France
PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn
PSG Europe invests in lower-mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies
Capza invests in Magellan Partners
This is the third transaction made by Capza 5 Flex Equity fund, which held a €450m first close in June 2020
Capza launches €500m Expansion Fund
Fund combines investments in equity, quasi-equity and a wide range of non-dilutive financial instruments
Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium
Consortium includes Luxempart, Capza, BNP Paribas Développement and Idia Capital Investissement
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Capital Croissance buys majority stake in Cathay's Smart AdServer
Cathay will retain a minority stake as part of the deal, having acquired the business in 2015
Kartesia's International Cookware bolts on Duralex
International Cookware plans to invest around €17m by 2024 to innovate Duralex's business and improve productivity
Cathay et al. in €49m series-B for Alma
Company intends to use the fresh capital to consolidate its presence in the French market and expand across Europe
Lauxera Growth I holds €100m first close
Fund is dedicated to financing and accelerating the commercial growth of promising healthtech companies
Sagard buys Nutrisens from Evolem, Unigrains
Nutrisens management team, led by CEO Georges Devesa, retains a significant stake in the company
Eurazeo raises €2.8bn in 2020
Amount includes the capital raised by Eurazeo Growth III, which has now collected more than €500m
InfraVia's Celeste acquires PE-backed VTX Telecom
Exiting their stakes, Iris and Siparex first invested in the telecoms service in 1999 and 2005 respectively
Sagard invests in Flight Simulator developer Asobo Studio
Deal is the second for the Sagard NewGen fund, launched in July 2020 with a €300m target
Blue Horizon Ventures closes debut fund on €183m
Food-technology-focused VC was founded in 2018 and has so far made 18 investments
Montagu buys IMV from Qualium
Sale ends a holding period of more than six years for Qualium, which acquired the company from Pragma Capital
Merieux Equity buys Plantex
GP invests in the company via Mérieux Participations 3, which closed on €377m in January 2020
Capza appoints Zavattaro as head of Italy
In his new role, Stefano Zavattaro will be responsible for Capza's investments in Italian SMEs
Abénex backs Squad MBO, Apax exits
Apax Partners Development (formerly EPF Partners) invested around €10m in the cybersecurity firm in 2017
Ardian, BNP Paribas back Proteor
Capital injection facilitates the acquisition of US-based Freedom Innovation
LSP launches €150m fund dedicated to dementia treatment
Vehicle invests in companies that are developing drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
Capza secures minority stake in Ynov
Education group manages eight campuses in France with more than 5,700 students
Siparex exits microcars maker Ligier
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Siparex, which acquired a majority stake in Ligier from 21 Partners
Tikehau appoints de la Chevardière to PE advisory board
Prior to his retirement in 2019, de la Chevardière acted as the CFO at French company Total
NCI acquires Sopano majority stake
Following the transaction, Sopano will aim to diversify its customer base towards industrial clients