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White Star Capital closes second fund on $180m
White Star, which helps startups expand internationally, also opens offices in Paris and Tokyo
Partners Group buys Ammeraal Beltech in SBO
Advent International sells Netherlands-based Ammeraal, a lightweight belting specialist
Ekkio closes Ekkio Capital IV on €161m
GP surpasses €150m target with final close, and plans deals in Germany as well as its usual presence in France
Wellington Partners et al. in €22m series-B for Tricares
Investors back France-based Tricares, a specialist in tricuspid regurgitation treatment
Dutch VC activity reaches all-time high
Biotech and pharma are driving record levels of VC investment in the Netherlands, while venture fundraising continues to perform strongly
Waterland's JVH Gaming bolts on Flamingo Casino
Waterland-backed casinos operator JVH Gaming acquires industry peer Flamingo Casino
Otium, Daphni back Comet in series-A round
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures previously invested €2m in the recruitment specialist
XAnge holds second close for XAnge Digital 3
Second close of the early-stage innovation-focused fund brings it closer to its €120m target
White Star Capital et al. back Klaxoon with $50m
White Star Capital, Sofiouest, BPI France and Idinvest back the training platform
Weinberg backs carve-out of Besson Chaussures
France-based Vivarte sells the footwear retailer, following the sale of Naf Naf sale earlier in Q2
Motion Equity Partners buys Holweg Weber in SBO
Azulis Capital sells its majority stake in the French paper-bag machinery manufacturer
Daphni, Idinvest back Lunchr
Daphni has previously invested €2.5m in the France-based booking platform
Goldman Sachs invests in games developer Voodoo
Goldman Sachs invests in France-based Voodoo via the $7bn West Street Capital Partners VII fund
Tikehau Capital backs Nexteam Group
Tikehau Capital draws equity from its mid-sized growth fund, TGE II, and the Novi vehicle
Euro PE holds €100m final close for France Sélection III
France Sélection III held an €82.5m first close in February 2017 and is already 55% deployed
Apax France buys Expereo in SBO
Carlyle sells its majority stake, acquired in 2014 via Europe Technology Partners III fund
Andera, BPI France sell A2IA to trade
French artificial intelligence and image analysis firm is sold to US-based Mitek Systems
Partech et al. inject $34m into Platform.sh
Partech leads the series-C round for French cloud platform-as-a-service Platform.sh
H2 Equity Partners sells Reparenco in €460m deal
Dutch paper processor Reparenco is bought by Ireland-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa Group
Siparex backs Bebe Boutik in MBO
GP will help the French baby products private sales specialist to expand abroad
Platina Equity Solutions backs Univet
Platina invests around €5m and plans to inject up to €15-25m further down the line
Nordian sells Unicorn Grain Specialties to trade
France-based Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients acquires Dutch ingredients business Unicorn Grain
Apax France promotes four
GP promotes an HR & ESG director, a principal, an associate and a CIO
Montefiore backs Groupe Premium
GP buys a 70% stake in insurance business Groupe Premium via Montefiore Investment IV