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		<title>Cloud &#038; Edge Platform Business of German Edge Cloud is acquired by European IT services leader WIIT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Friedhelm Loh Group, the sole owner of German Edge Cloud (GEC), on the sale of its cloud &#38; edge platform business to WIIT. With its market-leading solution portfolio of IaaS, PaaS, and edge infrastructure, the cloud &#38; edge business will establish a new cloud &#38; edge competence center [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/german-edge-cloud-lbo-with-wiit">Cloud &#038; Edge Platform Business of &lt;strong&gt;German Edge Cloud&lt;/strong&gt; is acquired by European IT services leader WIIT</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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<p>Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Friedhelm Loh Group, the sole owner of German Edge Cloud (GEC), on the sale of its cloud &amp; edge platform business to WIIT.</p>



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



<p>This transaction illustrates Clipperton’s strong track record in executing transactions on behalf of European infrastructure software companies with strategic acquirers – including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.clipperton.com/news-transaction/gridscale-is-being-acquired-by-ovhcloud-euronextovh">gridscale’s recent sale to OVHcloud</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/smartlook-to-be-acquired-by-cisco-nasdaq-csco">Smartlook’s recent sale to Cisco</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.clipperton.com/news-transaction/gandi-the-leading-french-domain-name-registrar-web-and-email-hosting-service-is-joining-forces-with-pan-european-champion-total-webhosting-solutions">Gandi’s recent sale to Total Webhosting Solutions</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/dan-com-is-acquired-by-godaddy-nysegddy">Dan.com’s recent sale to GoDaddy</a>.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/german-edge-cloud-lbo-with-wiit">Cloud &#038; Edge Platform Business of &lt;strong&gt;German Edge Cloud&lt;/strong&gt; is acquired by European IT services leader WIIT</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>AssessFirst receives an investment from CAPZA Growth Tech</title>
		<link>https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/assessfirst-sold-minority-stake-to-capza</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 that allows companies to predict how well candidates and employees will succeed and thrive in their jobs on the basis of their abilities, their motivations, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/assessfirst-sold-minority-stake-to-capza">&lt;strong&gt;AssessFirst&lt;/strong&gt; receives an investment from CAPZA Growth Tech</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 that allows companies to predict how well candidates and employees will succeed and thrive in their jobs on the basis of their abilities, their motivations, and their personalities.</p>
<p>This transaction underlines Clipperton’s extensive expertise in the SaaS sector with as many as 17 deals for SaaS businesses since 2020, advising category leaders such as <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/inova-receives-a-70-million-investment-from-carlyle">Inova</a> ($70m investment from Carlyle Group [NASDAQ: CG]), <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/sendinblue-raises-160m-in-series-b-funding">Sendinblue</a> ($160m round with Bridgepoint, BlackRock and Bpifrance) and <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/lengow-receives-a-growth-investment-from-marlin-equity-partners">Lengow</a> (majority-control growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners).</p>
<p>It further is a testament to Clipperton’s ability to Clipperton’s ability to advise deals in the HR Tech sector, such as the <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/welcome-to-the-jungle-raises-e20-million-to-fuel-growth">€20m Series B round of Welcome to the Jungle</a>, <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/foederis-raises-7me-isatis-capital">Foederis</a> (SaaS HR system for Talent Management), and the <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/vodeclic-acquired-by-skillsoft-usa">sale of Vodeclic to Skillsoft [NYSE: SKIL]</a>.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/assessfirst-sold-minority-stake-to-capza">&lt;strong&gt;AssessFirst&lt;/strong&gt; receives an investment from CAPZA Growth Tech</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Linkfluence raises €18 million and acquires Scoop.it</title>
		<link>https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/linkfluence-raises-e18-million-and-acquires-scoop-it</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ring Capital is leading this €18 million acceleration round, with the participation of Tikehau Capital as well as existing investors. Linkfluence will use the funds to reinforce tech leadership and further boost global commercial expansion internationally, starting with the acquisition of San-Francisco-based content monitoring solution Scoop.it.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/linkfluence-raises-e18-million-and-acquires-scoop-it">&lt;strong&gt;Linkfluence&lt;/strong&gt; raises €18 million and acquires Scoop.it</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ringcp.com/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ring Capital</a> is leading this €18 million acceleration round, with the participation of <a href="https://www.tikehaucapital.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tikehau Capital</a> as well as existing investors.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.linkfluence.com/fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linkfluence</a> will use the funds to reinforce tech leadership and further boost global commercial expansion internationally, starting with the acquisition of San-Francisco-based content monitoring solution <a href="https://www.scoop.it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scoop.it</a>.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/linkfluence-raises-e18-million-and-acquires-scoop-it">&lt;strong&gt;Linkfluence&lt;/strong&gt; raises €18 million and acquires Scoop.it</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Musement sold to TUI Group</title>
		<link>https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/online-tours-attractions-musement-sold-travel-giant-tui-group</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This marks a major exit in the European travel tech sector and a strategic move in the global market of experiences, which is worth over 150 billion euros. The transaction follows a series of landmark cross-border M&#38;A deals announced by Clipperton since January 2018 including the acquisition of Cheerz by Cewe (France/Germany), the acquisition of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/online-tours-attractions-musement-sold-travel-giant-tui-group">&lt;strong&gt;Musement&lt;/strong&gt; sold to TUI Group</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This marks a major exit in the European travel tech sector and a strategic move in the global market of experiences, which is worth over 150 billion euros.</p>
<p>The transaction follows a series of landmark cross-border M&amp;A deals announced by Clipperton since January 2018 including the acquisition of <a href="https://www.cheerz.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cheerz</a> by <a href="https://cewe.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cewe</a> (France/Germany), the acquisition of <a href="https://www.cardoen.be/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cardoen</a> by <a href="https://www.aramisauto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Aramisauto</a> (Belgium/France), and the sale of <a href="https://www.givve.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">givve</a> to the <a href="https://up.coop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Up Group</a> (Germany/France).</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/online-tours-attractions-musement-sold-travel-giant-tui-group">&lt;strong&gt;Musement&lt;/strong&gt; sold to TUI Group</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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		<title>Secret Sales receives £6.3m</title>
		<link>https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/secret-sales-receives-6-3-million</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Secret Sales receives £6.3m funding from a consortium of investors to accelerate growth and build on its position as the leading independent UK private sales leader and an integral layer of the retail mix. The funding was provided by a consortium of investors, including Doughty Hanson, Pentech Ventures, Partech International, Connect Ventures, Leoni Sceti Group [&#8230;]</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/secret-sales-receives-6-3-million">&lt;strong&gt;Secret Sales&lt;/strong&gt; receives £6.3m</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://secretsales.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Secret Sales</a> receives £6.3m funding from a consortium of investors to accelerate growth and build on its position as the leading independent UK private sales leader and an integral layer of the retail mix.</p>
<p>The funding was provided by a consortium of investors, including <a href="https://www.dhpep.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doughty Hanson</a>, <a href="https://pentech.vc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pentech Ventures</a>, <a href="https://partechpartners.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Partech International</a>, <a href="https://www.connectventures.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Connect Ventures</a>, <a href="https://www.lsgholdings.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leoni Sceti Group</a> and the management team.  Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Secretsales.</p>
<p>Cet article <a href="https://www.clipperton.com/transactions/secret-sales-receives-6-3-million">&lt;strong&gt;Secret Sales&lt;/strong&gt; receives £6.3m</a> est apparu en premier sur <a href="https://www.clipperton.com">Clipperton Finance</a>.</p>
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