Papirfly has today announced its acquisition of Keepeek, the French market leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM). The market for DAM is expected to grow by 10% CAGR globally, reaching €1.3 billion by 2026. This acquisition is part of Papirfly's ongoing efforts to expand and strengthen its position as leading innovators of brand management solutions within Europe. Papirfly Group, which is majority owned by European growth investor Verdane, helps customers including BMW, Unilever, Vodafone and IBM deliver consistent branding across locations.
With Keepeek's capabilities and knowledge within the DAM space – particularly in French speaking Europe, Papirfly will be able to provide its customers with an even stronger offering, allowing them to create, manage and deploy their digital assets efficiently and across geographies. This acquisition is a significant step forward in Papirfly's mission to empower customers to deliver a consistent brand experience – on a global scale, across all channels, efficiently and with maximum impact.
"We are thrilled to welcome Keepeek to the Papirfly family," said Erik Langaker, Chairman of Papirfly Group. "Acquiring Keepeek is a crucial step in our strategy to fortify and expand our position as the top provider of brand management software in Europe. This move is set to bolster our competitive edge, not least in France and French speaking Europe, and ensure that we strengthen our leadership status in the industry”.
Karl Fredrik Lund, CEO at Papirfly adds that “together with Thomas and the Keepeek team we will significantly strengthen our overall offering in France, integrating all our features with Keepeek’s DAM solution to deliver additional value and ROI to their impressive list of French and international customers.”
“We're delighted to back Papirfly's acquisition of Keepeek, France's market leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM),” says Joakim Kjemperud, Principal at European growth investor Verdane. “This marks our second acquisition with Papirfly since Verdane's investment in early 2022, and with Verdane's backing Papirfly will cement market leadership through further acquisitions in key European geographies. Paired with the company's impressive organic growth, this ambitious strategy will put Papirfly on track to become Europe's go-to brand management platform.”
Keepeek’s customer base consists of brands such as Yves Rocher, Airbus, Veolia, Orange and EDF. Papirfly’s brand management platform will be made available to Keepeek's customers, allowing them to streamline their processes to create, manage, and distribute their brand assets even more effectively.
"We are excited to join forces with Papirfly," said Thomas Larzilliere, CEO and founder of Keepeek. "Papirfly's reputation for innovation and excellence in brand management is well-known, and we believe that our expertise in DAM will be a valuable addition to their platform. Together, we will be able to provide customers with an even stronger offering and help them to achieve their goals more efficiently."
As a significant milestone for Papirfly, the acquisition of Keepeek reinforces the company's commitment to providing its customers with the most advanced, innovative and comprehensive brand management platform available – ensuring Papirfly continues its growth trajectory and strengthens its position as market leaders within brand management in Europe.
Empowering brands to do more for less for over 20 years, Papirfly provides innovative brand management tools to support businesses in creating 100% consistency at every touchpoint – whilst gaining full control of brand identity. All within one online platform.
As the French leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM), Keepeek offers a collaborative platform for marketing and communication teams to organize, manage and distribute their multimedia content. The Keepeek platform allows to manage the entire content chain, from the design phase to automated distribution. For 15 years, Keepeek’s vocation has been to reduce the costs of content management and to secure the media.
