France
Idinvest, Kima in €10m Zenly round
Geolocalisation startup had already raised €2m from Kima Ventures for its seed round
Omnes Capital launches mutual fund
Omnes has launched a mutual fund that will invest 80% in SMEs and 20% in low-risk assets
The birth of the French pension fund?
The French government’s plans to create a new pension funds regime could ultimately spell good news for private equity
Sofinnova leads €22.5m Gecko Biomedical round
Extension to series-A round also includes BPI France, Omnes, CM-CIC Innovation and CapDecisif
Cinven in €450m Prezioso exit to Altrad
Cinven had acquired the French industrial services company from Indigo Capital in 2012
Aster Capital hires Suzenet as venture adviser
French buyout firm Aster expands its venture team focusing on water technology
LFPI, BPI France buy Pénélope from Bridgepoint
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners, now part of Bridgepoint, had bought the business in 2010
KKR's Trainline bolts on Index and Alven's Captain Train
Add-on acquisition comes a year after KKR swooped for Trainline ahead of the company’s planned IPO
Apax France promotes four
French mid-market GP appoints a new director, a business development principal and two principals
OpenGate acquires B&M
Deal completion comes after US buyout house OpenGate secured exclusivity in November last year
Omnes and Cisco lead $10m series-C for Intersec
Backers include Harbert European Growth Capital, Highland Capital Partners and Innovacom
French VCs exit RSI Video in trade sale to Honeywell
A Plus Finance and Galileo Partners were among the backers of a funding round in 2009
HgCapital acquires Trace One
Listed HgCapital Trust provided £4.5m of equity for the acquisition of the Parisian SaaS business
Capzanine secures minority stake in Talan
French GP invests in equity only, to support the company's growth over the next five years
KWM's Aller joins MJ Hudson to open Paris office
Aller joins MJ Hudson after 14 years at King & Wood Mallesons
Azulis leads Destia MBO
BNP Paribas Développement, Societe Generale Capital Partenaires and management co-invested
PAI's Labeyrie taps high-yield market for double bolt-on
Fine foods producer issues fresh €80m notes to finance purchases in the Benelux region
Omnes et al. support €5m AB Tasty round
XAnge and Kima Ventures had already supplied the company with €1.1m in 2014
France's financial sector surges ahead
Private equity dealflow within the financial sector in France has reached a record high, according to unquote" data
In Profile: Vendis Capital
Vendis co-founder Cedric Olbrechts discusses the advantages of being a sector specialist
Motion Equity Partners buys Altaïr Group
Azulis Capital and Gimv exit after five-year ownership of cleaning products maker
MML's Luneau buys French assets of Haag Streit
MML backed French ophthalmology equipment specialist Luneau Technology Group in early 2015
Partech and 360 in €1.1m round for Cubyn
The delivery company will use the fresh funds to boost shipments by 500% by the end of the year
A Plus et al. create tourism group with Vedettes bolt-on
The new business will represent €35-40m in EV and remains majority-owned by its CEO