Isatis invests in Graitec

Graitec will use the fresh capital to reinforce its position in the building information modelling (BIM) software market for the 3D digital model sector.

Previous funding
Graitec first received institutional funding in May 2000 from Sofimac Partners and SGAM AI Private Equity.

This was followed by a $4.5m round in September 2005, with the funding provided by Isatis (then BNP Paribas Private Equity), CDC Innovation, Siparex and Omnes Capital (then Crédit Agricole Private Equity).

Company
Founded in 1986, Graitec is headquartered in Bièvres with 13 additional offices across Russia, Germany, France, Canada, the UK, Italy, Czech Republic, Singapore, Romania and the US.

The company develops computer-aided design (CAD) and engineering software for the reinforced concrete, timber and steel construction industries.

Graitec employs 330 staff and generated revenues of €45m this year. It expects to reach €60m in turnover in 2015.

People
Francis Guillemard is the CEO of Graitec. Isatis partner Bertrand Limoges and associate François-Xavier Lehman worked on the deal.

Advisers
Equity – Gide Loyrette Nouel, David-James Sebag, Paul Jourdan-Nayrac (Legal); EY, Emmanuel Picard, Renaud Regner (Financial due diligence).
Company – Fayout & Associés, Frédéric Fayout (Legal).

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