MML Capital Partners and Bpifrance Invest in Kickmaker
February 1, 2023
MML Capital Partners has invested in Kickmaker, a French specialised outsourced engineering and product development consultancy, in a transaction that also includes co-investor Bpifrance and material reinvestment from existing investor Generis Capital Partners. Kickmaker, founded in 2016 and employing roughly 250 engineers, will use the capital to support acquisitive growth and expand its international activities—particularly into the United States—while strengthening capabilities in ecodesign, robotics and industrial design.
- Buyers
- MML Capital Partners, Bpifrance, Generis Capital Partners
- Targets
- Kickmaker
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- France
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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