France
FRANCE - Carlyle Group and Cinven take 70% stake in Numericable and Completel
The Carlyle Group and Cinven have acquired cable operators Numericable and Completel. The private equity houses have each taken a 35% stake. Cinven portfolio company Altice, a French cable operator, has acquired a 30% stake.
FRANCE - Demeter Partners in secondary LBO of FCT Group.
Demeter Partners has acquired Controlab and Testwell, known collectively as FCT Group, from Paluel Marmont Bank and FCPR Montparnasse Investissement III, a fund managed by UIGestion.
FRANCE – SG Capital supports buyout of Questel
SG Capital Europe has led the management buyout of intellectual property advisory business Questal for an undisclosed sum. Questal's services cover patents, trademarks and industrial design, databases, search and monitoring services, workflow solutions...
FRANCE - Auriga Partners leads EUR 8.2m investment in TCLand Expression
Auriga Partners has lead a EUR 8.2m funding round for TCLand Expression, a Nantes-based biotechnology company. Genzyme Ventures, Beviguen, Debiopharm and Quest for Growth also participated in the financing for the business alongside management.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole Nord-Est cedes control of Tattinger Champagne
Crédit Agricole Nord-Est has cut its shareholding in Tattinger Champagne from 100% to 36% and a 20% vote in a partial exit from the company. The Taittinger family re-acquired 41% of the company and 47% of the vote. Crédit Agricole Nord-Est had bought...
FRANCE - AtriA backs secondary MBO of Bois et Chiffons
AtriA Capital Partners have completed then secondary management buyout of Bois et Chiffons from Capzanine and CDC Capital Investments.
FRANCE - Forbion leads EUR 30m B-round financing of Fovea Pharmaceuticals
In France's largest early-stage biopharmaceutical deal for a year, Fovea Pharmaceuticals has raised EUR 30m from a syndicate of venture capital investors led by Forbion Capital Partners.
FRANCE - Partech, Elaia and IRDI invest EUR 2.3m in GooJet
Partech International, Elaia Partners and IRDI have announced a EUR 2.3m investment in mobile software developer GooJet.
FRANCE - Wellington Partners invests EUR 10m in TravelHorizon
Munich-headquartered Wellington Partners has invested EUR 10m in online tour operator Travel Horizon.
FRANCE – 3i backs online retailer Twenga
3i has invested approximately EUR 2.6m in online retailer Twenga.
FRANCE - Tetco raises additional EUR 2.1m
ACE Management has invested an additional EUR 2.1m in VoIP specialist Tetco, bringing total funds raised to EUR 10m.
FRANCE - 123Venture invests in sex toys
123Venture has invested EUR 1m in a EUR 1.5m seed round of funding for YESforLOV, a cosmetics brand intended for sensual pleasure and well-being.
FRANCE - TCR refinances Thermocoax
TCR Capital has refinanced temperature measurement solutions business Thermocoax, two years after backing its secondary buyout.
FRANCE - SFR, Blue Sky and OTC AM invest further EUR 3m in Supertec
SFR Développement, Blue Sky Capital and existing investor OTC Asset Management have invested an additional EUR 3m in Supertec, a company which has developed customer behaviour analysis solutions and related marketing applications.
FRANCE - Streamezzo raises EUR 15m from existing investors
Mobile content software business Streamezzo has raised an additional EUR 15m from Sofinnova Partners, AXA Private Equity, I-Source Gestion, Qualcomm and NTEC.
FRANCE - 21 Centrale Partners sells Alltub to management and Naxicap
21 Centrale Partners has sold containers and packaging business Alltub back to its management, supported by Naxicap Partners.
FRANCE - ING Parcom buys Safic Alcan from Alpha
ING Parcom Private equity has agreed to back the secondary buyout of chemicals distributor Safic Alcan from Alpha Associés Conseil.
EUROPE - CVC launches new infrastructure business
CVC Capital Partners has announced the launch of a new infrastructure investment business, with Stephen Vineberg appointed as chief executive.
FRANCE - Sigefi backs restructuring of Adequat
Sigefi Private Equity, the management company of the Siparex Group, has backed the restructuring of Adequat group, a provider of temporary employment services.
FRANCE - CAPE backs MBO of Groupe Pommier
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has completed the management buyout of industrial machinery business Groupe Pommier.
FRANCE - Astorg and ABN Amro lead EUR 65m recap of Onduline
Astorg Partners and ABN Amro Capital France have announced a Natixis-led EUR 65m leverage recapitalisation of bitumen sheets manufacturer Onduline.
FRANCE - Eras receives backing from Siparex
Siparex has backed the owner buyout of Eras, a design and project management company focused on industrial installations.
FRANCE - Iris Capital injects EUR 4m in Oodrive
Venture capital firm Iris Capital has invested EUR 4m in Oodrive, a French software vendor, focused on remote backup, online file sharing and collaboration solutions.