Deals
Accel leads $10m series-A for Shift Technology
French SaaS developer will expand internationally and invest in product development
Quadrivio and Aksìa score 1.3x on Emmeci trade sale
Private equity houses Quadrivio and Aksìa have sold the company after a nine-year holding period
Isatis reinvests in SPPP group alongside BPI France
Both investors had backed the plastics coating business in an MBO in 2012
LSP and Versant back Nouscom's €12m series-A
Founders collaborated on an earlier venture, Okairos, which was exited to GlaxoSmithKline
Verdane acquires wind power portfolio from Pentaco
Portfolio consists of wind turbine industry suppliers JSB Group, Polytech and Jupiter Group
Ardian to acquire farming hygiene firm Hypred from Roullier
Agri-food hygiene specialist Hypred represented 3% of Roullier Group's activity
LBO France moves into VC with Innovation Capital purchase
LBO France takes over Innovation Capital's investment vehicle Sisa with €68m in commitments
Seaya Ventures leads €4.1m series-A for Hundredrooms
Backers include existing investors Inveready, Bankinter and Media Digital Ventures
Apax acquires Sandaya from Pragma Capital
French outdoor accomodation group will use €150m envelope to keep acquiring new sites
Cinven's Synlab completes €190m refinancing
Laboratory analysis company will repay capital drawn from its revolving credit facility
LDC backs MBO of TXM Plant
Business doubled its turnover to ТЃ45m over the last three years due to new contracts
Quadrivio's Directa Plus to float on AIM
Company backer Quadrivio will exit the business after a seven-year holding period
Menlo Ventures backs Dedrone's $10m round
Lead investor Menlo Ventures invests from a $400m fund and has backed Uber in the past
Investcorp's Tyrrells bolts on Aroma Snacks
Deal marks a second international acquisition for the crisps and snacks producer
Vertis buys Preziosi Food
Italian holding company Hat also invests in the snacks business
3i's Basic-Fit announces intention to float
Company could be valued at up to €1bn for the listing, which could take place by year-end
Intuitis, BPI back ACM-ACR management buyout
Sheet metalwork specialist will keep developing its activity in France and abroad
DeA Capital buys ice-cream maker Indian
Deal marks the second transaction for DeA’s private equity vehicle, Idea Taste of Italy
Endless-backed Adare acquires BMC
Communications business passes from one Endless-backed company to another
Investindustrial launches take-private bid for RCS
Investindustrial will own a 45% stake, with existing shareholders holding onto 55%
Amadeus leads series-A for Inotec
Existing backers Cambridge Capital Group and Cambridge University did not participate in the round
Bain-backed Maisons du Monde aims for €325-385m IPO
Proceeeds from the transaction will be used to repay debt and increase financial flexibility
BGF Ventures leads £3.2m round for ToucanBox
Fresh capital will enable children's art and crafts company to expand internationally
Auctionata bolts on Paddle8
Auctioneering startups Auctionata and Paddle8 had combined revenues of €132m in 2015