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Following the cancellation of the Preziozo buyout and the Giannoni sale in May, buyout news is equally bleak this month. The drop in the volume of buyouts has been dramatic, with only the MBI of Capitaine Fracasse taking place. Adding to the gloom, the...
FRANCE - Serena and A Plus invest EUR 6.47m into RSI
Serena Capital and A Plus Finance, alongside previous investors Galileo Partners, CDC Innovation and Techfund Europe Management, have backed video security company RSI Video Technologies with an investment of EUR 6.47m.
FRANCE - I-source and OTC invest further EUR 3.5m into Rhapso
I-Source Gestion and OTC Asset Management have invested EUR 3.5m into Rhapso, a software company, in a third funding round.
FRANCE - Linklaters names new counsel
Linklaters has promoted Kathryn Merryfield to the role of counsel.
FRANCE - Argos Soditic names new associate
Argos Soditic has promoted Frédéric Quéru to the role of associate.
FRANCE - Sofinnova and Ventech complete $2.7m MXP4 investment
Sofinnova Partners and Ventech Capital have returned for a $2.7m second round of funding for digital music company MXP4.
FRANCE - Innovacom leads EUR 5.5m investment into Mixcommerce
Innovacom has invested EUR 3m into e-commerce company Mixcommerce as part of a EUR 5.5m financing round, with XAnge Private Equity providing the balance.
EUROPE - Close Brothers Corporate Finance acquired by Daiwa for £75m
Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe, the European subsidiary of Japanese investment bank Daiwa Securities SMBC Co, has agreed to acquire Close Brothers Corporate Finance from Close Brothers Group plc for ТЃ75m.
FRANCE - Wellington and Icso lead EUR 6m SuperSonic investment
Wellington Partners and Icso Private Equity have led a EUR 6m investment into medical equipment company SuperSonic Imagine, alongside Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Auriga Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, NBGI Ventures and BioAm.
FRANCE - Bridgepoint strengthens Paris office
Bridgepoint has recruited Frédéric Pescatori as a director within its Paris office, taking the number of members of the team to seven.
GLOBAL - Barclays looks to sell $ 10m asset management unit
Barclays is reportedly in talks with US asset manager Black Rock and Bank of New York Mellon to sell its asset management unit, Barclays Global Investors (BGI), with the price tag thought to be around $10bn.