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Momentum Invest I closes on €110m
GP Momentum Invest backs French services-related businesses with €10-100m turnover
Atomico et al. back LendInvest in $39.5m series-C round
Atomico, GP Bullhound and Tiger Management back property finance online platform LendInvest
Ardian backs IWD
Ardian Growth buys a stake in IWD, a retail technology specialist, in an expansion deal
Navigator Capital in talks for Tropicana's French plant
Bottling plant sale was announced in late March, and the offer could be finalised in Q4 2018
Capital Croissance backs Toutapprendre.com's OBO
Marc Wacongne buys a majority, while the GP buys a minority in the online courses provider
BPI France closes €200m Fonds Build-up International
Fonds Build-up International will back French SMEs and mid-cap firms generating turnover of between €20m-1.5bn
Raise holds first close for venture fund on €60m
Mostly backed by corporates, French GP's venture vehicle targets a €100m final close
Latour Capital buys Sogetrel in SBO
Former owner Quilvest sells stake in Sogetrel, a communication network installer
Eurazeo's Smile acquires digital agency Adyax
Agency Smile acquires its France-based peer, Adyax, aiming for revenues exceeding €115m in 2018
Weinberg buys Realease Capital in MBO
WCP buys majority stake in France-based Realease via WCP#3, which closed on €295m in July 2018
Iris Capital backs Scibids in €2.2m series-A
Iris injects €2.2m into Paris-headquartered Scibids to support hiring and expansion abroad
Inven Capital et al. back Cosmo Tech in $21m series-B
Investors inject $21m into Cosmo Tech, a Lyon-based decision management software publisher
De Hoge Dennen buys Eszet Handelsgroep in MBO
Dutch GP buys majority stake in Netherlands-based wires, cords and cables supplier Eszet
White Star Capital hires Rothschild's Lattes
Matthieu Lattes will work as a partner at venture fund White Star Capital's Paris offices
NextStage AM acquires Atream
Atream now manages more than €1.5bn in assets, mainly in the tourism real estate sector
BPI France et al. invest €70m in Evaneos
Fresh capital supports France-based Evaneos in recruitment and international expansion
MBO Partenaires, Amundi PE buy Groupe Arcado in SBO
Siparex and Carvest sell majority stake in charcuterie specialist Arcado and reinvest
FnB holds €134.5m final close for maiden fund
Fundraising kicked-off in Q1 2017, and FnB Europe Fund now manages three portfolio companies
IK's Mademoiselle Desserts bolts on Michel Kremer
IK bought a majority stake in pastry producer Mademoiselle Desserts via IK VIII Fund
Ciclad holds final close for sixth fund on €180m
Fundraising started in September 2017 with an initial target amounting to €140-160m
Ardian et al. sell Consort NT back to management
Consort NT president Jason Guez is the France-based company's current majority owner
BPI France et al. inject $50m into Launchmetrics
BPI France, Seventure, Cipio Partners and Famille C back the SaaS data analytics company
LT Capital holds €105m final close for LTC III
Around 70% of commitments for LTC III, closed on €105m, come from institutional investors
Go Capital holds interim close for Amorçage II
Go Capital's second seed fund had previously held a first close on €60m in May 2017