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Connect Ventures holds €16m first close
Newcomer Connect Ventures has held a тЌ16m first close for its maiden early-stage fund.
Milestone reaps 6x money on Cadum trade sale
Milestone Capital has reaped around 6x its money on the sale of French soap and baby products company Cadum to L’Oreal.
Video: Pantheon's Hadass talks fund selection
Nowadays current portfolio performance is a strong gauge of future fund performance. Kimberly Romaine interviews Pantheon's Leon Hadass.
Lion Capital buys Alain Afflelou
Lion Capital has entered exclusive talks to acquire French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou from Bridgepoint, Apax France and Altamir Amboise in a deal believed to be valued at nearly €800m.
French turnarounds suffer from narrow GP base
As in most European countries, one could have thought that the morose economic environment would be a boon for French turnaround specialists.
Idinvest launches mezzanine fund
Mid-market European private equity firm Idinvest Partners has launched the Idinvest Private Value Europe fund.
Idinvest-backed Altema acquires Bagnères Industries
Aeronautical systems producer Altema France SAS, an Idinvest Partners portfolio company, has wholly acquired Bagnères Industries, an assembly company for the aerospace industry.
FSI backs Forsitec
FSI Régions (formerly Avenir Entreprises) has invested €300,000 in French IT services provider Forsitec.
TA takes minority stake in Zadig & Voltaire
TA Associates has taken a 30% stake in French clothing and accessories retailer Zadig & Voltaire.
Alven leads SoCloz funding round
Alven Capital, Fa Dièse and a consortium of business angels have provided French pre-shopping platform SoCloz with a first round of financing.
Consortium acquires Delta Recyclage
A consortium of investors has acquired French industrial and domestic recycling company Delta Recyclage.
CM-CIC LBO Partners backs Nerim MBO
CM-CIC LBO Partners has backed the MBO of French telecoms operator Nerim.
Innovacom seed fund Technocom 2 closes on €30m
Seed fund Technocom 2 has held a final close on €30m, after receiving a €18.7m commitment from Fonds National d'Amorçage (FNA).
Auriga and Omnes inject €7m into Eptica
Auriga Partners has joined existing investor Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) in a €7m round for French CRM software editor Eptica.
Notion Capital holds a $100m first close
Notion Capital has announced a $100m first close for Notion Capital Fund 2, its second fund focused on emerging cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies in the UK and Europe.
Sofinnova Partners exits BlueKiwi
Sofinnova Partners has sold its entire stake in social networking software editor BlueKiwi to IT services firm Atos SA Group.
Sofimac et al. in €2.5m round for Jet Metal Technologies
Sofimac has joined existing investors Viveris Management, Aster Capital, Naxicap Partners and Rhône-Alpes Création in a €2.5m funding round for French surface treatment specialist Jet Metal Technologies (JMT).
FSI leads €24m round for Viadeo
Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) has led a €24m funding round for Paris-based professional social network Viadeo.
SGCP invests €800,000 in Materiel-Velo
Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP), the growth capital arm of Société Générale, has invested €800,000 in French cycling equipment distributor Materiel-Velo.
CEE activity: bottomed out?
Next weekтs CEE unquoteт Congress will reveal reader sentiment for CEE prospects.
Alix Partners appoints adviser
Alix Partners has named Frederic Beylier as adviser for the agricultural and consumer sectors.
CDC Innovation et al. in €4.7m round for ASK
Historical backer CDC Innovation has led a €4.7m round for French contactless technology company ASK, alongside new investors.
Seventure leads €3.5m round in LNC
Seventure Partners has led a €3.5m funding round for French medical nutrition specialist Laboratoires Nutrition et Cardiométabolisme (LNC), alongside a pool of new investors and historical backer EPI.
CIC Mezzanine holds €63m first close
CIC Mezzanine Gestion has held a €63m first close on its third mezzanine fund, three months after launch.