Clipperton Finance, a leading European corporate finance boutique focused on the High Tech and Media industries, today announced the secondary placement of all Metaboli shares held by Nicominvest, one of the main financial shareholders of the company.
Nicominvest, the early stage family office of Alain Nicolazzi, had backed Metaboli since inception. The sale successfully materializes Nicominvest’s investment in the company.
The identity of the acquirer is undisclosed.
Metaboli is a worldwide leader in online video games distribution, with operations in France, USA, the UK, Germany and Italy. Metaboli offers ISPs and large European Internet portals a delivery platform for online video games distribution. This platform supports subscription-based services as well as buy-and-download services, for a rich catalogue of video games. The services are operated in white label or under the company’s own brands: Metaboli, Gametap (US) and Gamesplanet. Leading game publishers, including Atari, Codemaster, Eidos, Microsoft, Sega, THQ, Take 2, Ubisoft… are using Metaboli’s platform, resulting in one of the best catalogues of video games available online.