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Cipio Partners invests in Spiideo

Munich/Luxembourg – June 5, 2024 – AI-Powered Swedish Sport-Tech Spiideo raises $20 Million In Growth Round Led By Cipio Partners...

Launchmetrics acquired by Lectra

Munich/Luxembourg – January 08, 2024 – Lectra (Euronext: LSS) announced the acquisition of Cipio Partners portfolio company Launchmetrics...

Cipio Partners invests in Wire

Munich/Luxembourg – August 15, 2022 – Cipio Partners leads a €24 million growth round along existing investor Iconical...

Vitafy merges with leading consumer healthcare company

Munich/Luxembourg – December 17, 2021 – Cipio Partners Fund VII’s portfolio company Vitafy announced that it was combining forces with EVP Group, a leading player in the European consumer healthcare market...

Cipio Partners invests in NavVis

Munich/Luxembourg - December 7, 2021 – NavVis adds €25m in fresh funding to fulfill its mission to digitize commercial buildings and assets...

Cipio Partners sells EyeEm to New Value AG

Munich/Luxembourg – May 28, 2021 – All EyeEm Group shareholders including Cipio Partners sign agreement to sell the global premium stock photography marketplace to New Value AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: NEWN).

Cipio Partners invests in La Ruche Qui Dit Oui!

Cipio Partners invests in « La Ruche Qui Dit Oui ! » the iconic leader of the farm-to-the-table movement in Europe. Launched in 2010, « La Ruche Qui Dit Oui ! » is an innovative online food marketplace ...

Cipio Partners exits Openet to Amdocs

Munich/Luxembourg – July 23, 2020 – Cipio Partners announces the sale of its portfolio company Openet to Amdocs. The sale marks the 2nd exit of a portfolio company from Cipio Partners Fund VII...

The Profile: Diana Meyel, Cipio Partners

Cipio's Meyel discusses the importance of being a strategic operator; why CFOs need to be more visible within their organisations as investors and regulators alike demand stable, robust and predictable platforms...

Launchmetrics acquires IMAXtree

The acquisition will expand Launchmetrics’ Brand Performance Cloud to allow brands to create inspiring, shareworthy and measurable experiences to help attract today’s modern consumer...

European Tech Investing Has Tremendous Growth Ahead.

In September 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron announced €5 billion for French start-ups. This has been unprecedented, but we believe it’s only the beginning of sustained growth of European technology investing...

Cipio Partners Invests in Whisbi

Munich/Barcelona – September 25, 2019 – Cipio Partners leads a €5 million growth round along existing investors Active & BDMI...

Cipio Partners Invests in Agorapulse

Munich/Paris/San Francisco – September 18, 2019 – Cipio Partners participates in a €16.5 million growth round along Hi Inov and Entrepreneur Venture…

Mission accomplished.

In 2003, when Cipio Partners started investing we pioneered in Europe what was soon called secondary direct transactions. Today, we feel we have established a new level of liquidity into a formerly illiquid asset class…

Cipio Partners Invests in ZappiStore

Munich/Luxembourg – February 25, 2019 – Cipio Partners invests in ZappiStore a leading market research automation platform & analytics solution for the consumer product industry. Zappi has developed a platform to automate…

Cipio Partners Invests in Vitafy

Munich/Luxembourg – December 13, 2018 – Cipio Partners leads EUR 10 million financing round in Munich-based VITAFY, one of the leading providers of nutrition and dietary supplements for fitness, weight management and health…

Cipio Partners Invests in Launchmetrics

Munich/Luxembourg – September 05, 2018 – Cipio Partners invests in Launchmetrics a leading marketing platform & analytics solution for fashion, luxury and cosmetics brandsLaunchmetrics, founded in 2016, is the leading marketing platform…

Cipio Partners Exits softgarden to Investcorp

Munich/Luxembourg – September 03, 2018 – Cipio Partners, announces the sale of its portfolio company softgarden e-recruiting GmbH to Investcorp. The sale marks the 29th exit of a Cipio portfolio company from Cipio Partners Fund VI.softgarden…

Cipio Partners Leads US$15 million Growth Round in Brightpearl

Munich/Luxembourg – July 26, 2018 – Cipio Partners leads US$15 million growth round along existing investors Notion Capital and MMC in Bristol-based Brightpearl Ltd.Cipio Partners announces that it is leading a US$ 15 million growth round…

Eneco Group Invests in British Smart Data Company ONZO

Rotterdam/London, March 13, 2017 – Sustainable energy company Eneco Group has acquired a minority interest in UK-based data analytics company ONZO, as announced by both companies today. This investment strengthens…

Cipio Partners Exits 1-2-3.tv GmbH to ARCUS Capital

Munich/Luxembourg – November 14, 2016 – Cipio Partners, a leading European secondary direct and growth capital investment firm, announces that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company, 1-2-3.tv to ARCUS Capital, a Munich…

Cipio Partners Exits Cint AB to Nordic Capital

Munich/Luxembourg – January 11, 2016 – Cipio Partners, a leading European direct secondary investment firm, and co-investors announce the sale of its portfolio company, Cint AB, to Nordic Capital. Cint AB, headquartered in Stockholm…

Single assets

As more funds approach the end of their lives, these single-asset deals represent a growing opportunity for secondaries players, says Diana Meyel, a managing partner at Cipio.“In today’s environment, people think of secondary…

French retail funds: Is the model still viable?

France’s FCPI fund model is undergoing a needed evolution, with the market consolidating and regulation becoming more favourable – and these changes could be opening up a new avenue for direct secondaries. Ellie Pullen reports…

The allure of single asset secondary directs

“European technology companies are providing increasing opportunities for secondaries investors”, says Roland Dennert, a managing partner at Cipio Partners. Europe is home to an enviable array of up-and-coming venture-backed…

Cipio Partners promotes Christoph Wedegaertner to Partner

February 10, 2014 – Cipio Partners, a European secondary direct investment firm, has announced the promotion of Christoph Wedegaertner to Partner.Christoph joined Cipio Partners in 2005 prior to which he managed the private…

European Single Secondary Direct Market valued at €1 billion

February 3, 2014 – The European single secondary direct market for technology firms has been valued at €1 billion per annum, according to in-house research conducted by Cipio Partners. A total of 60 deals per annum were tracked in 2012 and…