive partner for the French market for Flink and a direct shareholder in the company.

Cet article <strong>Cajoo</strong>, the French Q-Commerce pioneer, joins forces with Berlin-based unicorn Flink est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This transaction is a landmark deal in the sport tech industry and marks the creation of the leading European player in the corporate sports segment. This is testament of Clipperton’s fast growing track record in the digital health and consumer subscription space. Notable recent transactions in the segment include advising 8fit on its sale to Withings, Merieux’ on the $150m financing round of Dental Monitoring at a $1bn valuation, Inova on its $70m investment by Carlyle and a large fundraise for a leading mindfulness platform (confidential).

Cet article <strong>Gymlib</strong> is joining forces with EGYM est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Eijsink</strong>, a leading SaaS vendor for cloud-based POS systems and digital solutions in Benelux, is sold to Metro est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

8fit has firmly established itself as one of the leaders in healthy lifestyle consumer subscription, offering a balanced programme of fitness, mindfulness and nutrition to more than 30 million users worldwide.

The acquisition of 8fit will allow Withings to strengthen its capabilities to provide value-added support to users, expand its global user footprint, develop cross-sell synergies and substantially enrich its digital platform with a vast library of valuable content.

Cet article <strong>8fit</strong>, a globally leading digital wellness platform, is sold to Withings est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This transaction showcases Clipperton’s expertise in the e-commerce field (with previous transactions such as Cubyn’s €35m fundraising or the sale of Potager City to Carrefour) and ability to complete cross-border M&A transactions (preceding transactions including the sale of innosabi to Questel Group and Gastrofix to Lightspeed POS).

Cet article <strong>PremiumXL</strong> sold a majority stake to Verdane est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This transaction showcases Clipperton’s know-how in the Foodtech and e-commerce field (previous transactions including Carrefour’s (ENXTPA:CA) sale of Rue du Commerce, Potager City’s and Quitoque’s sale to Carrefour, Glovo’s €30M fundraising, etc.).

Cet article <strong>La Ruche Qui Dit Oui!</strong> receives an investment from Cipio Partners est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This transaction is a truly Pan-European success story in a largely US dominated sector. Clipperton succeeded in bringing together two leading innovation management companies, underlining the strength of our network across innovative and fast-growing technology companies in Europe.

Cet article <strong>innosabi</strong> is joining Questel Group est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

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, Aramisauto, etc.) and expertise in cross-border M&A transactions.

Cet article <strong>Gastrofix</strong> sold to Lightspeed POS Inc. (TSX:LSPD) est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The acquisition will enable Smart Adserver to build a leading independent ad monetization platform aiming at aligning supply and demand to deliver financial and operational efficiency to advertisers and digital publishers.

The transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise in cross-border M&A transactions, especially Franco-German deals, after a series of technology transactions in the past months: Sculpteo sold to BASF, givve sold to Up Group, acquisition of Cheerz by Cewe.

Cet article <strong>Equativ (formerly Smart)</strong> acquires LiquidM est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

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 within the last 16 months, 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.

Cet article <strong>Sculpteo</strong> sold to BASF [ETR: BAS] est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

With this strategic move, ACCESS Europe GmbH. will be able to deploy best-in-class solutions spanning the entire connected entertainment portfolio inside the home, on the go and in connected vehicles worldwide.

The transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise in cross-border M&A transactions after a series of completed deals in 2018.

Cet article <strong>NetRange</strong>, the leading provider of cloud-based infotainment solutions for connected cars & smart TV’s sold to ACCESS Europe GmbH est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Gridscale will use the funds for additional key hires, further build out its leading tech offering and accelerate international expansion.

Cet article <strong>Gridscale</strong> raises €7 million to fuel growth est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The transaction follows a series of landmark cross-border M&A deals announced by Clipperton since January 2018 including the acquisition of Cheerz by Cewe (France/Germany), the acquisition of Cardoen by Aramisauto (Belgium/France), and the sale of givve to the Up Group (Germany/France).

Cet article <strong>Musement</strong> sold to TUI Group est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

With this transaction, Clipperton demonstrates once again its capacity to accompany its clients in their cross-border operations.

The transaction follows a series of transforming M&A deals announced by Clipperton since January 2018 including the acquisition of Cheerz by Cewe [CWC.F], the acquisition of Cardoen by Aramisauto, the sale of Foodcheri to Sodexo [SW.PA] and the sale of Quitoque to Carrefour Group [CA.PA].

Cet article German Fintech Start-up givve sold to the Up Group est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Clipperton advises a blue-chip German client on a French acquisition, leveraging his pan-European footprint. Consumer Internet is more than ever a key focus for Clipperton and this transaction strengthens its expertise in the field.

This acquisition is the third deal for Clipperton in the space of online photo printing, following the sale of Photoweb to Exacompta-Clairefontaine and the subsequent acquisition of Lalalab by Photoweb.

Cet article <strong>Cewe</strong> acquires leading French photo app specialist Cheerz est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

In the joint venture deal announced today, Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) was officially launched – becoming Africa’s classifieds leader, comprising some of the continent’s leading homegrown brands, including OAM’s Jobberman, Brighter Monday, Cheki, BuyRent Kenya, PrivateProperty Nigeria and Ringier Africa’s Expat-Dakar, ZoomTanzania and PigiaMe.

Jointly, the existing shareholders of both companies have committed to continue to significantly invest into the JV to build out its market leadership.

Cet article <strong>Ringier Africa</strong> & One Africa Media enter into classifieds joint venture est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The Series B round was syndicated by two new investors, the strategic investor Radeberger Group and the Dutch growth investor Endeit Capital, followed by existing investor Entreé Capital.

Cet article <strong>Gastrofix</strong> announces new financing round with Radeberger Group and Endeit Capital est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The funding was provided by new investors Omnes Capital, and CommerzVentures, with the participation of historical investor Oddo BHF via its investment vehicle Generation New Tech.

Cet article Leading Personal Finance Management app <strong>Bankin’</strong> raises €7m est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Real, belonging to the Dusseldorf Metro Group, is acquiring Hitmeister to pursue its digitisation efforts and to strengthen the online business growth. With over 200,000 and a turnover of around EUR 59 billion , Metro is currently the biggest German retail company and is also one of the major large companies internationally.

Cet article <strong>Hitmeister</strong> sold to Real (Metro Group) est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Menlook</strong> acquires German company Frontlineshop est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Webedia</strong> acquires IDG Entertainment, the gaming unit of IDG Media est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Asgoodasnew</strong> receives €11m Series C est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Ad2games will use the funds to further invest in its user acquisition and traffic monetization platform, accelerate the global expansion of its business and hire additional experts for its IT team with over 30 new positions available.

Cet article <strong>Ad2games</strong> (Hitfox group) secures $9m Series A est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article Learnship enters a strategic alliance with Cartus (US) est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Webedia</strong> acquires Germany’s leading movie portal Moviepilot est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This funding round has been led by Highland Capital Partners and Endeavour Vision, who have been joined by existing investors A Plus Finance and CM-CIC Capital Privé.

Cet article <strong>Spartoo</strong> secures €12m in funding est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Major telecom operator Swisscom and Reliance Technology Ventures Limited, the corporate venture capital arm of Reliance ADA Group of India join BpiFrance as new Sequans minority investors, and European investment bank NATIXIS is the primary participant in the convertible debt financing.

Cet article <strong>Sequans</strong> raises $28m to strengthen its foothold in the market est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.