France
Ventech et al. invest €8m in Unilend
Funding round comes 16 months after inception
CEO Bruno Keller to leave Eurazeo
Keller will remain with firm as executive board adviser
MBO Partenaires backs Logidesign
GP takes majority stake in holding company
Orkos, Emertec inject €1.6m into Enerbee
€900,000 debt package completes the round
Omnes's Groupe SVP refinances, makes Canadian bolt-on
Banking pool refinances 2011 debt package
EdRip backs Eurogiciel BIMBO
Financing provided by banking pool, mezz by Trocadero Capital
Pragma Capital exits Furnotel
GP had secured majority stake in 2011
3i et al. exit WFCI in SBO
US fund Greenbriar takes over
MML Capital Partners invests in Luneau
Deal was sourced through BNP Paribas' corporate finance arm
Apax France promotes Revel-Sillamoni to principal
Promotion bolsters healthcare and business & financial services teams
In Profile: Corvm Capital Partners
Corvm Capital Partners adds to list of new firms using deal-by-deal model
Banexi Ventures injects €1.2m into Netwave
First institutional funding round for the business
French retail fundraising up by 12% in 2014
Model still attracts individual investors despite performance concerns
Iris and Kerala inject €1m into AdotMob
Mobile advertising company posts €1m turnover in first year
Private equity's tax model under scrutiny
As governments seeks to reduce deficits, PE's treatment of tax is under scrutiny
VC-backed Idéol raises fresh €3.8m
Backers include Conseil Plus Gestion, HPC and Turenne Capital
Commercial director Justin Partington leaves Ipes
Commercial director leaves fund administration firm after five-year stint
Entrepreneur Venture backs ShogunMoto
Firm first backed company in 2012
PAI sells 9% Atos stake
GP sold 9.2 million shares for a total of €581.9m
Sofimac holds first close for Opportunités Régions 2 fund
BPI France is a key investor in the fund
French portfolio companies survey highlights challenges ahead
New research digs into portfolio company managers expectations for the year ahead
Siparex et al. invest €1m in Calixar
Biotech company's existing investors all took part in round
MML's Nactis buys Robertet Savoury
MML injected €10m into Nactis in November last year
Argos Soditic's Natural Santé acquires Direct Plantes
Company finances purchase from balance sheet