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19 September 2018
Deals | France | M&A
AddUp, French leader in the design, creation and marketing of 3D metal printing machines and workshops, based in Clermont-Ferrand (central France), a joint venture between Fives and Michelin, has just announced the projected majority acquisition of Poly-Shape, a French SME that specialises in the design and production of parts using metal 3D printing.
This new majority stake acquisition enables AddUp to strengthen its offer for the automotive, medical and aeronautics sectors, making AddUp the up-and-coming player in additive manufacturing in France.
AddUp was represented by Gide, with partner Guillaume Rougier-Brierre and associates Morgan Maréchal and Charles-Douglas Fuz on corporate aspects. Gide had already advised on the establishment of the joint venture between Michelin and Fives in the metal 3D printing sector in 2015 and 2016, and on its subsequent acquisitions, in particular that of BeAm earlier this year.
The sellers, i.e. the management and founders of Poly-Shape including Philippe Véran's group Upperside, were advised by lawyer Jean Michel Levallois.
