France
Canadian pension funds make inroads in France
unquote" looks at Canadian institutional investors' renewed appetite for direct investments in large-cap French assets
ActoMezz increases stake in Abrisud
Mezzanine and equity provider now owns 50.1% of the French pool covers manufacturer
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
BPI France et al. back Groupe Transparence in MBO
Mickael Labrosse and Gilles Delpierre are appointed as CEOs as a result of the transaction
BC holds final close on €7bn
Eight additional LPs including Pomona Capital IX and Adams Street 2017 make contributions
Normandie Participations et al. back Yousign
Consortium of GPs invest €3m in the French provider of e-signature software
B & Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Backers include BPI France, Ardian, family offices and international private investors
Xerys leads €14m series-B for AlzProtect
Xerys is now the main financial investor in the company following the latest funding round
Trade body Afic rebrands to France Invest
Established in 1984, Afic had already changed its name but kept its acronym back in 2012
Tikehau-backed Oodrive acquires Orphea
Through the deal, Oodrive expects to strengthen its offerings to meet market demands
TPG acquires Trace from MTG in €40m deal
Deal values the business at €40m, according to a statement by Modern Times Group (MTG)
Demathieu & Bard in partial secondary buyout
Euro Capital, Eurefi, Alsace Croissance and Etoile ID are among the new investors
VCs tread cautiously around blockchain craze
VC activity in cryptocurrency has increased, but despite eye-catching deals, their volume is not as high as the wider enthusiasm would suggest
Capzanine Special Situations holds first close on €55m
Capzanine's maiden turnaround vehicle supports SMEs experiencing a phase of underperformance
Céréa Partenaire buys Monviso from PM&Partners
French GP closes first Italian deal with bread and biscuit producer Monviso
Draper Esprit et al. in $75m round for Ledger
Series-B is a massive step up from the €7m series-A secured by the French business less than a year ago
Stage Capital exits STI Group in SBO
French plastic medical devices manufacturer is sold to Mérieux Développement and Gimv
Ring Capital holds first close on €140m
French GP, launched in 2017, backs French tech companies in their early-stage phases
Omnes Capital et al. in $1.7m series-A round for Vsora
Omnes Capital, Partech Ventures and angel investors back the French DSP IP provider
BPI France et al. in €18.5m series-B round for HalioDX
French tumour microenvironment diagnostics expert is backed by a consortium of investors
Motion resumes fundraise with revised target
French buyout firm launched the vehicle in August 2016 with a target of €300m
BPI France, Rhône-Alpes PME Gestion back Alcadia in MBI
Thierry Nourdin and Frederic Charnay become new directors of French Alcadia Entreprises
Artemis, Alven back Speachme
GPs invest €10m in French peer-to-peer skills transfer platform startup Speachme
NCI backs Factem in SBO
NCI replaces Ciclad as backer alongside the CEO of French acoustic cells manufacturer Factem