France
LBO France cashes in on buoyant debt markets for Labeyrie and Exxelia
Record low coupon on Labeyrie bonds
NCI Gestion, BPI France invest €5m in PGS
Capital injection marks first round of funding for PGS
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases
A Plus et al. invest €1.5m in VeryLastRoom
Deal marks second round of funding for company
Eurazeo invests €285m in Desigual
Investor secures 10% stake in Spanish clothing brand
Omnes, A Plus invest €3.5m in Oxatis
Capital injection marks company's third round of funding
EdRip, Sofinnova lead €18m round for Inotrem
Biomed Invest and Inserm Transfert Initiative also take part
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014
VC-backed Aérophile raises €4m
Isatis and Entrepreneur Venture contributed equal amounts to the round
Linkfluence raises further €3m from French VCs
Latest investment completes earlier €3.5m funding round
Emertec holds €50m first close for latest fund
Emertec 5 targets final close in the €55-60m region
VC-backed McPhy to float on Euronext
Company could raise up to €24.2m
Montagu acquires Arkopharma
Pythotherapy business generates €200m turnover
XAnge et al. inject €6.75m into PrestaShop
Seventure and Serena Capital also take part in the round
TCR buys Locabri from Ekkio
Siparex and Carvest to co-invest in SBO
Robotics-focused fund holds €80m first close
Fund attracted mix of institutional and corporate LPs
Demeter and Emertec inject €1.8m into Ynsect
French biotech operates large-scale insect farm
CPE sells Orège stake to Eren
VC makes final exit from the listed business
HgCapital acquires Ullink
GP's fifth European software investment in a year
Idinvest promotes three in private debt team
Idinvest Partners has promoted Eric Gallerne to partner as well as Maxime de Roquette Buisson and Nicolas Nedelec to investment directors within the firm’s private debt division.
Intel's Battisti calls for increased venture regulation
We are currently experiencing the biggest crisis in European venture capital for a generation, says Marcos Battisti, managing director of Intel Capital for Western Europe and Israel
CEA Investissement leads €2m round for Microphyt
CEA Investissement, Sofimac Partners and Soridec have taken part in a €2m funding round for Microphyt, a French biotech specialising in microalgae-based bioactive products.
Q&A with Pantheon's Helen Steers
Q&A: Pantheon