88 LAWYER MONTHLY AUGUST 2023 Aldebaran Capital Partners Acquires NumWorks About the Deal Goodwin Procter LLP advised Access Capital Partners on the financing of Aldebaran Capital Partners’ acquisition of NumWorks, a French company which designs and produces graphing calculators. The buyer was advised by McDermott Will & Emery on M&A and debt aspects, the management by Hogan Lovells and the sellers by Joffe & Associés. The funds for the purchase of the company were made available by a pool of senior lenders that included BNP Paribas, Caisse d’Epargne et de Prévoyance Ile de France and Banque Populaire Rives de Paris for the senior loan. The banks were advised by DLA Piper. The mezzanine loan was provided by Access Capital Partners. Through this transaction, which marks the first investment by the Aldebaran Transformation Fund I, Aldebaran Capital Partners has secured a majority stake in NumWorks’ share capital. Goodwin Procter advised Access Capital Partners with a team comprising partner Arnaud Fromion, counsel Laurent Bonnet and associate Charlotte Mouradian. The transaction facilitated the exit of the VCs and business angels who have accompanied NumWorks since its founding in 2016 by Romain Goyet. The company has developed a graphing calculator and associated software for high school students that is intuitive and simple to use. Transaction Interview Legal Advisor on the transaction:
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