M&A Deal Summary

Ixo Private Equity and Artal Technologies SAS Acquire Magellium

On October 19, 2016, private equity firm Ixo Private Equity and Artal Technologies SAS acquired software company Magellium

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ixo Private Equity’s 1st and Artal Technologies SAS’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Ixo Private Equity’s 20th and Artal Technologies SAS’s 1st transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Magellium was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-10-19
Target Magellium
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Ixo Private Equity
Artal Technologies SAS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Oaklins (Financial)

Target

Magellium

Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Magellium is a provider in the development of software for geographic based information systems (GIS), cartography, vision-based solution for robotics applications for defense and security, aerospace and energy sectors. Magellium was founded in 2003 and is based in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Ixo Private Equity is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and investing in companies at all stages, including venture, growth, and buyout. The Firm's buyout group does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest €2 to €30 million. Ixo's geographic preference is for opportunities throughout Western Europe. Ixo Private Equity was formed in 2002 and is based in Toulouse, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 64
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 20 of 59
Year: 2016 M&A 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-07 Rider Valley

Aix en Provence, France

Rider Valley designs, develops and markets a complete range of protective equipment for motorcyclists. Rider Valley was founded in 2009 and is based in Aix en Provence, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-18 Sigfox

Labege, France

Sigfox is a provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox was founded in 2010 and is based in Labege, France.

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Buyer

Artal Technologies SAS

Labège, France

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Artal Technologies SAS is a consulting and software development group, specialized in systems architecture, for the aerospace, defense and military sectors.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-19 Magellium

Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France

Magellium is a provider in the development of software for geographic based information systems (GIS), cartography, vision-based solution for robotics applications for defense and security, aerospace and energy sectors. Magellium was founded in 2003 and is based in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France.

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