EURAZEO (EPA:RF) - EURAZEO GROWTH REINVESTS IN CONTENTSQUARE TO ACCELERATE ITS DEVELOPMENT
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PRESS RELEASE
EURAZEO GROWTH REINVESTS IN CONTENTSQUARE TO ACCELERATE ITS DEVELOPMENT
Paris, January 28, 2019
Eurazeo, as lead investor, acting through Eurazeo Growth, announce it has
participated in another successful fundraising by ContentSquare which totalled
US$60 million. Canaan Partners, Highland Europe and H14, the company's
historical partners, similarly also invested in ContentSquare.
Having been a shareholder since January 2018, Eurazeo supports the company's
ambitions, primarily by making available its international network and digital
as well as brand-building expertise. The new fundraising brings Eurazeo's total
investment into ContentSquare to a total of US$45 million.
Virginie Morgon, Chairwoman of Eurazeo's Executive Board, declared: "We're
enthusiastic about strengthening our support of ContentSquare, whose ambitions
and potential fit perfectly with our growth capital strategy".
Created in 2012, the company develops solutions which deliver strategic user
browsing data to brands , as well as notifying them of daily web, mobile and
application component performance. These solutions guide brands in their
customer experience optimization decisions, enabling them to increase their
sales conversion rate across all web, mobile and application platforms.
Used by digital, content, product, analytics, customer acquisition, IT and UX
teams, ContentSquare is a pioneer in digital transformation. ContentSquare
currently works with leading companies in the retail, luxury, travel, hotel,
automobile and financial services sectors, including major global brands such
as Walmart, Samsung, Sephora, Tiffany, LVMH, Accorhotels, Goldman Sachs, Avis,
GoPro, Ikea, Volkswagen and many more.
Jonathan Cherki, Chairman and Founder of ContentSquare said: "We're delighted
and proud to strengthen ContentSquare's growth momentum, boosted by the support
and ambition of Eurazeo and our other shareholders, that believe in the quality
and value of our product as well as its commercial potential".
Yann du Rusquec, Managing Director of Eurazeo Growth added: "In recent months,
we've been impressed by ContentSquare's growth, the quality of its products,
its innovation and its extraordinary and energizing corporate culture. We have
no doubt that Jonathan's predictive experience vision will bring substantial
growth to this vast market."
About Eurazeo
Eurazeo is a leading global investment company, with a diversified portfolio of
EUR17 billion in assets under management, including nearly EUR11 billion from
third parties, invested in over 300 companies. With its considerable private
equity, venture capital, real estate, private debt and fund of funds expertise,
Eurazeo accompanies companies of all sizes, supporting their development
through the commitment of its 235 professionals and by offering deep sector
expertise, a gateway to global markets, and a responsible and stable foothold
for transformational growth. Its solid institutional and family shareholder
base, robust financial structure free of structural debt, and flexible
investment horizon enable Eurazeo to support its companies over the long term.
Eurazeo has offices in Paris, New York, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Shanghai,
London, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Madrid.
o Eurazeo is listed on Euronext Paris.
o ISIN: FR0000121121 - Bloomberg: RF FP - Reuters: EURA.PA
About ContentSquare
ContentSquare is a user experience analytics and optimization platform for
brands that wish to understand how users interact with their websites, mobile
technologies and applications. In addition to grasping and analyzing user
intentions, the digital teams are able to make decisions driven by client
knowledge to optimize clickstream data thanks to an easy-to-use platform that
features an automatic recommendations tool based on artificial intelligence.
Founded in 2012, ContentSquare has over 200 clients worldwide, including
Voyages-sncf.com, L'Occitane, Walmart, Priceminister, and Orange. ContentSquare
has offices in Paris, London, New York and Munich.
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EURAZEO CONTACTS
CAROLINE COHEN
HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS
E-mail: ccohen@eurazeo.com
Tel: +33 (0)1 44 15 16 76
VIRGINIE CHRISTNATCH
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS
E-mail: vchristnatch@eurazeo
Tel: +33 (0)1 44 15 76 44
PRESS CONTACT
MAITLAND/AMO
David Sturken
E-mail: dsturken@maitland.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7395 0450
For more information, please visit the Group's website: www@eurazeo.com
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