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expansion unquote marketing and negotiation assistance. While this is done for external promoters, Redman also manages its own portfolio through its Promotion branch. Operating out of Paris and Aix-en-Provence, Redman employs 12 people and generated a turnover of 5m in 2009. People Eric Philippon handled the investment for 123Venture. Nicolas Ponson is founding partner and manager of Redman. Advisers Equity – Reed Smith, Stéphane Illouz (Legal). EXPANSION Oxatis 4m Location Marseilles Sector Internet Founded 2001 Staff 40 Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest 4m in Oxatis Transaction Crédit Agricole Private Equity and A Plus Finance have provided 4m for e-commerce solutions provider Oxatis. Crédit Agricole PE will provide 2.5m, while previous investor A Plus Finance will give a further 1.5m. A Plus previously invested 1.33m in the company in 2008. The new funds will be used to enhance Oxatis’ software platform and offer its programme to other relevant businesses. The company also plans to quickly bolster its team, from 40 staff to more than 100. The Crédit Agricole team was attracted by Oxatis’ product and the robustness of its business model. It also believes Oxatis caters to a growing need among French SMEs to set up their own merchant sites. Company Established in 2001 by Marc Schillaci, Oxatis provides cloud-computing e-commerce platforms for around 6,500 clients. Its technology enables SMEs, craftsmen and merchants to incorporate e- commerce software into their websites. The company also enables businesses to get started on the internet and sell more without large set-up costs and long-term contracts. One in three e-commerce websites in France uses the Oxatis platform. People Renaud Poulard and Francois-Xavier Dedde led the deal for Crédit Agricole. A Plus was represented by Niels Court-Payen, Jean-Michel Pimont and Alexandre Villet. Marc Schillaci is chairman of Oxatis’ executive board. EXPANSION Nuxeo $3.3m Location Paris Sector Software Founded 2000 Turnover 3m Advisers Equity – Gide Loyrette Nouel, Pierre Karpik (Legal); Ernst & Young, Emmanuel Picard, Francois Poncet (Financial due diligence). Company – Kahn & Associés, Marie-Laure de Cordovez (Legal); Global Equities, Pascal Mercier, Guillaume Teboul (Corporate finance). OTC injects $3.3m into Nuxeo Transaction OTC Asset Management has provided content management solutions provider Nuxeo with $3.3m. OTC previously invested $2.6m in late 2008, for a 41% stake in the company. The private equity house 20 UNQUOTE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 10 ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 2010 INCISIVE MEDIA INVESTMENTS LTD www.unquote.com/france
unquote expansion renewed its backing after a successful launch in North America and says it is convinced by Nuxeo’s business model and positioning. The new capital will support a range of partner activities, such as funding co-development of thirdparty packaged applications, sharing Nuxeo’s engineering and services resources, and joint marketing and product launch activities. Nuxeo also plans to continue its expansion in North America with the hire of staff responsible for managing and expanding the Nuxeo Galaxy partner programme. Company Nuxeo is a provider of open-source content management solutions. It is headquartered in Paris, with offices in Boston, Madrid, Rome, Moscow and Dubai, and used by hundreds of companies worldwide, including the Press Association, Agence France Presse (AFP), EllisDon and Cengage. The company generates revenue from its Nuxeo Galaxy partner programme, comprised of systems integrators, consultants and application solution providers who build content-centric applications on the company’s open-source technology. Founded in 2000, Nuxeo posted a 3m turnover for 2009. People Patrick de Roquemaurel led the transaction for OTC and sits on the Nuxeo board. Eric Barroca is the CEO of Nuxeo. Advisers Equity – Gide Loyrette Nouel, Pierre Karpik (Legal). Company – Cabinet Joffe et Associés, Virginie Belle (Legal). BNP Paribas backs Acropolis with 1.8m Transaction BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested a further 1.8m in French telecoms operator Acropolis Telecom. This is the second time BNP Paribas has backed the company, having initially invested 700,000 in May 2009. EXPANSION Acropolis Telecom 1.8m Location Bagnolet Sector Internet Founded 2001 Turnover 5m Staff 42 The equity was drawn from Antin Proximité 1, Antin Proximité 2 and Antin Proximité 3 funds. The fresh capital will allow the company to continue its growth plans, including acquisitions in the French market in order to increase its national presence. Additionally, Acropolis will look to grow organically by focusing on its offerings in the field of fixed and mobile telephony convergence and IT, as well as unified mail services. Company Established in 2001 by Samie Koleilat, Acropolis is a private network operator that focuses on corporate VPN MPLS and voice-over IP services. The company also offers internet access via both LAN and WAN, as well as security applications including firewalls, filters and anti-virus detectors. The business has partnerships with the likes of Cegetel, T Systems and France Telecom, and customers in London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. With a workforce of 42 people, the company generated a turnover of 5m in 2009 – an increase of 25% on the previous year. People Managing partner Brice Lionnet and associate Laurent Bodino handled the investment for BNP Paribas. ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 2010 INCISIVE MEDIA INVESTMENTS LTD UNQUOTE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 10 21 www.unquote.com/france
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