France
Siparex raises €315m for fourth mid-market fund
Three quarters of investors in ETI 4 fund are returning backers from previous vehicles
LBO France et al. lead Bioserenity's €15m series-A
French fund managers Idinvest Partners and BPI France also take part in the funding round
Society Generale Capital Partners and Galiena exit Scaff'holding
The company has changed hands a number of times since being spun-off by Groupe Fabricom in 2002
BPI France at al. buy minority stake in Sweetcom
GP and asset manager Aquiti Gestion acuire minority stake in energy efficiency business
NextStage sells GreenFlex to Total
Portfolio company's revenues have climbed from €65m in 2012 to an expected €350m in 2017
EdRip takes minority stake in La Vie Saine
Deal is the sixth completed by Rothschild's €165m Cabestan Capital II fund
Eurazeo et al. in €40m capital increase for Younited
Previous investors Crédit Mutuel, AG2R and Weber, took part in the round alongside new investors
CM-CIC invests in Labellemontagne
State-owned BPI France and other existing investors also took part in the minority buyout
BEX Capital holds €120m final close for secondaries fund
Secondaries investor acquires commmitments in funds-of-funds and other secondaries-dedicated vehicles
CM-CIC increases stake in Fouchard
CM-CIC is has been a shareholder since 2005 and is the only institutional investor in the company
ArchiMed hits €315m hard-cap for Med II fund
New fund is more than double the size of its predecessor and closed after four months on the road
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
Ardian-backed Ionisos buys Stermed
Acquisition strengthens Ionisos's technological platform and expands its geographic footprint
Essling to shake up funds-of-funds formula with new vehicle
Massena spinout Essling this month recruited the funds-of-funds team from Amundi and will launch its first vehicle shortly
Omnes acquires minority stake in Aero Negoce
Distributor of fastening hardware for the aerospace industry will undertake international expansion
Newfund leads €1m round for Shotgun
Newfund provides the majority of the round, with business angels contributing the remainder
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
LBO France makes seventh VC deal with OpenHealth
LBO France acquired VC firm Innovation Capital from Caisse des Dépôts in 2016 to move into the space
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
Cathay Capital invests in The Independents
LGT and Tikehau provide unitranche debt to the new group, born from the merger of K2 and Karla Otto
General Atlantic hires Axa veteran de Castries as Europe chair
De Castries joins General Atlantic from Axa Group, where he worked as chair and CEO for 27 years
General Atlantic backs ManoMano in €60m series-C
Previous investors include Piton Capital, Partech Ventures and BPI France's Ambition Numérique fund