Articles by Christopher Papadopoullos
CM-CIC invests in Labellemontagne
State-owned BPI France and other existing investors also took part in the minority buyout
CM-CIC increases stake in Fouchard
CM-CIC is has been a shareholder since 2005 and is the only institutional investor in the company
BPI France, Socadif and Nord Capital invest in Alvène
Nord Capital provides further funding after first investing in the firm in 2013
CM-CIC provides Manuloc with €85m of follow-on funding
GP first invested in the company in 2000, making a follow-up investment in 2010
NextStage backs Steel Shed Solutions with €11.5m
Funding will be used to ramp up the company’s sales growth and development in Europe and Africa
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
Sofinnova leads €11m fundraising for DNA Script
French investor now has 10 portfolio companies in the industrial biotechnology sector
Activa's Atlas for Men refinances one year after carve-out
French bank Caisse d'Epargne Normandie joins the existing pool of lenders
MMC leads £2.5m Peak series-A
Peak lists the Economist, AstraZeneca and Morrisons among its clients
EQT Ventures leads €3m seed round for Home
EQT Ventures has invested around 90% of its Europe-focused maiden fund to date
BGF invests £2m in coffee chain Bob & Berts
Deal is BGF's third investment in Northern Ireland following Braidwater and RiverRidge
Investec appoints James Goût as originator
GoУЛt joins to help boost Investec's presence in the UK mid-market
Calculus injects £2.5m into Axol Bioscience
Investment will be used to attract clients and grow the business organically
Pantheon ramps up co-investments amid rising secondaries valuations
Fund-of-funds manager also said its venture investments have been disappointing
MML invests £36m in CSI
Buyout is the eighth deal completed by MML Capital Partners Fund VI
Beringea leads £1.75m series-A for DeepCrawl
Funding will be used primarily to scale up the operations of the data analytics firm
BGF invests £7m in Netcall for MatsSoft acquisition
BGF's investment is in the form of a loan note with annual interest of 8.5%
Equistone-backed TOM Vehicle Rental acquires Transflex
Deal is the first bolt-on by TOM since Equistone invested in the company in December last year
HTGF sells stake in Evoxx to Advanced Enzyme
High-Tech Gründerfonds is selling its stake in the biotech firm after a 10-year holding period
BGF's Adept bolts on Atomwide
Extra investment comes in the form of a ТЃ7.3m convertible loan note with some additional debt
Investcorp acquires Impero from Connection Capital for £27.5m
Connection Capital scores a 3.1x return after its three-year holding period
Eight Roads and Kennet back $25m Rimilia fundraising
Rimilia plans on doubling its headcount as it ramps up product development
KCP backs YorkTest MBO
YorkTest was a bolt-on for CBPE Capital's porftolio company Ingemino
Mayfair invest in marketing company SuperAwesome
Mayfair's maiden fund has now made seven deals and is more than 50% invested