Cet article <strong>ROUVY</strong> is sold to Zwift est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The partnership marks a major milestone for SkillCorner as it deepens its presence in key markets and builds on its leadership in AI-driven sports intelligence. With Silversmith’s backing, the company is poised to accelerate product innovation and deliver even greater value to teams and leagues worldwide.

Cet article <strong>SkillCorner</strong>, the leading provider of AI-powered sports tracking data, receives a $60 million growth investment from Boston-based growth equity firm Silversmith Capital Partners est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

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.

Cet article <strong>Bridgepoint</strong> reinvests in Brevo’s €500 million financing round, as the company reaches “unicorn” status 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.

Marietton successfully secured a financing round with a pool of French banks, including Groupe BPCE, Groupe Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, CIC, La Banque Postale, Arkéa, and BNP, while reaffirming its partnership with its financial shareholders Certares, Africinvest, BPI, and reinforcing management’s equity stake.

This strategic financing is a key milestone for the group, which will be able to accelerate its international expansion and pursue targeted acquisitions.

Cet article <strong>Marietton Développement</strong> secures debt financing from a pool of eleven banks to accelerate international expansion, support acquisitions, and reorganize its shareholders’ structure 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.

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.

The partnership will drive N2F’s next phase of expansion, with a focus on accelerating product innovation, deepening AI capabilities, and scaling internationally. 

This transaction highlights Clipperton’s expertise in advising on mid-market Tech LBOs and Fintech deals, marking its fourth successful closing in the past year (following N2F, Epsor, Amelkis, and Rydoo). Clipperton also structured the debt financing for this transaction.

Cet article N2F, a leading provider of spend management software, secures a strategic growth investment from <strong>FTV Capital</strong> 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.

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.

Cet article <strong>Didomi</strong> welcomes Marlin Equity Partners as an investor and acquires server-side tagging platform Addingwell, through an $83 million investment est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This funding round marks a strategic milestone in Klara’s international expansion and the strengthening of its expertise in frontline workers, those who are at the heart of business performance.

Cet article <strong>Klara</strong>, the leading scale-up for frontline employee skills management and workplace-based training solutions, raises €10m led by Endeit Capital 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.

Wrike, a portfolio company of STG, is a leader in intelligent work management software.

With this acquisition, Wrike will combine creative visual management with its intelligent work management platform, creating an impactful solution that allows companies to drive even more efficiency in their workflows.

Cet article <strong>Klaxoon</strong> sold to Wrike 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.

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.

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 management teams of Rydoo and Eurazeo share a commitment to driving innovation to enhance client value propositions and maintain high satisfaction levels, a crucial factor in Rydoo’s rapid organic growth.

This deal solidifies Clipperton’s expertise and track record advising European clients on international SaaS deals and buy-out transactions.

Cet article <strong>Rydoo</strong>, the fast-growing international expense management software provider, receives an investment from Eurazeo 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.

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.

In its first major international acquisition, Welcome to the Jungle is strategically enhancing its international presence, to establish a significant foothold in the UK. Additionally, the acquisition facilitates Welcome to the Jungle’s entry into the US market, where Otta already generates a significant share of its applications.

Cet article <strong>Welcome to the Jungle</strong> acquired Otta to expand into the UK and the US 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.

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.

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.

Cet article <strong>Grasp</strong> is sold to Bridgepoint’s portfolio company MiQ est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>HarfangLab</strong> raised €25m with Crédit Mutuel Innovation, MassMutual Ventures and Elaia 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.

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.

Thanks to this new funding round, Ringover will be able to considerably step up its R&D investments, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence, while sustaining its ongoing commercial growth on a global scale.

This 6th growth financing transaction of over €15M in the past six months confirms Clipperton’s expertise in advising tech leaders on their acceleration rounds.

Cet article <strong>Ringover</strong> raises €20m led by Orange Ventures, Bpifrance Large Venture and Expedition Growth Capital est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The acquisition will enable Arkance to pursue its international expansion by covering additional countries such as India, the US, the UK and Australia. It further will enable the company to strengthen its product portfolio and enlarge its customer reach.

This transaction illustrates Clipperton’s expertise in advising companies within the software and data services sector, as well as on buy-side deals. 

Cet article <strong>Monnoyeur Group</strong> acquires the technology partner for leading Construction and Manufacturing companies, VinZero est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

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.

Cet article <strong>Smartlook</strong> sold to Cisco [NASDAQ:CSCO] est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

This mission was carried out in the context of the sale of Gandi by Montefiore Investment, majority shareholder since 2019. The merger of the two companies, which share a similar DNA and entrepreneurial values, will create a new group, Your.Online.

Gandi’s sale to TWS is a landmark transaction in the web hosting space, which was made possible by the development and acceleration of Gandi’s growth over the past 4 years.

It is also a testament to Clipperton’s expertise in the cloud hosting and domain name segment after advising Dan on its sale to GoDaddy, NBS System’s sale to Oceanet Technology, or Ikoula’s sale to Sewan.

Cet article <strong>Gandi</strong>, the leading French domain name registrar, web and email hosting service, is joining forces with pan-European champion Total Webhosting Solutions 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>Reporting 21</strong> is sold to Thoma Bravo’s portfolio company Cority 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.

Cet article <strong>vLex</strong> received an investment from Oakley Capital est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

Cet article <strong>Dan.com</strong> is acquired by GoDaddy [NYSE:GDDY] est apparu en premier sur Clipperton Finance.

The merger of PSS and SportPursuit forms Sportscape Group, creating Europe’s most attractive digital sports equipment offering for millions of sports enthusiasts looking for sporting goods at exceptional prices. Its aim is to become the leading destination in Europe and beyond for the sports and outdoor communities. Both Private Sport Shop and SportPursuit brands will continue to operate in their original markets, relying on their strong consumer recognition and loyalty built up over more than 10 years.

Cet article <strong>Private Sport Shop</strong> merges with SportPursuit to become Sportscape Group 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 2016, Wavy has built a 360° management and communication software, combining a back-office solution and an app, for hair salons, beauty salons and barbershops.

The acquisition of Wavy is set to reinforce Treatwell’s expertise in the hair salon segment and consolidate its presence in France.

Cet article <strong>Wavy</strong> is acquired by Treatwell 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.

Fruitz is a dating platform founded in 2017 which enables users to meet people that are looking for the same kind of relationship.

With this acquisition, Bumble Inc. will strengthen its foothold in Europe as well as combine Fruitz’s dynamic Gen Z oriented product with its industry-leading machine learning, marketing, localization, and safety platforms.

Cet article <strong>Fruitz</strong>, one of the fastest-growing dating apps in Europe, is sold to Bumble Inc. [NASDAQ: BMBL] 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.

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.