BIC: Closing of the Rocketbook acquisition
15 Dezember 2020 - 5:45PM
BIC: Closing of the Rocketbook acquisition
Closing of the
Rocketbookacquisition
Clichy, France - December 15, 2020 ‐ BIC
announces today that is has completed the acquisition of Rocketbook
for 40 million US dollars (33 million euros1), and a deferred
consideration based on Rocketbook’s future performance.
Founded in 2014 by Joe Lemay and Jake Epstein, Rocketbook is a
fast growing and profitable company with $32 million Net Sales in
20202 (approximately 26 million euros) up 35% year-on-year.
Rocketbook’s flagship products include the Core and Fusion
notebooks, reusable notebooks used with erasable pens and powered
by the Rocketbook cloud connected application. Sold online on
Amazon, www.getrocketbook.com, and other retailers, for less than
40 US Dollars, Rocketbook Core Notebooks rank number one in
reusable notebooks for Amazon’s consumers.
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|
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28 October 2021 |
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1 (14 December 2020) ECB USD/Euro rate: 1.21622 31 March 2020
fiscal year
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