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Claranova refocuses on SaaS as photo business continues to decline Earnings reports News 

Claranova refocuses on SaaS as photo business continues to decline

Gary Pageau
Claranova reported fiscal 2025-2026 revenue of €94 million, down 21% from the prior year on a reported basis and down 12% on a like-for-like basis, as the company completed its transformation from a diversified consumer software and photo business into a SaaS-focused software publisher. The company attributed much of the reported decline to currency headwinds and the sale of non-core... Read More
Claranova reports recurring revenue reaches 81% for the first nine months Earnings reports 

Claranova reports recurring revenue reaches 81% for the first nine months

Gary Pageau ,
French software publisher and former PlanetArt owner Claranova reported €71 million in revenue for the first nine months of its 2025-2026 fiscal year, highlighting continued progress in its strategic shift toward recurring SaaS revenue, business-to-business growth, and artificial intelligence integration. Revenue for the nine months ended March 2026 declined 12% at constant scope and exchange rates, and 22% on a... Read More
Claranova to reduce workforce by 20% in the fourth quarter News 

Claranova to reduce workforce by 20% in the fourth quarter

Gary Pageau ,
Claranova, the former owner of PlanetArt that is now focusing on imaging software, announced it expects to layoff 20% of its workforce in the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year, in anticipation of the integration of artificial intelligence in its internal processes and in the development of its products and solutions for businesses. Both employees and consultants will be... Read More
After shedding PlanetArt and Devices, Claranova shows a net profit Earnings reports 

After shedding PlanetArt and Devices, Claranova shows a net profit

Gary Pageau ,
After spinning off PlanetArt to management and divesting itself of devices to focus on its imaging software business, Claranova improved its operating margin and recorded a positive net result while keeping its debt under control for the first half of fiscal year 2025-2026, in line with its commitments, the company said. Half-year revenue was impacted by external factors (currency exchange... Read More
Claranova reports first-half sales down 9% but core business is strong Earnings reports News 

Claranova reports first-half sales down 9% but core business is strong

Gary Pageau
Claranova, the former parent company of PlanetArt, reported revenue of €49 million in H1 2025–2026 (July–December 2025), 95% of which was generated by the group’s core businesses. The half-year is significantly impacted by a very unfavorable currency effect (-6%) and the scope effect related the disposal of the group’s non-core U.S. operations at the end of October5 (-4%). Supported by... Read More
Claranova settles US legal dispute regarding subscriptions News 

Claranova settles US legal dispute regarding subscriptions

Gary Pageau ,
Claranova announces the signing of a settlement agreement to end a class action lawsuit filed in the United States against several North American entities of the group, based on allegations of violations of California consumer law. Since 2022, the state of California has implemented new regulations governing, among other things, the automatic renewal practices of products and services sold by... Read More
Without PlanetArt, Claranova first quarter revenue is €24 million Earnings reports News 

Without PlanetArt, Claranova first quarter revenue is €24 million

Gary Pageau ,
After divesting its PlanetArt personalized products business, Claranova reports first-quarter revenue of €24 million, net profit improvements, and a reduction in debt of €100 million. “We have just completed a year of strategic and structural transformation for our group,” said Eric Gareau, Chief Executive Officer of Claranova. “The sale of our personalized objects e-commerce business allows us to now focus exclusively on... Read More
Claranova shares outlook for post-PlanetArt business Earnings reports News 

Claranova shares outlook for post-PlanetArt business

Gary Pageau ,
Fresh off its divestiture of its PlanetArt personalized printing business, Claranova unveiled the broad outlines of its medium-term growth strategy and its financial objectives for 2028, following its refocusing on its most profitable activities. The company said it is positioned as a challenger in three strategic segments, namely Utilities, PDF, and Photo, and the group relies on 100% proprietary technologies.... Read More
Claranova finalizes sale of PlanetArt division to GA Credit, management Acquisitions News 

Claranova finalizes sale of PlanetArt division to GA Credit, management

Gary Pageau , , ,
Claranova announced it has completed the sale of PlanetArt division to General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park fund and the PlanetArt management team, for $169.5 million (around 145 million euros). The move consolidates Claranova’s business into a solely software publishing, focusing on three segments: Utilities (Adaware), PDF (SodaPDF), and Photo (inPixio). This strategic refocusing will significantly improve the Group’s financial performance,... Read More
Claranova signs agreement for PlanetArt sale Acquisitions 

Claranova signs agreement for PlanetArt sale

Gary Pageau , ,
Claranova announces the signing, on June 22, 2025, of an agreement to sell the PlanetArt division to an entity controlled by General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park fund and the PlanetArt management team. The move transitions Claranova into a pure software publishing company in Photo, Utilities, and PDF products. Following exclusive negotiations initiated with General Atlantic Credit, the parties have entered... Read More
Claranova sets June 27 for OGM to vote on sale of PlanetArt Acquisitions News 

Claranova sets June 27 for OGM to vote on sale of PlanetArt

Gary Pageau ,
Following the recent announcement that PlanetArt parent Claranova was planning to sell the personalized products output business to focus solely on its software business, the company has announced the negotions with General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park Fund and PlanetArt’s management team for the potential sale are progressing, but the terms and conditions have not yet been finalized.  Claranova’s objective remains to... Read More
Claranova reports 4% third-quarter growth on restated earnings report Earnings reports News 

Claranova reports 4% third-quarter growth on restated earnings report

Gary Pageau ,
French imaging software publisher Claranova publishes its revenue for the first 9 months of the 2024-2025 financial year (July 2024 – March 2025) refocused on solely Avanquest activities. The myDevices and PlanetArt divisions are being sold, so they are no longer part of the group’s consolidation scope within the framework of the application of IFRS 5. Avanquest achieved revenue of... Read More
Claranova reported stable first-half sales and improved net income Earnings reports News 

Claranova reported stable first-half sales and improved net income

Gary Pageau ,
PlanetArt parent Claranova reported €294 million in revenue for the first half of the 2024-2025 year, remaining stable year-over-year despite a shorter holiday sales period. EBITDA grew 23% to €33.6 million, driven by cost reductions and higher-margin products, improving the EBITDA margin to 11.4% from 9.3%. The company’s net income quadrupled to €9.6 million, aided by operating improvements and reduced... Read More
Claranova enters into exclusive discussions for potential sale of its PlanetArt Division Acquisitions News 

Claranova enters into exclusive discussions for potential sale of its PlanetArt Division

Gary Pageau , ,
Claranova announced the company has entered into exclusive discussions with General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park fund and the management team of PlanetArt for the potential sale of its PlanetArt division. This potential transaction would value the division at approximately $160 million US on a cash-free, debt-free basis (or approximately US $180 million of equity value, including excess cash and intercompany... Read More
Claranova stabilizes financial results for the first-half of the year Earnings reports News 

Claranova stabilizes financial results for the first-half of the year

Gary Pageau ,
PlanetArt parent Claranova reported strong revenue for the first half of the 2024-2025 (July – December 2024) year of €294 million, holding steady compared to last year’s first-half like-for-like (-1% at actual exchange rates). The performance in H1 2024-2025 is all the more noteworthy given the unfavorable year-end holiday season calendar for the group’s key markets of the United United... Read More