Venture • Software

GIMV and Amadeus Capital Partners Invest In Openbravo

On May 19, 2008, private equity firm GIMV and venture capital firm Amadeus Capital Partners invested in software company Openbravo

Investment Context
  • This is GIMV’s 8th and Amadeus Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is GIMV’s 1st and Amadeus Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Spain.
Investment Fate
  • Openbravo was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022.

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Investment Summary

Date May 19, 2008
Target Openbravo
Sector Software
Investor(s) GIMV
Amadeus Capital Partners
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Openbravo

Pamplona, Spain
Openbravo is a cloud Point-of-Sale (POS) and retail management software solution for agile retailing. Openbravo helps midsize and large businesses around the globe successfully manage their retail operations and embrace continuous change and innovation in today’s fast-changing business environment. Openbravo is based in Pamplona, Spain.
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Investors Overview 2

Investor

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 47 of 170
Sector: Software 8 of 14
Type: Venture 11 of 39
Country: Spain 1 of 1
Year: 2008 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-16 Hebu Holding B.V.

Krimpen a/d IJssel, Netherlands

HEBU, founded in 1940, is the Dutch market leader in hoses, pipes and accessories for hydraulic systems. For its service activities, HEBU maintains a network of outlets each with its own workplaces and warehouses. The company has 17 outlets in the Netherlands and Belgium and 10 mobile service buses for on-site repairs.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-10 Wichard Group

Thiers, France

Wichard Group manufactures marine hardware products and specialist in hot-drop forging for the medical, automotive, parachute hardware and aeronautic cutlery. Wichard Group was founded in 1919 and is based in Thiers, France.

Sell -
Investor

Amadeus Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 1.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Amadeus Capital Partners is an early late-stage investor in high growth European technology companies. Specific areas of interest include AI & machine learning, online consumer services, cybersecurity, digital health and medical technology, digital media, enterprise SaaS, fintech, and insurtech. Amadeus Capital Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 9 of 68
Sector: Software 2 of 17
Type: Venture 6 of 59
Country: Spain 1 of 4
Year: 2008 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-08 Xelerated AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Xelerated AB is a fabless semiconductor company and engages in the high-throughput network processor (NPU) market. The Xelerated solution bridged the gap between generalised multi-core NPU designs that are costly and require high-power consumption, and ASIC-based solutions that are cheaper but lack customisation. The Xelerated solution offers the ability to perform a reasonable amount of customisation at a price point and with power consumption figures closer to those of an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit).

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-02 Exonar

Reading, United Kingdom

Exonar is a data discovery software to protect and power organizations and the people they serve. Exonar specializes in next-generation data loss prevention (DLP). Exonar was founded in 2007 and is based in Reading, England.

Buy -

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