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Bridgepoint reinvests in Brevo’s €500 million financing round, as the company reaches “unicorn” status

clipperton_admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:54:39 +0000

Brevo, a European leader in customer engagement software, has closed its latest €500 million financing round, officially becoming a unicorn. General Atlantic and Oakley Capital are joining the Company’s shareholders. Bridgepoint and Bpifrance remain minority investors, with the former reinvesting via Bridgepoint Development Capital V. Clipperton acted as financial advisor to BDC V in this transaction.

The new investment will enable Brevo to accelerate its international strategy, continue scaling in North America, invest further in large-scale AI-driven product capabilities, and pursue targeted M&A to extend its platform – reinforcing the company’s ambition to build a global European leader in customer engagement and achieve €1 billion in annual revenue by 2030.

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Rollakin welcomes strategic investment from Initiative & Finance and Latour Capital

clipperton_admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 08:34:36 +0000

Clipperton and Natixis Partners acted as financial advisors to Initiative & Finance on its investment in Rollakin, alongside Latour Capital. The French distributor of industrial spare parts, with sales of €30 million, is being sold by LT Capital and Trajan, who have controlled it since an MBI was signed in 2021, to Initiative & Finance and Latour Capital.

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Didomi welcomes Marlin Equity Partners as an investor and acquires server-side tagging platform Addingwell, through an $83 million investment

clipperton_admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:23:27 +0000

Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to Didomi, a leader in consent and privacy management.

Marlin joins the capitalization table as part of an $83 million investment to support Didomi in accelerating international expansion and positioning itself as the leading digital trust platform globally.

Didomi acquires Addingwell, a server-side tagging platform, to unlock privacy-first data collection and activation with a proprietary Didomi server-side offering.

Clipperton had previously advised Didomi on the company’s $40m Series B round with Elephant Partners, Breega, and other financial investors.

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Eskimoz welcomes Siparex ETI as a new minority shareholder to accelerate its international and technological expansion

clipperton_admin — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:45:07 +0000

Clipperton acted as financial advisor to Eskimoz, one of Europe’s leading digital marketing consultancy platforms. The company welcomes Siparex ETI as a minority shareholder alongside CEO and founder Andréa Bensaid.

Natixis Partners’ debt advisory team structured the banking pool of the transaction.

Siparex ETI’s investment in Eskimoz is designed to support the company’s strong growth momentum and its European digital acquisition market consolidation.

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

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Kamino Retail, the flexible and agnostic on-site retail media platform designed for retailers, is sold to Equativ

clipperton_admin — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:28:24 +0000

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Kamino Retail, a company offering a software solution powering on-site retail media.

This acquisition will enhance Equativ’s retail media capabilities and expand upon the company’s recent merger with Sharethrough, which created one of the largest global independent ad marketplaces.

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The Mobsuccess Group receives an investment from Siparex Midcap to strengthen its leadership in the digital marketing sector

clipperton_admin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:50:42 +0000

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Mobsuccess, a fast-growing ad tech specializing in digital communication for networked retailers and distributed brands, and its shareholders on its growth investment from Siparex Midcap to support its majority managers, Thomas Fagot and Xavier Dupont, as well as its key executives, in a new stage of development and market consolidation. Groupe GPG and Jolt renewed their confidence by remaining shareholders.

This deal is testimony to Clipperton’s strong track record in advising companies that contribute to equipping the retail industry with advanced technologies. Recent transactions include In The Memory’s sale to VusionGroup (formerly SES-imagotag), or Glopal’s €20m Series A led by Hi Inov – Dentressangle and Crédit Mutuel Innovation.

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Marketing Technology leader Eskimoz pursues its European expansion with the acquisition of German-based Semtrix

clipperton_admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:26:45 +0000

Clipperton and Natixis Partners acted as financial advisors to Eskimoz in their acquisition of German-based Semtrix.

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.

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Grasp is sold to Bridgepoint’s portfolio company MiQ

clipperton_admin — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:45:33 +0000

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Grasp, a media governance & data quality SaaS platform for the advertising industry, on its sale to MiQ, a New York-based programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies, backed by Bridgepoint.

Grasp will introduce an exciting new route to partner with MiQ across all markets. The company will continue to operate as an independent business unit under MiQ’s ownership and will retain its current brand.

This transaction illustrates Clipperton’s rich track record in the Martech & Adtech space, with transactions such as the sale of Smartlook to Cisco [NASDAQ: CSCO] earlier in 2023, Ardian’s €330m take-private of Artefact, Brevo’s $160m Series B or Capital Croissance’s majority stake sale in Equativ.

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Smartlook sold to Cisco [NASDAQ:CSCO]

clipperton_admin — Mon, 15 May 2023 10:09:35 +0000

Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to Smartlook, its management and its shareholders – Airbridge, Novira, Reflex Capital and the founders – on its sale to Cisco.

Smartlook will expand Cisco AppDynamics’ DEM solutions with new user experience insights, analytics, and troubleshooting capabilities, enabling comprehensive visibility into end-user digital behavior across web and mobile platforms.

This transaction confirms Clipperton’s unique ability to execute transactions on behalf of European SaaS companies vis-a-vis North American acquirers – including Dan’s recent sale to GoDaddy, Reporting 21’s sale to Cority and Packlink’s sale to Auctane (both backed by Thoma Bravo). In addition, this will be the fifth SaaS deal that Clipperton has announced in 2023 so far.

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Glopal raises €20m Series A led by Hi Inov – Dentressangle and Crédit Mutuel Innovation

clipperton_admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:34:45 +0000

Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to Glopal on its €20m Series A led by Hi Inov – Dentressangle and Crédit Mutuel Innovation, with the participation of historical investors Seventure and Axeleo Capital, joined by industry experts such as Motier Ventures, the family office of the owners of Galeries Lafayette) and Pierre Denis, former CEO of Jimmy Choo.

Glopal enables brands to grow sales from their own e-commerce sites while maintaining control of their customer data and image. Glopal’s comprehensive portfolio of next-generation modular solutions increases their clients’ global sales by an average of three times by optimizing translation processes, international marketing, international payments, logistics integration, and tax and duty calculations.

This round of financing aims to support Glopal’s growth and deployment in Europe and the USA, regions in which the company is already present, through the recruitment of new talent. It also aims to continue to invest heavily in its technology to strengthen its competitive edge. The company has developed a fully integrated, plug & play e-commerce software solution that enables it to manage and grow sales for its 250 customers in over 100 countries with immediate and measurable ROI.

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In The Memory sold to VusionGroup (formerly SES-imagotag)

clipperton_admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:53:07 +0000

Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to In The Memory, a decision-making platform solution specialized in data analysis and business intelligence tools for retail, on its sale to SES-imagotag, the world’s leader in smart digital labels and retail IoT solutions.

With this new acquisition, SES-imagotag continues to build its data division, which also includes Captana, a company specializing in real-time shelf analysis using image analysis and artificial intelligence, as well as several solutions within the VUSION platform.

This deal further illustrates Clipperton’s expertise in advising Future of Retail enablers with thirteen deals closed over the past 24 months that include Artefact, Ekimetrics, Qopius, Datawords Group, and more.

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Dan.com is acquired by GoDaddy [NYSE:GDDY]

clipperton_admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:52:50 +0000

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to the shareholders of Undeveloped BV (“Dan”), a globally leading platform for the sale and transfer of digital assets, on its acquisition by GoDaddy [NYSE:GDDY]. The combination of GoDaddy and Dan will bring Dan’s innovative products and engine to one of the most respected brands in the domain space and their 21+ million customers. By joining forces, Dan and GoDaddy aim to create the best end-to-end solutions to trade and monetize domains for domain owners around the world.

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Cajoo, the French Q-Commerce pioneer, joins forces with Berlin-based unicorn Flink

clipperton_admin — Mon, 16 May 2022 17:45:08 +0000

Clipperton acted as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to Cajoo, the French Q-Commerce pioneer, on its sale to Flink, the Berlin-based Q-Commerce unicorn (backed by DoorDash, Prosus, Mubadala, and Target Global).

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.

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Tevah Systèmes receives an investment from CAPZA

clipperton_admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:30:47 +0000

Founded in 2004 by Philippe Berda, Tevah Systèmes is a leading omnichannel platform commercializing electronic security materials (video surveillance, access control, intercom, alarms, fire detectors, etc.) to professionals in the security field.

CAPZA’s investment in Tevah Systèmes will be made through its CAPZA Transition fund, a specialist in SME and mid-cap investments. This transaction marks the 8th operation of the CAPZA Transition fund, which invests in companies at strategic turning points.

This new deal reinforces Clipperton’s expertise in successfully advising LBO transactions for innovative companies. Most recent LBO credentials notably include:

MBO’s growth investment in Praxedo; Ardian’s take private of Artefact; Inova’s LBO with the Carlyle Group; Solem’s LBO with Quilvest; AssessFirst’s OBO with Capzaz; Smart’s MBO with Capital Croissance

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Brevo (formerly named Sendinblue) acquires Chatra

clipperton_admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:02:57 +0000

Clipperton is pleased to announce that it acted as financial advisor to Brevo (formerly named Sendinblue) on its acquisition of the chatbot tool Chatra.

After raising $160 million in funding to support its technology and product investments and international expansion, Sendinblue announced the acquisition of three e-commerce marketing companies: Chatra, Metrilo, and PushOwl. The acquisition of Chatra will allow Sendinblue to deploy automated chat notifications based on visitor behavior and respond to questions one-on-one via their website or social channels.

According to Armand Thiberge, CEO of Sendinblue, this series of acquisitions is “part of Sendinblue’s longer-term vision to expand our marketing capabilities and dive into the growing e-commerce space.”

This deal highlights Clipperton’s capacity to repeatedly assist customers in their development, as this transaction marks the 3rd collaboration between Clipperton and Sendinblue since 2017.

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Didomi raises a $40m Series B with lead investor Elephant VC

clipperton_admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:25:52 +0000

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Didomi and its founders Romain Gauthier, Jawad Stouli and Raphaël Boukris on its $40m Series B round, aiming to drive product expansion and accelerate its growth globally, particularly in the US. Didomi is a high-growth SaaS business already positioned as the European category leader for user consent and preference management. The company helps Enterprise and SMBs customers generate valuable trust with their users and turn consent management into a source of competitive advantage.

This transaction highlights Clipperton’s extensive expertise in the SaaS & Software field with as many as 9 SaaS deals in the past 12 months, advising transactions for players such as Sendinblue ($160M round with Bridgepoint and Bpifrance), Lengow (growth investment from Marlin Equity), Preligens ($25M round with ACE) and innosabi (sale to Questel Group).

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Arianee raises a Seed Funding round led by Bpifrance and ISAI

clipperton_admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:43:46 +0000

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Arianee and its founders on a $10m financing round. Arianee is a global specialist in the digital certification of valuables using blockchain technology. The fundraising proceeds will enable Arianee to accelerate the development of its technology by creating new features on its platform and shaping a powerful community of luxury players around its protocol.

The transaction underlines Clipperton’s knowledge in the RetailTech and luxury industry after advising transactions for companies such as Lengow, Cubyn, Iadvize, and Vestiare Collective.

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Lengow receives a growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners

clipperton_admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:21:20 +0000

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.

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Brevo (formerly named Sendinblue) raises $160m in Series B funding

clipperton_admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:05:03 +0000

Sendinblue raises a $160 million (€140 million) growth equity funding round led by Bridgepoint, together with Bpifrance and Blackrock. Sendinblue is the #1 digital marketing & communication platform in Europe and a recognized worldwide leader in digital marketing.

This deal ranks in the Top 3 fundraising SaaS transactions and in the Top 5 largest venture capital transactions of all time in France.

This transaction also highlights Clipperton’s extensive expertise regarding SaaS & Software with another $100m+ SaaS transaction in 2020 after the sale of Gastrofix GmBH to Lightspeed Inc (TSX: LSPD).

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Mediarithmics raises €8 million to fuel European growth

clipperton_admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:16:45 +0000

Clipperton acted as financial advisor to Mediarithmics on its €8M Series B fundraising.

The round was led by Alliance Entreprendre and Adelie Capital, with the participation of historical shareholders Ventech and Jaina Capital.

Mediarithmics will use the proceeds to consolidate its position in France and accelerate its expansion in Europe and North America.

The transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise on Enteprise SaaS & marketing technology and ability to complete growth financing rounds for internationalization purposes.

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Eskimoz receives an investment from Momentum Invest

clipperton_admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:28:35 +0000

Eskimoz and Momentum Invest have the common ambition of accelerating the development of the group notably by (i) adding new services (brand content, content marketing & e-reputation), (ii) expanding geographically as well as (iii) acquiring complementary businesses.

This transaction further confirms Clipperton’s expertise in the digital advertising/marketing industry (e.g. Smart Adserver, admo.tv, Linkfluence, Fifty-five, Teads, adotmob) and highlights again Clipperton’s ability to complete high-profile transactions with leading Private Equity firms in France and abroad.

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Izberg sold to Open Group

clipperton_admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:58:02 +0000

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iAdvize receives $38m growth financing from Idinvest, Quadrille Capital, Bpifrance LV

clipperton_admin — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 08:00:44 +0000

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Brevo (formerly named Sendinblue) raises $35m with Partech Ventures to fuel international expansion

clipperton_admin — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:21:09 +0000

The funding round will help Sendinblue meet the growing demand for digital marketing solutions for small businesses.

To support its global expansion and achieve aggressive product development, the Company plans to recruit around 100 people across offices in Seattle, Paris, and Noida, India.

The financing round was led by Partech Ventures, a VC firm with offices in San Francisco and Europe.

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Oxatis raised €5m to boost its European coverage

clipperton_admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:10:08 +0000

Clipperton, a leading European corporate finance boutique focused on the High Tech and Media industries announced the closing of a €5 million financing for Oxatis.

Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Oxatis.

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Vente-privee.com acquires Adotmob

clipperton_admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 12:27:51 +0000

French flash sale retailer Vente-Privee has invested in Adotmob, a mobile programmatic platform, in a deal that aims to improve Vente-Privee’s mobile targeting.

Adotmob was founded by Yannis Yahiaoui and Thomas Zaepffel in 2014.

The company deals with mobile RTB technology and offers clients data analysis and segmentation tools.

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RealImpact Analytics receives €12 million new funding

clipperton_admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:55:40 +0000

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AB Tasty raises €5m Series A

clipperton_admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:47:42 +0000

AB Tasty, the leading European provider of A/B testing and user experience personalization solutions for marketers, raises €5 million in venture financing to pioneer innovation in predictive marketing as well as to consolidate international presence and mobile expertise.

Clipperton, a leading European corporate finance boutique focused on the High Tech and Media industries announced the closing of a €5 million financing for AB Tasty, a SaaS testing and personalization solution for websites and mobile apps giving marketers access to conversion optimization techniques.

The new round was led by Omnes Capital, with the participation of historical investors Xange Private Equity, Kima Ventures and the financial support of BPIfrance.

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Botify receives €7m in venture financing

clipperton_admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:48:29 +0000

Botify, a SaaS Analytics Platform receives €7 million in venture financing to accelerate its growth and fuel international expansion.

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iAdvize receives €14m in venture financing

clipperton_admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:40:22 +0000

Leading European customer engagement SaaS vendor iAdvize receives €14 million in venture financing to fuel global expansion.

iAdvize is positioned as one of the key players in the customer engagement ecosystem in Europe, and will use the funds to accelerate international expansion and further strengthen product innovation.

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Ad2games (Hitfox group) secures $9m Series A

clipperton_admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:21:03 +0000

Ad2games, a leading online games marketing platform secures a $9 million Series A financing to invest in user acquisition & accelerate the international deployment of its online games marketing platform.

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.

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Sparkow (formerly Compario) receives €7 million

clipperton_admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:29:30 +0000

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SoCloz gets funding from Alven Capital

clipperton_admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:57:50 +0000

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Videoplaza completes a $12m Series B

clipperton_admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:49:45 +0000

Videoplaza the leading video monetization platform for the New IP-delivered TV completes a $12m series B round to cement its global leadership in New TV monetization.

Existing investors Creandum and Northzone were joined by Innovacom and Qualcomm Ventures. Clipperton acted as sole financial advisor to Videoplaza.

With clients in 17 countries including Tier1 broadcasters such as M6 and the RTL Group, Videoplaza is building the leading sell side ad platform for the New IP-delivered TV.

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E-Blink raises €6m in a new round of financing

clipperton_admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:08:21 +0000

E-Blink SA, leader in Full-Wireless base stations solutions, raises €6m in a new round of financing.

Seventure joins Sofimac Innovation, Alven Capital and 360 Capital Partners for this new round. Clipperton Finance acted as Sole Manager of the transaction.

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