Toulouse-based industrial energy performance specialist Eco-Tech Ceram (ETC) has just raised €16 million to accelerate the deployment of its turnkey carbon-free heat solutions. This strategic Series B deal is designed to enhance the environmental and industrial impact of companies.

The capital increase was led by “Fonds Révolution Environnementale et Solidaire”, managed by Crédit Mutuel Impact, alongside the PSIM fund, managed by Bpifrance Investissement as part of the France 2030 program.

This financing will enable Eco-Tech Ceram to step up its commercial development, strengthen its industrial capacities, and accelerate technical innovation to offer ever more competitive, high-performance equipment to manufacturers.

Founded in 2014 by Antoine Meffre, Eco-Tech Ceram draws on cutting-edge scientific expertise supported by leading institutions: the CNRS, ADEME, the Occitanie Region, Bpifrance (three-time winner of the Concours Mondial de l’Innovation) and the European Commission (IFSC program).
This round of financing consolidates ETC’s position as a benchmark partner for decarbonized industrial heat that is competitive and controlled over the long term.

Our Venture Capital team, responsible for advising on the legal and transactional aspects of the deal, was made up of Jérémie Swiecznik, partner in the Transaction Department, and Benoît Courtet, counsel.

Degroux Brugère advised Breega, as lead sponsor, on the fund-raising by Ensol, a French start-up specializing in residential solar energy. The €14 million deal marks a strategic step in Ensol’s development, as it strives to democratize access to solar energy in France.

The deal consists of 6 million euros in capital, raised from Breega, the lead investor in this financing round, with the participation of impact funds Endgame and Watermelon, as well as several business angels. It is completed by 8 million euros in debt, contributed by the Terra Nea investment fund – managed by Andera Partners – dedicated to the ecological transition in the South of France, and by the Enerfip participative investment platform, specialized in financing the energy transition.

This funding will enable Ensol to accelerate its regional deployment, strengthen its proprietary technology and offer an innovative solar rental service accessible to a larger number of French households.

Our venture capital team, which advised Breega on the legal aspects of the transaction, comprised Jérémie Swiecznik, partner in the Transactional Department, Benoît Courtet, counsel, and Maxim Khlopotin, associate.

Degroux Brugère advised MILA, an ACPR-approved neo-insurer specializing in property insurance, in its €12 million fundraising.
This operation, carried out with Elevation Capital Partners, as well as the company’s historical shareholders, represents a key step in MILA’s development strategy, whose ambition is to consolidate its position on the French market and accelerate its deployment on a European scale.
MILA is thus strengthening its product offering, in particular with its unpaid rent insurance (GLI), which is aimed at a particularly significant market. MILA’s objective is clear: to become a benchmark player in the segment of insurance solutions for real estate professionals and individual landlords.

Jérémie Swiecznik, partner in the Transaction Department, Benoît Courtet, counsel, and Maxim Khlopotin, associate, advised MILA on this transaction.

Convinced of the opportunities offered by the fast-growing cybersecurity market, CyGO Entrepreneurs has raised €5 million from the French Tech Accélération 2 fund, managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance Investissement, and BNP Paribas Développement, as well as from influential cybersecurity entrepreneurs.

Through this first round of funding, the startup studio founded last year is reaffirming its objective of creating startups capable of driving competitive European cybersecurity by 2030, in the face of intensifying geopolitical and industrial threats, and in response to strategic challenges on a global scale.

Jérémie Swiecznik, partner in the Transaction Department, and Quentin Béchert, associate, advised Bpifrance and BNP Paribas Développement on this transaction.

HL Robotics, a subsidiary of the South Korean conglomerate HL Group, has acquired a majority stake in Stanley Robotics, a French start-up specializing in outdoor parking robots.

By leveraging Stanley Robotics’ cutting-edge technology and proven expertise, HL Robotics aims to consolidate its position as world leader in this high-growth sector, further integrating autonomous parking solutions into its broader growth strategy.

Founded in 2015, Stanley Robotics has developed patented technologies and carried out over 100,000 robotic missions, notably in the airport and automotive logistics sectors. The company, moreover, has a portfolio of ten international patents and offers a range of solutions combining autonomous robots, fleet management software and operational services.

Jérémie Swiecznik, partner in the Transaction Department, and Willy Lao, associate, advised Bpifrance, Eurazeo and Elaia on this transaction.