France
VC-backed Supersonic raises €50m in IPO
Medical imaging specialist reaches €182.6m market cap
LBO Partners, Keensight invest in Menix
Keensight Capital has taken part in a buyout of Menix Group alongside LBO Partners, which is now the majority shareholder, and existing backer Turenne Investissement.
French venture capital targets niche strategies
Niche-strategy vehicles are piquing corporate investors' appetite
VC-backed Genomic Vision in €64m IPO
Company sold 1.5 million shares at €15 apiece
PE-backed Spie confirms IPO plans
Flotation could reportedly value company at €3-4bn
VC-backed Genticel lists on Euronext
IPO values business at €119.3m
CapDecisif closes third fund on €45m
Vehicle will focus on investments in the Paris region
Industries & Finances Partenaires closes third fund on €135m
French GP focuses on buy-and-build strategies
Cinven and Carlyle in Numericable/Altice share transfer
Deal follows Altice's €17bn SFR purchase
PAI and Carlyle team up for $900m CST deal
First investment for both investors' latest vehicles
Idinvest Secondary Fund II holds €214m final close
Surpasses €200m target
VC-backed Teads and Ebuzzing join forces for future Nasdaq listing
Backers include Gimv, Partech and Elaia Partners
Ardian closes Expansion Fund III on €450m
80% of commitments from existing backers
Activa promotes four
Sophie Rouland, Activa Capital
VC-backed TxCell launches IPO
Company plans to list in mid-April
Idinvest et al. in €15m Sigfox round
Co-investors include Elaia Partners, Intel Capital and BPI France
Sofimac closes new fund on €33m
Fund launched in June 2012; counts BPI as cornerstone
VC-backed Supersonic aims for €60m IPO
Company is backed by VCs including EdRip and Omnes
BeCapital, Pechel sell Goëmar to Permira's Arysta
Business was acquired in 2010
MPcroissance et al. invest €10m in Ermic
Ermic to bolt on French mechatronics specialist Noval
BPI, CDB and Cathay launch new Franco-Chinese fund
Fund plans to hold first close in June
Finorpa, Croissance Nord-Pas de Calais invest €800,000 in HES
Two firms each invested €400,000 in the transaction
VC-backed McPhy raises €32m in IPO
Offer oversubscribed by 8.6x
Isatis et al. back MBO of HBF
Isatis and Ixo contribute equal amounts