M&A Deal Summary

nLighten Acquires Euclyde Data Centers

On June 1, 2023, nLighten acquired information technology company Euclyde Data Centers from IDIA Capital Investissement and Sofipaca Capital Investissement

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is nLighten’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is nLighten’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-06-01
Target Euclyde Data Centers
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) nLighten
Sellers(s) IDIA Capital Investissement
Sofipaca Capital Investissement
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Euclyde Data Centers

Antibes, France
Euclyde Data Centers is an independent French operator specializing in the development and operation of Tier 3 and Tier 4 colocation data centers, mainly in the regions. It offers solutions for hosting IT infrastructures, connectivity and related services to support a wide range of customers: large companies, banks, government institutions, health services, IT service companies, as well as regional SMEs and ETIs. Euclyde Data Centers was founded in 2004 and is based in Antibes, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

nLighten

Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands

Category Company
Founded 2021
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

nLighten is a digital infrastructure platform developing innovative edge data centers distributed across European key economic hubs to provide best-in-class network access to regional, national and global enterprises, private users and the mobile workforce. nLighten was founded in 2021 and is based in Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

IDIA Capital Investissement

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Corporate Investor
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

IDIA Capital is a long-term agroindustry investor. Specific areas of interest include sectors related to the food industry, wine, agriculture production, and forestry. IDIA typically provides growth capital and can commit €1 to €50 million per transaction. IDIA is a unit of Credit Agricole Group’s Private Equity & Finance Division. The Firm is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 12
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 6
Country: France M&A 7 of 12
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-19 TSE Energy

Valbonne, France

TSE Energy is a developer of solar power plants and agrivoltaic solutions, TSE is positioned across the entire value chain: design, financing, construction, supervision and operational management in order to transform solar energy into electricity. TSE Energy was founded in 2016 and is based in Valbonne, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-20 Dammann Freres

Dreux, France

Dammann Freres specializes in the import, development and sale of teas, infusions and accessories, the company has historically distributed its products in cafés, hotels, restaurants and luxury grocery stores. Dammann Freres is based in Dreux, France.

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DESCRIPTION

Sofipaca Capital Investissement is a private equity firm focused on minority investments (up to 30% equity) in small, growth-oriented French companies. The Firm targets profitable companies operating in traditional industries and looks to invest up to €3 million per transaction. Sofipaca Capital Investissement was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Merville, France

Vitalis is a French private network, expert in the trading and packaging of potatoes, onions and condiments. Vitalis was founded in 1967 and is based in Merville, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-19 Silversun

Lambesc, France

Silversun is an installation developer and carries out all stages of a roof photovoltaic power plant project internally (from development to installation and maintenance). Silversun was founded in 2005 and is based in Lambesc, France.

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