France
Ardian adds four to executive committee
Ardian France president Dominique Gaillard has now withdrawn from the committee
Idinvest backs Bimedia
GP provided a unitranche facility to the French software developer back in 2015
Ecofi Investissements buys Esfin Gestion
Asset manager Ecofi and general partner Esfin are both subsidiaries of French bank Crédit Coopératif
Intel Capital et al. in series-C for Aledia
Braemar Energy Ventures, Demeter, BPI France, Ikea GreenTech and Sofinnova Partners also take part
Cathay Innovation et al. in series-A round for Saagie
Consortium of investors commit €5m to the French big-data processing platform
Canaan et al. in series-B round for ContentSquare
US GP leads the round for the French online content optimisation platform
KKR appoints Veyrat as senior adviser
Veyrat will work with Henry Kravis, Johannes Huth and the wider EMEA leadership team
Eurazeo reportedly in second round for Hg's Trace One
Hg has looked to sell the French retail and private-label goods SaaS platform since October
Secondaries: all systems go following bumper 2017
Following a slump in 2016, the global volume of PE secondary transactions increased last year to reach new records
Go Capital et al. invest in Pherecydes Pharma
New backers include Omnes Capital, Fa Dièse and a group of angel investors
Advent International to buy French telecoms business Circet
GP acquires the asset from majority backer CM-CIC Investissement, Omnes, founders and management
Felix leads $20m round for Heetch
Via ID and Alven Capital both took part last time and have reinvested along with Idinvest
Ace Management to raise cybersecurity fund
GP aims to hold a first close for its €150m-target Brienne III fund in March 2018
Canadian pension funds make inroads in France
unquote" looks at Canadian institutional investors' renewed appetite for direct investments in large-cap French assets
DN Capital closes GVC Fund IV on €200m
Primary focus is on the UK and Germany, with France and the Nordic region as secondary investment markets for the fund
BPI France et al. back Groupe Transparence in MBO
Mickael Labrosse and Gilles Delpierre are appointed as CEOs as a result of the transaction
BC holds final close on €7bn
Eight additional LPs including Pomona Capital IX and Adams Street 2017 make contributions
Normandie Participations et al. back Yousign
Consortium of GPs invest €3m in the French provider of e-signature software
B & Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Backers include BPI France, Ardian, family offices and international private investors
Xerys leads €14m series-B for AlzProtect
Xerys is now the main financial investor in the company following the latest funding round
Trade body Afic rebrands to France Invest
Established in 1984, Afic had already changed its name but kept its acronym back in 2012
Tikehau-backed Oodrive acquires Orphea
Through the deal, Oodrive expects to strengthen its offerings to meet market demands
TPG acquires Trace from MTG in €40m deal
Deal values the business at €40m, according to a statement by Modern Times Group (MTG)
Demathieu & Bard in partial secondary buyout
Euro Capital, Eurefi, Alsace Croissance and Etoile ID are among the new investors