France
IDI invests €21m in Freeland
Buyout sees Tikehau providing unitranche debt for France-based support services company Freeland
Parquest, Amundi buy Eduservices in SBO
GPs buy minority stakes in the France-based post-secondary-education group Eduservices
Bain Capital Venture et al. invest $70m in Mirakl
Round is led by new investor Bain Capital Venture and sees historical backers recommit
Capzanine sells stake in Moving
Andera Partners and Swen Capital also exit the company, while Momentum and M Capital reinvest
Idinvest leads $20m series-B for Botify
SEO-focused software developer will open a second US office and invest in product development
LBO France buys Moustache Bikes in €150m deal
Initiative & Finance sells its 55% stake acquired in 2015 and reaps 10x money
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Crypto craze
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team decodes the intricacies of securitised token offerings
Eurazeo's Europcar buys Scandinavian franchises
Transaction marks fourth and fifth national franchises acquired by Europcar Mobility Group
CVC promotes Germani to head of France as Meunier retires
Germani worked alongside Bertrand, helping build CVC’s franchise in France in the last five years
IK's Colisée bolts on Armonea Group
Combined group could generate revenues of €1bn and host 26,800 residents
Alven leads $10m round for vegan cosmetics brand Typology
Firstminute Capital and investors Marc Simoncini and Xavier Niel also take part in the funding round
Secondaries in Private Equity
Unquote analysis of the secondaries market is now available for download
IK buys majority stake in Eres
IK Investment buys France-based Eres in a €230-240m deal via the €1.85bn IK VIII vehicle
VC firms back €110m series-C for Ynsect
Astanor Ventures leads the round with additional contributions from BPI France, Talis and Idinvest
Multiples Heatmap: winter cooldown across Europe
Latest Multiples Heatmap, published in association with Clearwater International, is now available to download
Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Bee2link
GP uses £600m Bridgepoint Development Capital III fund to invest in France-based Bee2link
Essling holds €100m first close for Essling Expansion
Fund has completed its first investment, backing medical software specialist Evolucare
Essling invests €16m in Evolucare Group
GP invests in the software company via Essling Expansion, a fund that recently held a first close
Hi Inov holds first close for Hi Inov 2 on €90m
Series-A specialist also partners with Axeleo Capital for expansion into seed transactions
Chequers, TCR sell Thermocoax to trade in €158m deal
TCR has been an investor in heating technology specialist Thermocoax since 2000
Index in €40m series-B for Alan
Latest round for the French digital health insurance firm comes 10 months after its €23m series-A
Idinvest et al. inject €25m in Malt series-B
VCs Serena and Isai re-up, having previously backed the €5m series-A in 2016
Ardian's Revima completes two bolt-ons
Ardian bought a majority stake in France-based Revima from Argos Wityu last month
PG Impact Investments holds $210m final close
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