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Idinvest targets private investors with new fund-of-funds
New fund will be used for joint investments alongside Idinvest Secondary Fund III
Allianz, BPI France launch Idinvest-managed fund-of-funds
Fund is part of BPI France's France Investissement Assureurs plan
Omnes et al. in €4m series-A round for Horama
Fresh funds will help the biotechnology researcher develop two products
Activa-backed Alliance Étiquettes buys Imprimerie D3
Buy-and-build platform Alliance Étiquettes was set up by Activa Capital in late 2015
Equistone acquires Camusat from MBO Partenaires
Exiting GP bought telecoms company in 2011 via an MBO, acquiring a minority stake
French regulator AMF softens pre-marketing rules for local funds
New rules come as part of the Frog project, aimed at extending French funds' international reach
Ixo backs Gamma Software's MBO
Manager Alexandre Buffard takes majority stake in the company
Iris, Isai sell InstantLuxe.com to Galeries Lafayette
VCs had invested a joint €2.65m in the group in total since 2010 prior to the exit
Interway nets €3m funding from BNP Paribas and BPI
IT services' revenues went up by 49% in 2015, reaching €41m
Equistone takes majority stake in Adista
Other investors in the transaction include regional fund GEI and BPI France's ILP
Montefiore to take majority share in Isabel Marant
GP will support international growth and aim to develop the brand's accessories line
EdRip acquires Acto Mezzanine from ACG Capital
ACG had acquired the activity from Groupama Private Equity in 2013
Clayton Dubilier & Rice to acquire French retailer But
Decomeubles Partners, backed by Goldmans Sachs and other investors, has been main the shareholder since 2008
French PE must exploit “momentum”, says new Afic chair
Olivier Millet outlines his key priorities in an interview with unquote" following his appointment
Ardian to exit Laboratoires Anios to Ecolab
GP exits in a trade sale to a US buyer, having entered the company in 2013 via an MBO
Activa Capital backs French bicycle brand Look
CEO and general manager will retain minority stake in the group
Astorg closes Astorg VI fund on €2.1bn extended hard-cap
GP's fourth fund closes above original €1.5bn target and €2bn hard-cap
Smartangels in €3.5m round from Idinvest et al.
Round comes two years after a first €1m funding round for the crowdfunding platform
Ardian closes Expansion Fund IV on €1bn
Fund is double the size of Ardian's previous effort, closed on €500m in 2014
Montefiore in €20m round for MisterFly
Investment comes nine months after Paris-headquartered startup was founded
BlackFin Capital Partners launches €120m VC fund
Fintech fund is the financed-focus GP's first venture capital fund
Xerys Gestion leads €13m second round for Sevenhugs
Parisian tech startup had previously raised €1.5m in a seed funding in March 2015
Mannai takes majority stake in Apax-backed GFI
Qatar-based listed group raises stake in French business GFI Informatique to 51.24%
Weinberg Capital-backed Climater acquires Aditec
Weinberg Capital Parners had acquired a majority stake in Climater in 2011