France
Five Arrows Principal Investments backs A2Mac1
FAPI acquires French automotive benchmarking provider for a total of €200m
Q3 Barometer: Market pauses for breath
European dealflow slows down compared with previous quarter but remains at historically elevated level
Entrepreneurial spirit helps French VC fundraising rebound
Venture fundraising reaches 2016 levels with two months left of the year, with early-stage and expansion dealflow also on the up
Sofinnova leads €12.3m round for Highlife
Following the deal, Sofinnova will become the largest shareholder in the business
Galia Gestion, Alliance Entreprendre back Barbarie
GPs replace owner and LT Capital as investors of pallet boxes business Barbarie Groupe
Ardian backs management buyout of Babeau-Seguin
Ardian buys the French detached house builder Babeau-Seguin from Nixen
Truffle et al. exit Vexim in €162m Stryker deal
US-based Stryker Corporation acquires French VC-backed company Vexim for €162m
Idinvest Partners, BPI France et al. in €32m iAdvize series-C
French GPs invest €32m in the conversational marketing platform developer
Majority shareholder IDI exploring options for Idinvest stake
Idinvest could add to the wave of consolidation in the PE space as IDI mulls a potential sale
Gimv, UI Gestion sell Almaviva Santé to Antin
Gimv and UI Gestion sell the French private hospitals group to Antin Infrastructure Partners
BC Partners acquires MCS
GP acquires a 90% stake in the French bank loans portfolio management company
Omnes Capital promotes five, hires three
French private equity firm expands its buyout, venture, infrastructure and support teams
Capzanine hires Muller for investor relations team
Frédéric Muller leaves First Avenue after nine years to join the France-based alternative lender
BPI France and UI Gestion acquire Theradial in MBO
GPs jointly acquire a majority stake in the French medical equipment distributor
Kartesia closes latest fund on €870m hard-cap
Alternative lender says it was on the road for nine months, raising тЌ360m more than for Fund III
Korelya to manage extra €100m on behalf of Naver
Venture player Korelya is headed by former French secretary of state Fleur Pellerin
NextWorld Evergreen invests €20m in Kusmi Tea
GP takes a minority stake in Orientis's tea branch Kusmi Tea as part of a capital increase
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures in €2m round for Comet
Venture capital funds back startup, which connects freelancers with companies who need staff
Isatis Capital invests €4m in Web100T
MBO of the medical administration software developer is supported by senior debt from LCL
Céréa Partenaire invests in Organic Alliance
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Naxicap Partners, which created the company in 2014
Ixo et al. in €7.3m round for Antabio
Irdi Soridec Gestion, Galia Gestion and the company’s previous investors also take part
Capital Dynamics holds $383m final close for co-invest fund
Vehicle surpasses its $350m target after holding an interim close on $200m in May 2017
CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas back Taranis
CM-CIC Investissement invests €3.3m, while BNP Paribas Développement injects €1.9m
Bridgepoint to acquire 5àSec from Rive et al.
Bridgepoint is to acquire the French dry-cleaning group from its current private equity backers