M&A Deal Summary

D-ID Acquires Simpleshow

On September 16, 2025, D-ID acquired internet software and services company Simpleshow from BIP Investment Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is D-ID’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is D-ID’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-09-16
Target Simpleshow
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) D-ID
Sellers(s) BIP Investment Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Drake Star Partners (Financial)

Target

Simpleshow

Berlin, Germany
Simpleshow is a video creation platform specializing in AI‑based explainer videos for corporate communication, training, and marketing. Simpleshow was founded in 2008 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

D-ID

Tel Aviv, Israel

Category Company
Founded 2017
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

D-ID develops AI?driven software solutions for creating and animating digital avatars, videos, and visual agents. D-ID was founded in 2017 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

BIP Investment Partners is a private equity firm firm focused on a variety of long-term investments including buyouts, growth capital financings, sale of minority stakes, successions, and corporate spin-offs. BIP prefers opportunities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland and generally looks to commit €10 to €25 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, industrial, consumer, retail, business services, and healthcare. BIP investment Partners is headquartered in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 14
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 10
Country: Germany M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-30 SEP

Holzkirchen, Germany

SEP develops and distributes enterprise-wide data protection solutions. Its core product is SEP sesam, the backup and recovery software for virtual and physical environments. SEP was founded in 2003 and is based in Holzkirchen, Germany.

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