• Clipperton acted as the sole financial advisor to Epsor, a fintech specializing in employee savings and pension plans, on its €16 million Series C, led by the Fonds Stratégique des Transitions (FST), managed by ISALT, alongside historical investors Revaia and BlackFin. 
  • With this Series C funding, Epsor aims to triple its assets under management by 2027 and is preparing for future external growth operations to target a place in the French TOP 5.
  • This deal confirms Clipperton’s role as a leading financial advisor for European fintech deals, with previous transactions such as Rydoo’s LBO with Eurazeo, or Taurus’ $65m Series B led by Credit Suisse.

Our Client

  • Founded in 2017 by Julien Niquet and Benjamin Pedrini, Epsor is a fintech specializing in employee savings and pension schemes. Today, Epsor helps the HR and C&B departments of over 1,500 corporate customers.
  • Epsor demonstrates an exceptional growth trajectory: after reaching €1 billion in assets under management in just five years, joining the TOP 10 in the sector, and achieving the strongest growth in the market in 2024 (+50%), the company will pass the €2 billion mark in assets under management at the end of the year and plans to triple it by 2027.
  • With nearly €50 million raised since its inception, Epsor is experiencing sustained growth while continuing to develop its HR and C&B community, L’addition. As the only B Corp label company in its sector, Epsor is committed to more transparent, educational, and socially responsible savings to serve employees’ financial well-being.

Deal Rationale

  • The investment of the FST, managed by ISALT, marks a key step for Epsor, providing long-term institutional support. This commitment illustrates the fund’s vocation to support French SMEs and ETIs, which play a strategic role in the environmental, technological, and social transition.
  • Julien Niquet and Benjamin Pedrini, co-founders of Epsor, declared: “We are proud to enter a new key stage in our development alongside ISALT, an investor committed to the long term. This strategic partnership with FST, and the renewed trust placed in us by Revaia and Blackfin, give us the means to pursue our ambition: to help companies turn their employee savings and pension schemes into a strategic HR lever, in a market that is consolidating, and where we are aiming for a place in the TOP 5.”

Deal Team Clipperton

About Clipperton

Clipperton is a leading pan-European investment bank dedicated to technology and growth companies, with offices in Paris, Berlin, Munich, London, and Amsterdam, as well as partnerships in the USA, China, Italy, and Spain. We provide strategic and financial advisory to entrepreneurs, corporates, and top-tier investors in Europe who are looking to execute strategic M&A, private equity, private placements, and debt financing transactions. Founded in 2003, we have completed over 400 deals with fast-growing technology start-ups, blue-chip corporates, and renowned financial investors.