- AI/Data
Deal Type
- LBO
Cervinvest Capital acquires a stake in Ignimission to support the emergence of a leading GRC Orchestration and Identity Security Platform
This growth buyout transaction marks the beginning of a new phase of accelerated growth for Ignimission, with the ambition to become the reference player for operational orchestration of risk, compliance and identity security for enterprises.
ABOUT IGNIMISSION
Founded in 2017, Ignimission is a French SaaS software company specialising in the automation and orchestration of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) processes and identity security. The company’s no-code platform serves organisations across the banking, industrial and public sectors. Ignimission employs a team of more than 45 employee and occupies a differentiated position combining functional depth (AI Act, ERM and TPRM modules) with cross-functional orchestration of existing GRC and identity tools.
ABOUT CERVINVEST CAPITAL
Cervinvest Capital is an independent private equity firm approved by the AMF, investing through its FPCI Matterhorn I (€110m) in profitable companies generating at least €5 million in annual revenue. Backed by prominent entrepreneurs and family offices, the fund deploys tickets of between €7 million and €20 million per transaction. Its objective is to support SMEs with solid fundamentals and proven expertise that have the potential to become platform consolidators in their markets. Cervinvest Capital aims to build new market leaders alongside management teams, drawing on a hands-on operational approach that is unique in the small-cap segment
About Avolta
Avolta is a leading European tech investment bank with deep expertise in software transactions. Advising Ignimission on its investment by Cervinvest Capital marks another landmark in the software industry and growth buyout transactions. The bank has recently advised:
- Poool on its sale to Darwin CX
- IS Decisions on its sale to Aries Global
- Beyable on its sale to SaleCycle
- Linkurious on its sale by Nuix Limited (ASX: NXL)
- Shippingbo on its growth buyout by Main Capital Partners
- Deepomatic on its sale to IQGeo (KKR)
- Alobees on its sale to Eternia
- Elevo on its acquisition by Assessio (Pollen Street Capital)
- Sogexia on its LBO with Capza
- Buildrz on its sale to Oneclick LCA (PSG, Infravia)
- Unifai on its sale to Akeneo (Summit Partners)
- Dartagnan on its sale to JustRelate (BID Equity)
