Cet article <strong>Instant System</strong>, European MaaS leader, opens its capital to Meanings Capital Partners and Bpifrance to accelerate its international expansion est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

With this acquisition, Ouster now offers Physical AI’s first unified sensing and perception platform, combining high-performance digital lidar, cameras, AI compute, sensor fusion and perception software, and cutting-edge AI models.

Cet article <strong>Stereolabs</strong> and Ouster Join Forces to Create a World-Leading Sensing & Perception Company est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

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.

Cet article UBI Solutions, the European leader in traceability solutions, secures €70 million in new funding led by <strong>RAISE Invest</strong> to accelerate its growth est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Clipperton and Natixis Partners acted as financial advisors to Antin Infrastructure Partners in this transaction. 

Cet article <strong>Antin</strong> acquired a majority stake in Matawan, a leading smart mobility platform est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise in advising technology leaders at the forefront of Industry 4.0, combining advanced automation, robotics, and digital transformation to redefine manufacturing standards.

Cet article EssilorLuxottica acquires <strong>Automation & Robotics</strong>, advancing high-performance solutions in ophthalmic manufacturing est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This operation will enable the French company to accelerate its growth strategy and intensify its expansion, both in France and internationally.

Cet article <strong>Elum Energy</strong> receives an investment from Eiffel Investment Group 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.

The investment round comes as a major milestone for the Company, which is about to release the most powerful, energy-efficient, and cost-disruptive AI inference chip as an alternative to current solutions offered by global market leaders.

Cet article <strong>VSORA</strong>, the global innovator in ultra-high performance computing, secured a €40 million investment to bring the world’s most powerful, energy-efficient, and cost-disruptive AI chip to market est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This funding will help the company reinforce its production capacity, as well as structure and expand its commercial offering across France and Europe. 

Cet article <strong>Galam Robotics</strong> raises a €10m Series A led by Supernova Invest and Bpifrance 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.

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.

This Series B funding will support the company’s ambitious growth plans to address the booming global renewable market, including a U.S. launch, as well as product evolution within the energy storage and EV integration categories.

Cet article <strong>Elum Energy</strong> raises a $13m Series B led by Energize Capital, with participation from existing investors Alter Equity and Cota Capital est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Established in 2017 and based in Brussels, Cowboy specializes in electric bikes designed for urban riders. Recognized with numerous design awards, the company became the first e-bike manufacturer to earn B-Corp certification in 2022, reflecting its commitment to high social and environmental standards.

The company states that the funding will position it as a leader in the rapidly expanding e-bike market, projected to grow fourfold to €150 billion by 2032. Cowboy also anticipates “accelerated growth” in 2025, the year it aims to reach profitability. It highlights significant improvements in business performance, including better unit economics and higher margins.

Cet article <strong>Cowboy</strong>, the Belgian hyper-connected e-bike pioneer, receives an investment led by Cypress Capital est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

A French company based in Meyreuil, Presto Engineering specializes in the design and production of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for major players in the manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, and telecom sectors.

With DENTRESSANGLE’s support Presto is establishing itself as a platform for consolidation in Europe’s ASIC sector.

Cet article <strong>DENTRESSANGLE Capital</strong> acquires a majority stake of Presto Engineering 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.

With those new strategic investors, CLAREO intends to accelerate its development and become a benchmark in the LED lighting market in France and Europe.

This transaction further highlights Clipperton’s proficiency in executing LBOs, its deal management capabilities as well as debt structuring know-how.

Cet article <strong>Clareo Lighting</strong> received a €35m investment from Nextstage AM, MI3, BNP Paribas Devéloppement, and Adelie est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The investment from Scottish Equity Partners and Bpifrance aims to support Braincube’s global expansion and to consolidate its international leadership in industrial AI.

This deal solidifies Clipperton’s role as a leading financial advisor for European SaaS leaders, crafting large transactions with international investors or acquirers. Notably, this marks Clipperton’s 13th concluded SaaS deal this year.

Cet article <strong>Braincube</strong> raises €83m with Scottish Equity Partners and Bpifrance est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Groupe Sinari has established leadership position as a provider of software solutions for the road haulage and logistics sector and pursue an ambitious development strategy across Europe. With 260 employees and offices in France and Belgium, Sinari supports its customers in the transport and logistics sectors, helping them meet the challenges of tomorrow.

With revenues amounting to almost 40 million euros and more than 6,000 customers, Sinari will further accelerate with this new LBO in which BDC acquired a majority stake, alongside its existing shareholders New Alpha Verto and the management.

Cet article <strong>Bridgepoint Development Capital</strong> acquires a majority stake in Groupe Sinari est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Exotrail’s new $58M Series B round is a landmark transaction in the Space Tech industry globally. It is further evidence of Clipperton’s expertise in the New Space segment after the $20m Series B of Preligens (a Security & Defence AI software company). It also highlights the firm’s unique know-how in accompanying advanced hardware scale-ups in their financial transactions, as shown by recent transactions successfully concluded for Flyability (CHF 15 million round) and Solem (majority investment from Quilvest).

Cet article <strong>Exotrail</strong> raises a Series B of $58 million with Bpifrance, Eurazeo and CELAD with the participation of existing investors 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.

EcoVadis is the world’s largest provider of ESG ratings to global supply chains, financial institutions or public organizations to help them monitor and improve the sustainability performance of their business and trading partners. 

With this transaction, Ecovadis becomes the 27th French Unicorn and defines a new category. 

Cet article <strong>Astorg</strong> invests $500m in EcoVadis along with General Atlantic (BeyondNetZero) and GIC est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Founded in 2005 by Jean de Broissia (CEO) and Pierre Lavigne (CTO) and headquartered in France, Praxedo offers best-of-breed Field Service Management software solutions allowing its customers to manage their field teams interventions by collecting and processing data in real time.

Praxedo will use this new funding to further accelerate its expansion, both in Europe and the United States, and to reinforce its leading position in FSM solutions.

Cet article <strong>MBO+</strong>‘s growth investment in Praxedo est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

To accelerate growth and deploy Augmented Bike Networks across all regions, Fifteen has raised €40 million in a funding round with Eiffel Investment Group, a leading impact investment fund; the evergreen fund 2050; several independent investors, and existing shareholders. 

This deal confirms Clipperton’s expertise in mobility and Cleantech, with this being the third transaction in the last 12 months in this field after the fundraising of Tucoenergie and the union between Smoove and Zoov.

Cet article <strong>Fifteen</strong> raises €40m with lead investors Eiffel Essentiel and 2050 est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Packlink</strong>, Europe’s leading shipping platform, is sold to Thoma Bravo’s portfolio company, Auctane est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This transaction demonstrates Clipperton’s extensive expertise in the IoT space, following recent deals such as Withings ($60m financing with Gilde Healthcare, Eurazeo and Bpifrance), and Matooma (IoT communication solutions, sold to Wireless Logic).

Cet article <strong>Solem</strong> is joining Quilvest Capital Partners est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Merging with Zoov, the technological benchmark for self-service e-bikes, the new Smoove & Zoov entity is set to have the unique ability to address large business-to-government bike sharing tenders globally, while being more technology advanced than new free-floating entrants. It will therefore contribute to massively accelerate the modal shift from cars to bikes.

This deal highlights Clipperton’s expertise in micromobility as well as Cleantech, with this being the second transaction in 2021 in the field of ecological transition after the fundraising of TUCOENERGIE.

Cet article <strong>Zoov</strong> are joining forces to create a European sustainable mobility champion Fifteen est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>TUCOENERGIE</strong> raises a €14M equity round with lead investor IDI and Raise est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise on the Mobility and Consumer Internet sector, strong understanding of multi-local expansion models and capacity to serve as the adviser of choice for growth equity transactions for European tech companies

Cet article <strong>Stych (formerly named Auto-école.net)</strong> raises a Series B round 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.

Idinvest Partners led the funding round which included new investors Orange Digital Ventures, SNCF Digital Ventures, BNP Paribas Développement and existing shareholders Hi inov, Fonds Ambition Numérique managed by Bpifrance, and Aurinvest.

Cet article <strong>Famoco</strong> secures €11M financing round to fuel international growth est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This funding round has been led by Idinvest and Ecomobility Ventures, with the participation of historical investors including CapHorn Invest.

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

Cet article Michelin takes a minority stake in Symbio est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Sequans Communications is a 4G chipmaker providing LTE and WiMAX chips to leading OEMs and ODMs worldwide. BPIfrance participated in the transaction, investing $8.6 million through its newly created Large Venture Fund.

Cet article <strong>Sequans</strong> raises $26m in their public offering est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article McPhy Energy secures €13.7m financing est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Let It Wave delivers award winning and patent-pending technology for video Frame Rate Conversion and image enhancement capabilities for flat panel televisions and other consumer electronics products.

Cet article <strong>Let it Wave</strong> acquired by Zoran Corporation for $27.6m 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.

The investment is an extension of Sequans’ recent round of funding announced in July 2006. Terms of the investment agreement were not disclosed.

Cet article Alcatel-Lucent invests in Sequans est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The investment is an extension of Sequans’ recent round of funding announced in July.

Cet article Motorola invests in <strong>Sequans</strong> est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The round was led by Kennet Venture Partners, a leading international private equity firm that provides growth equity to technology businesses in Europe and the U.S. Sequans’ existing investors, Add Partners, Cap Decisif, T-Source, SG Asset Management and Vision Capital, also participated in the round.

For this transaction, Sequans was advised by Clipperton Finance, a corporate finance boutique focused on the high-tech and media sectors.

Cet article <strong>Sequans</strong> raises $24m in financing est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

DiBcom, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in chipsets for mobile TV, is pleased to announce the closing of its fourth round of financing for a total amount of € 24.5 million; the largest venture-backed financing for a French IT company in 2005.

Five international investors have joined existing investors in the new capital round: Partech International which leads this round of investment, Intel Capital, 3i, WI Harper and UMC. This funding allows DiBcom to significantly expand its sales and marketing presence in Asia and the United States, as well as extend its mobile TV product roadmap. DiBcom was assisted by Clipperton Finance, an advisory firm specializing in High-Tech and Media.

Cet article <strong>DiBcom</strong> raises €24.5m round to extend Mobile TV leadership est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Six international investors are participating in the new capital increase: Convergent Technologies, Crédit Lyonnais Private Equity, Infineon Ventures, Motorola Ventures, Société Générale Asset Management and Vertex Venture Capital – Israel.

This new capital increase will allow DiBcom to finance its growth in 2004 and 2005 and generate important Research and Development investments. For this transaction, DiBcom was advised by Clipperton Finance, a corporate finance boutique focused on the high tech and media sectors.

Cet article <strong>DiBcom</strong> raises €10.7m to finance its growth est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.