Articles by Alice Tchernookova
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
ACG Management in €2.6m round for MyCoach
The French company is hoping to raise its turnover from €500,000m to €1m this year
Capzanine takes majority stake in Soccer Park and Le Five
The new entity will generate an estimated €12m turnover and open six new complexes
Bencis Capital acquires majority stake in BRB
Buyout is financed via Bencis's fourth buyout fund, the €408m Bencis Buyout Fund IV vehicle
EclecticIQ secures €5.5m in series-A round
Amsterdam-based start-up collaborates with Nato on threat intelligence software technologies
Eurazeo contributes $20m in series-F funding for Farfetch
Farfetch's sixth round of funding brings the overall amount raised to $304.5m
Perfectis exits Piscines Magiline in SBO
Investors including UI Gestion and BPI France will take over Perfectis's 70% stake in the company
PAI Partners in partial exit from Kaufman & Broad
Holding Financiere Gaillon 8 reaps €257m from the sale of a 39% stake in the business
Gimv acquires 40% stake in Joolz
Investment firm invests alongside the company's managing director and founder
Cathay, Nokia Growth in €31m series-C for Drivy
Fourth round of funding brings the total amount raised by Drivy to €47m
Seventure injects €1.2m into tactile tech maker Actronika
Seventure has used its Quadrivium 1 seed fund to invest in the French tech startup's seed round
AnaCap to acquire Barclays' French retail banking operations
Financial specialist buyout house continues investments in European banking groups
Abenex in partial Prosol exit, reaps 3x multiple
Sagard, Siparex, Five Arrows and Carvest secure a minority stake in the fresh products retailer
Partech in €12m series-B for Lendix
Deal marks Partech's third investment in the French crowdlending platform
BPI et al. exit Withings to Nokia in €170m deal
Previous VCs had backed the digital health company with €30m of investments
Pamplona-backed OGF acquires funeral service Serenium
Buyout will support OGF's expansion in France's Grand-Ouest region
CVC acquires majority stake in Tipico
International betting group is aiming to benefit from CVC's experience in the industry
Apax, BPI France acquire LIUF
The five institutions complete Apax's investment in Groupe INSEEC in 2013
Access Capital completes wave of promotions
Promotions also include the appointment of two new investment directors
Hélicéo raises €1.5m in first round of funding
The drone-maker will aim to commercialise its products internationally
Iris Capital promotes two to managing partner
Erik de la Rivière and Erkan Kilicaslan have been part of the firm for more than 10 years
Nestlé Health Science joins €14.5m Enterome series-C
Funds will help Enterome push research into gut bacteria-related diseases
Avantium raises €20m in round led by PMV
The funds will be used to commercialise Avantium's bio-based packaging material
Astorg acquires Parkeon in €450m deal, nears close on 6th fund
Astorg's sixth buyout fund is expected to close on its €2.1bn hard-cap in May