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Ardian raises $14bn secondaries vehicle
Ardian's new fund attracted 180 investors from 26 different countries
Astorg acquires Parkeon in €450m deal, nears close on 6th fund
Astorg's sixth buyout fund is expected to close on its €2.1bn hard-cap in May
Cathay's SeaOwl acquires Wellstaff
Cathay secured a minority stake in oil & gas services company SeaOwl in 2015
Daniel Balmisse joins Cathay Capital as COO
French VC professional's appointment will be effective from July 2016
Seventure leads €5.8m series-A for appetite researcher TargeDys
Funds will help bring the company's 10-year research project to fruition
Eurazeo sells €281m stake in professional clothing firm Elis
Sale represents a third of Eurazeo's stake in the company, which listed in 2015
Cinven in final Numericable exit, reaps 4.7x multiple
European private equity firm Cinven has fully realised its investment in Numericable by selling its remaining shares in media and telecoms business Altice, Numericable’s listed parent.
Ardian and Generis inject €4m into TabMo
First round of funding will help the group strengthen its European operations
Crosscall raises €4.5m from ACG in first round of funding
The mobile phone manufacturer has been self-financed since its foundation in 2009
Ardian in exclusive talks with IK to acquire Trigo Group
Parisian GP is looking to acquire IK's majority stake in the target group
Tiller Systems raises €4m from 360 Capital et al.
The fresh capital should allow the French tech company to expand its team significantly
XAnge, Entrepreneur Venture back €4m HomeRez round
Funding round also features several business angels and will mainly support technological development
CapHorn holds €100m first close for second tech fund
Fundraising for the second fund started in September 2015, with a target set at €125m
EdRip leads €34m series-B for MedDay
French biotech is to begin the third US testing phase for its multiple sclerosis drug
Aster Capital names Hervé Touati as venture adviser
Energy expert's appointment is in line with the firm's investment strategy in the US
AntVoice raises €1.3m from two new backers
New investors CapHorn and Adeo join previous backers Alven Capital and Nestadio
Goodwin Procter appoints PE lawyers to new Paris office
Maxence Bloch, Christophe Digoy, Jérôme Jouhanneaud and Thomas Maitrejean join from KWM
LBO and Capzanine exit DCI
LBO and Capzanine originally invested in DCI in 2011, with the company doubling in size since then
ManoMano raises €13m round from Partech et al.
Backers include Piton Capital, CM-CIC Capital Privé and Digital Ambition Fund
KKR doubles money on SMCP sale to Chinese trade buyer
GP is understood to have scored an IRR in excess of 30% in slightly less than three years
Idinvest, Alven in €12m round for Frichti
French food delivery startup scores a double-digit round less than a year after inception
Eurazeo injects €134m into Les Petits Chaperons Rouges
French listed investor contributes in both equity and convertible bonds, BPI France co-invests for a minority stake
Activa Capital adds four to partnership
French mid-cap GP promotes Pierre Chabaud, Alexandre Masson, Benjamin Moreau and Jean-François Briand
Apax set to buy InfoVista from Thoma Bravo
Apax France is in exclusive talks to buy French software company InfoVista from Thoma Bravo