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Time for Growth invests €10m in Oslo
Time for Growth buys minority stake in France-based digital transition specialist Oslo
PAI to acquire Elior's Areas
PAI to buy concession catering operator Areas for a €1-1.5bn valuation, press report says
Unigrains, Sofiproteol back Caussade Semences
Agri-business-focused GPs back a seed production group Caussade Semences Group
General Atlantic et al. invest €150m in Doctolib
Fresh capital by new and previous investors will help Doctolib foster expansion abroad
Ardian closes fifth infra fund on €6.1bn
Fund is more than double the size of Ardian Infrastructure Fund IV, closed in 2016
Axeleo closes Capital I fund on €45m
Axeleo's Capital I fund is dedicated to B2B tech startups based in France and Europe
ICG's DomusVi to bolt on Residalya
Under the ICG ownership, DomusVi also acquired the Spain-based Sarrikue Group in 2018
XAnge leads €2.5m round for Synapse Medicine
Startup plans to use the funding to scale up its team, optimise its database and boost its expansion
Paluel-Marmont Capital to buy Securinfor in SBO
PMC takes majority stake in Securinfor, an IT outsourcing and telephony services provider
Mirabaud invests €10m in sports apparel brand Le Coq Sportif
GP deploys capital from its Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant fund, which closed on €150m in 2018
Ardian backs Eloquant in OBO
Ardian Growth team will support France-based Eloquant's growth strategy internationally
LBO France buys Passman group in SBO
SBO sees Siparex exit the investment and Andera reinvest via ActoMezz III in Passman
Altur Investissement et al. back Babyzen in OBO
Previous backers Capital Croissance increases its stake in stroller manufacturer Babyzen
PE-backed Primonial buys remaining 60% stake in LFDE
Bridgepoint and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa invested in Primonia since 2016 and 2011 respectively
Keensight closes fifth fund on €1bn hard-cap
Announced in Q3 2018, Keensight V was marketed for only four months, before hitting its hard-cap
Omnes, M Capital Partners lead €5m round for Therapixel
Therapixel won the Dream Digital Mammography Challenge in 2017, winning €1.2m in prize money
Vitruvian leads €45m round for Dental Monitoring
Vitruvian draws capital from its €2.4bn Virtuvian Investment Partnership III vehicle
Isai invests in Legalstart.fr
GP draws equity from €150m Isai Expansion II, recently used for backing Ividata
Ixo backs Altereo BIMBO
Founder Christian Laplaud retains a 65% stake in the consulting and engineering firm
Five Arrows holds final close on €1.25bn hard-cap
Rothschild Merchant Banking's PE division surpasses the €1bn target for FAPI III
Keensight, Isai back Ividata MBO
GPs previously co-invested while backing France-based Labelium in 2014 and Theodo in 2018
Arkéa et al. back Nature et Stratégie
Arkea Capital joins previous backers of biological products specialist Nature et Stratégie
French cleantech attracts €1.22bn in 2018
Region sees value surge for renewable energy and circular economy deals, among others
Hi Inov, Axeleo form strategic partnership
A €10m compartment of fund Hi Inov 2 will be managed by the Axeleo team with a seed focus
