Eurazeo, IK Partners and RAISE to Acquire Questel

Eurazeo to Acquire Eres Group Stake from IK Partners

April 22, 2024

Financial Services

Eurazeo has signed an agreement to acquire the stake in French fintech Eres Group from IK Partners' IK VIII Fund; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Eres, headquartered in Paris, is a leading provider of employee profit-sharing, retirement schemes and asset management with approximately €6.7 billion in assets under management and a distribution network of over 6,600 distributors.

Questel Acquires Majority Stake in Yoomap

June 20, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Yoomap, a Paris-based provider of open-innovation software. The deal expands Questel's intellectual property suite by integrating Yoomap's corporate/startup relationship and innovation management platform with Questel's IP search, analytics and services.

Questel Acquires NovumIP (Novagraaf and PAVIS)

March 8, 2021

Professional Services

Questel has signed an agreement to acquire NovumIP, the group formed by European IP services leaders Novagraaf and PAVIS, to expand its IP management and renewals capabilities. The deal is being financed by investors including Eurazeo Capital, IK Investment Partners and RAISE Investissement, with Paragon Fund III (an affiliate of NovumIP’s majority shareholder) participating as a financial investor in Questel.

TowerBrook, RAISE Investissement and CAPZA Expansion Make Minority Investment in EPSA

January 26, 2022

Professional Services

Funds advised by TowerBrook Capital Partners, RAISE Investissement and CAPZA Expansion have made a minority growth investment in EPSA, a European performance and management consulting group. The capital will support EPSA’s digital investments, evolution of service offerings and targeted bolt-on acquisitions to accelerate geographic and service expansion.

iQSTEL Acquires 51% Stake in QXTEL

January 23, 2024

Telecommunications

iQSTEL Inc. has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 51% of the capital stock of QXTEL, a wholesale telecommunications provider with offices across Miami, London, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Belgrade and Dubai. Management said the deal nearly doubles iQSTEL's revenue, brings new wholesale carrier customers and executive talent, and will be integrated to drive operating efficiencies and margin expansion.

Eurazeo Acquires Majority Stake in Scaled Agile, Inc.

November 15, 2021

Education

Eurazeo has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Scaled Agile, Inc., the provider of the SAFe framework, investing approximately $300 million alongside existing investors. Leeds Equity Partners will remain an investor and continue to serve on the board; the deal is expected to close in late 2021, and Scaled Agile will continue to scale its training, certification and digital platform for enterprise agility.