France
Idinvest injects $1.2m in TrustInSoft
Cybersecurity company received support from Idinvest via its Electranova fund
Bridgepoint looking to raise further capital for Special Opportunities strategy
The capital pool would be deployed in France-based SMEs in challenging financial situations
Argos Soditic acquires Revima group
Deal for aerospace business sees previous investor CM-CIC exit the company six years after its initial investment
CapHorn, Ventech et al. back InterCloud with €10m
France-based cloud business had previously raised €3.5m from CapHorn and Ventech in late 2014
Capzanine takes over Geomedia
Transaction marks the third buyout for the infrastructure software developer
Tikehau lists on Euronext Paris with €1.5bn market cap
French investment fund Fonds Stratégique de Participations is also joining Tikehau's shareholder base
50 Partners, Square Capital in €2.2m round for Brigad
50 Partners contributed to the startup's €300,000 seed round last year
Kima-backed startup Heetch in limbo following court verdict
Ride-sharing app is deemed to be enabling unlicensed taxi operation by its users
French Tech initiative launches visa programme
France's new "tech visa" is designed to attract talent and investment into the country's startup space
France-based Sofinnova holds €106m close for biotech fund
Sofinnova Industrial Biotech I is dedicated to VC investments in renewable chemistry
Siparex et al. back Viasphère MBO
Capital restructuring enables ICG to exit the French home help services provider
Freshfields poaches five Paris-based partners from Ashurst
Guy Benda, Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal, Laurent Mabilat and Stéphanie Corbière leave Ashurst
Capzanine returns to Pierre Guerin with minority investment
Capzanine previously backed an MBO for the stainless steel equipment business in 2006
CM-CIC, Galia Gestion inject €5m into Adstellam
GPs provide funding to fuel the growth of the French point-of-sale software developer
Omnes Capital sells Capcom stake to CM-CIC's Circet
Transaction marks first exit completed by Omnes from its Omnes Croissance 4 vehicle, coming two years after investment
21 Centrale Partners to acquire DL Software
French branch of pan-European GP 21 Partners intends to take the company private upon the deal's completion
KKR sells Winoa to KPS Capital Partners
KKR acquired steel abrasivesn producer Winoa in 2013 through a debt restructuring of the company
Ixo and A Plus back Groupe CMT's MBO
French private equity firms reportedly made a combined €6m investment in the France-based air conditioning and heating group
ActoMezz-backed MS Vacances bolts on Les Tamaris
Acquisition is the company's first out of two planned for this year with ActoMezz's backing
MBO Partenaires appoints Xavier de Prévoisin to partner
De Prévoisin becomes the French buyout firm's sixth partner
Carvest aquires Sertip-Sami group, completes bolt-on
Previous investor MFGI and other private investors are exiting the group through the transaction
Keensight hires Cohen as partner and COO
Arnaud Cohen joins the French outfit after a long stint in EY's transaction advisory services team
Idinvest leads €11m round for Famoco
BPI, Hi Inov and Aurinvest renewed their support for the Parisian group as part of the investment round
Ardian-backed CLS acquires Woods Hole Group
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on completed by CLS with Ardian's support