BIP Capital Partners
BIP Investment Partners S.A. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing investments in buyouts, venture capital investments, venture capital funds, family ownership, spin-offs, and privatization transactions. Within the venture capital financing, the firm seeks to invest in the development and expansion stages and partners in the seed and early start-up companies. It prefers to invest in telecom, media, technology, life sciences, logistics, financial services, biotechnology, and traditional industries. The firm invests in companies based in Luxembourg and neighboring regions of Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium known as Grande Region which includes Bruxelles, Koln, Trier, Reims, Metz, Saarorucken, Strasbourg, and Epinal. It seeks to invest between €10 million ($11.62 million) to €25 ($29.05 million) in companies. The firm prefers to be a minority investor and seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. It prefers to exit an investment within a period of five years to seven years either through a public offering, a trade sale or through a management or employee buyout. The firm offers equity and debt financing options in the form of ordinary shares, convertible bonds, preferred shares, and senior mezzanine finance with an equity kicker and high yield debt. BIP Investment Partners S.A. was founded in April 2000 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
16 past transactions
EuroDNS
Private Equity Round in 2008
EuroDNS is one of the market leaders in the domain name industry. We offer an easy domain name registration process, an intuitive and multilingual interface, over 800 domain extensions and a range of reliable products and services to help companies and individuals maximise their online presence.
Simpleshow
Venture Round in 2013
simpleshow is the platform for digital products and services around explainer videos. Guided by the mission to make modern communication simple and concise, the market leader enables everyone to explain a complex topic very simply. The artificial intelligence of the SaaS solution simpleshow video maker supports the user in creating a professional explainer video with just a few clicks. A magic that is based on the experience of tens of thousands of video and eLearning productions in over 50 languages. The simpleshow team serves clients from offices in Berlin, Luxembourg, London, Zurich, Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Large international companies value simpleshow as a partner for simple explanations.
Movetis
Series A in 2007
Movetis NV, a pharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of diseases in the gastrointestinal (GI) area. Its products address GI disorders, such as severe chronic constipation, ascites, paediatric reflux, as well as severe forms of GI motility disorders, including refractory gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. The company's lead product, Resolor, is used for the symptomatic treatment of chronic constipation in women. Resolor is also tested for chronic constipation in males and children, as well as opioid-induced constipation and post operative ileus. Its products also include M0002, which is in Phase II trials to treat ascites, an accumulation of fluid caused by liver malfunction; and M0003 that is entering Phase II development for symptomatic treatment of heartburn and regurgitation in patient's refractory to PPIs, and pediatric reflux. In addition, the company also has two prioritized compounds out of its preclinical portfolio, M0014 and M0012, and two compound libraries. It has partnership agreements with the universities of Ghent, Leuven, and Rotterdam. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Turnhout, Belgium.
Escaux
Venture Round in 2008
Escaux s.a provides IP-telephony and unified communication solutions for corporate, stock quoted, and public companies in Europe and internationally. Its solutions are used to communicate with devices and integrate with IT software environments. The company also provides integrated services for the deployment of communication solutions. It offers its solutions through channel partners and service providers. Escaux s.a was founded in 2003 and is based in Wavre, Belgium.
arwe Holding GmbH
Acquisition in 2017
arwe Group offering our professional services to automotive manufacturers, car dealers, car rental companies, leasing companies and car sharing providers.
Semplice Energy
Venture Round in 2007
Semplice Energy provides a range of clean technology solutions in the UK including consulting, design and systems integration to help businesses reduce their energy usage.
HOLDING SOCOTEC - S.A.S.
Venture Round in 2013
Socotec is a global provider of services to businesses and local authorities, contributing to the optimisation of their performance by controlling the risks inherent in their activities
Utimaco GmbH
Venture Round in 2013
Utimaco is a worldwide supplier of professional cybersecurity solutions and is based in Aachen, Germany. Since 1983, Utimaco has been developing hardware-based, high-security appliances (Hardware Security Modules) and compliance solutions for telecommunication provider regulations (lawful interception and data retention). Today, Utimaco is a world-market leader in both segments. Customers and partners of Utimaco in all parts of the world trust the company’s long-term, proven reliability and investment protection, as well as its many certified IT security standards. Utimaco stands for recognized product quality, user-friendly software, excellent support and trusted high security—made in Germany.
Mercateo AG
Venture Round in 2017
Mercateo AG develops and operates an e-procurement platform that enables businesses to market their solutions to other businesses. The company handles office products including office furniture, computer hardware and software, workshop equipment, and telecommunications devices. It serves small and medium-sized enterprises. Mercateo AG was founded in 1999 and is based in Munich, Germany.
Green Vision Systems
Venture Round in 2008
Green Vision Systems is looking to bring to market a new way of tracking biochemical contamination sources, such as city air pollution, by providing a comprehensive product suite that replaces processes of days, weeks and even months with that of hours or less.
The suite is based on the company's patented and field-proven HSI (Hyper-Spectral Imaging) technology. The company has already initiated mega projects with customers and partners, including in Europe, in Singapore and in the USA.
Simpleshow
Venture Round in 2017
simpleshow is the platform for digital products and services around explainer videos. Guided by the mission to make modern communication simple and concise, the market leader enables everyone to explain a complex topic very simply. The artificial intelligence of the SaaS solution simpleshow video maker supports the user in creating a professional explainer video with just a few clicks. A magic that is based on the experience of tens of thousands of video and eLearning productions in over 50 languages. The simpleshow team serves clients from offices in Berlin, Luxembourg, London, Zurich, Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Large international companies value simpleshow as a partner for simple explanations.
lifebrain
Venture Round in 2014
lfbr Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH provides routine and specialty laboratory testing services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in provides routine and specialty laboratory testing services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Vienna, Austria. provides routine and specialty laboratory testing services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Vienna, Austria.
Euromac2 Group
Acquisition in 2011
The Euromac2 group is a leader in the construction of low-energy homes. For more than 30 years, he has designed and manufactured particularly innovative systems for the construction of individual houses or buildings. These products, originally intended for a targeted clientele of precursors, allow to build to the strictest insulation standards (Low Consumption Building) provided by the new European regulations and those resulting from the Grenelle de l'environnement.
XDC
Series B in 2006
XDC S.A. operates as a Pan-European digital cinema service company. It manages operations for the deployment of digital cinema systems in theatres; and prepares and delivers digital content, which is distributed in cinemas, as well as manufactures digital cinema products, including servers, theatre management systems, projections systems, and central libraries. The company's products include CineStore Systems, a suite of digital cinema solutions; The CineStore Solo G3, a hybrid digital cinema server that offer JPEG 2000 and MPEG-2 play-back capabilities; The CineStore Audi, a device, which provides digital to analogue conversion, external analogue audio source inputs, and signal isolation; The CineStore Plaza, a hardware and software suite that enables its users to manage a cinema multiplex from a single point, as well as 3D digital cinema. XDC S.A. also provides digital content lab for the whole production, post-production, and distribution chain, as well as to synchronize various sounds and subtitle versions on the master; key management and archiving; network operations centre, which includes a spare parts logistical strategy centre and a NOC equipment centre; and XDC Entertainment, a content delivery platform to alternative content distributors/providers. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Liège, Belgium with additional offices in Belgium, Germany, Spain, and France.
KeyDrive
Venture Round in 2012
KeyDrive S.A. operates as a holding company and through its subsidiaries offers, domain registration, monetization, and aftermarket services. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. As of August 2, 2018, KeyDrive S.A. operates as a subsidiary of CentralNic Group Plc.
SGG S.A.
Acquisition in 2002
IQ-EQ, a leading Investor Service group employing 2,450+ people across 23 jurisdictions worldwide. We bring together that rare combination of global expertise with a deep understanding of the needs of our clients. We have the know how and the know you to deliver for our clients - fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients.IQ-EQ was a leading multi-jurisdictional provider of financial services in Europe and beyond.In March 2019, SGG rebranded alongside First Names Group, Augentius, Iyer Practice.
