Crédit Agricole Private Equity invests €1.3m in Netzoptiker

Crédit Agricole Private Equity has invested €1.3m growth financing in online glasses and contact lenses retailer Netzoptiker GmbH.

Limburg-based Netzoptiker GmbH manufactures and sells glasses and retails contact lenses via its website www.netzoptiker.de.

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