France
EdRip closes Cabestan Capital II on €165m hard-cap
The fund's predecessor is now fully invested, comprising 18 portfolio companies
CM-CIC Investissement invests €6m in Sigma
Investor takes a minority stake in the group through the capital injection
Point Nine, Enern lead $10m round for StarOfService
The $10m round adds to $2m seed funding raised by the startup in two rounds
Iris Capital appoints Pesqué and Nitlech as partners
Parisian VC hires Pesqué as partner and promotes Julien-David Nitlech from within
360 Capital, Breega in €6m round for FoodChéri
Breega Capital had already committed €1m seed funding in 2015
Capitem, Ouest Croissance back Proson management buy-back
TCR Capital had held a majority stake in the group since 2012
European entry multiples rebound in Q2
Following a dip in Q1, multiples for European PE-backed buyouts have returned to 2015 levels
Doctor's orders: Avoid controversy, seek new opportunities
As GPs shy away from investment in healthcare provision, new opportunities are presenting themselves in other medically related sub-sectors
Ardian to acquire Lagarrigue Group
Azulis Capital exits after taking a majority stake during the secondary buyout in 2011
Apicap exits Nuxeo, Goldman Sachs and Kennet invest $30m
Apicap made total commitments of around €10m to the group since 2008
Apax France promotes three, appoints senior associate
Promotions are aimed at reinforcing the technology, media and telecoms team
Innovation Capital et al. in €6.7m round for H4D
Luxembourg family office Atoga had previously provided a first round of funding to the group
Pontifax Venture leads series-A round for Eyevensys
Research group has so far raised €10.8m in funding
Serena Capital in €6m round for TVTY
Previous investors include Partech Ventures and 360 Capital Partners
Ardian raises €4.5bn for mid-cap fund
Vehicle raised €4bn of commitments and an additional €500m for co-investments
Vendis exits hair products business Alexandre de Paris
Vendis invested more than €10m in the hair products group in 2013
BPI, Maif, Cap Decisif inject €7.4m into Stootie
New funding round brings total raised by startup to €9.02m
Omnes sells stake in Valorem to 3i in €57m deal
3i bought a 28.5% share from Omnes' vehicle FCPR Capenergie and others
Citizen, BPI, Alven back €6m OpenClassrooms funding
New round of funding brings total raised by online educational platform to €8.2m
Ardian sells its stake in Altares to Naxicap Partners
Private equity firm acquired a majority stake in the French group in 2008
Doctor's orders: Addressing Europe's healthcare shortfall
France, Germany and southern Europe are emerging as the continent's most active markets for PE investment in healthcare provision
Nord Capital and Turenne inject €4.5m into Eurovanille
Group received €1m in funding from investment firm Audacia in 2014
Idinvest holds €350m first close for Secondary Fund III
Fund's previous generation, ISF II, closed on €214m in April 2014
BPI France launches €140m private debt fund
Fund will mainly be used to provide growth capital to French SMEs