Articles by Alice Tchernookova
Idinvest et al. in €150m series-E round for Sigfox
Latest round brings total raised by startup to around €230m
Idinvest holds first close on €250m for Idinvest Growth Fund II
Fund's previous generation most recently took part in a €150m series-E for Sigfox
Ardian, Keensight, Parquest acquire Unither
Unither was acquired from a consortium of investors led by Equistone Partners Europe
Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Waterland's Infradata
Omnes supported the group's management buyout in 2013 alongside Odyssee Ventures
CapHorn, Turenne Capital et al. in €3m round for Fidzup
New round brings total funding raised by the French software startup to €3.3m
Accenture and Partech form strategic partnership
Accenture will invest in two Partech Ventures funds as part of the agreement
Unigrains invests in Deleplanque
Agricultural group will remain majority-owned by the founding family
BNP Paribas Capital Partners closes Fundexi IV on €333m
Fund will follow strategy established in 2005, similar to previous generations
Activa, Paluel-Marmont sell Gaz Européen to DCC's Butagaz
Private equity consortium acquired a majority stake in Gaz Européen in 2013
Siparex injects €3.6m into Ascaudit
Deal marks the exit of Isatis Capital, which entered the group in 2005 via an expansion round
Idinvest invests in gelatine maker Weishardt
Deal marks the exit of Cerea Capital, while Unigrains and Crédit Agricole Midi-Pyrenees reinvested
Wellington Partners leads €14m financing round for UroMems
Round includes €2m of funding from BPI France's PIA programme, adding to a €12m series-A
Charterhouse X holds final close on €2.3bn
Fund's previous generation Charterhouse IX has reportedly returned in excess of 3x money with five exits
French GPs optimistic over looming elections
Upcoming elections could bring to power the most "business-friendly" government to date, say unquote" France Forum delegates
Edmond de Rothschild PE closes Eres III fund on €300m hard-cap
Closing marks the largest fundraising completed to date by the Eres team
Flint Capital leads $20m series-B round for Job Today
Job Today has raised in excess of $30m in funding since inception in 2015
High valuations and market volatility put brakes on Benelux deals
unquote" reports from the Mergermarket Benelux M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016, held on Tuesday in Amsterdam
Fund in Focus: Daphni holds €150m close for maiden fund
First close for the "VC as a platform" vehicle, targeting a final close by year end
Permira invests in Alter Domus
Alter Domus management will keep a controlling stake in the group after completion of the deal
Charterhouse-backed Comexposium in €394m refinancing
New debt package for the French events management business sees leverage hitting 4x EBITDA
BPI France, BNP Paribas invest €23m in Algonquin
Investors are taking a minority stake in the group while company founder remains majority shareholder
EdRip takes majority stake in ACB Group
Arkéa Capital and Europe et Croissance exit the company fully as part of the deal
Investec appoints four to fund finance team
Investec's fund finance team counts 19 members in total after the latest appointments
21 Centrale-backed DGF bolts on Val de Seine, refinances debt
Permira provides a €62m unitranche to the French food manufacturer as it bolts on a competitor