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Siparex-managed Franco-Tunisian fund holds €20m first close
The BPI France- and CDC Tunisie-backed vehicle will invest €1-2m in SMEs from both countries
BPI France’s Travel & Co bolts on Backroads
Bolt-on comes nine years after the state investor backed the tourism platform's inception
MBO and Arkéa offload Sira in trade sale
Exit comes almost eight years after both GPs bought a joint 40% stake in the business
IDI and Pechel in Dubbing Brothers MBO
Both GPs are understood to have secured a joint controlling stake in the dubbing specialist
QuiToque raises €1.5m from Isai et al.
Newly rebranded meal kit business will make new hires and seal partnerships with food producers
Siparex injects €600,000 into Batiroc
Second deal to come via VC’s 40%-invested Rhône-Alpes regional fund in space of a week
BlackFin closes second fund on €400m hard-cap
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Sofinnova leads €22m series-A for Enyo Pharma
Round featured €5m contribution from BPI France’s €173m healthcare-focused InnoBio fund
Eurazeo in exclusive talks for Rothschild’s nursery LPCR
Listed GP to acquire the nursery operator from Rothschild’s FAPI alongside CEO
Ardian scores 20%-plus IRR on FitnessBoutique OBO
Sports equipment specialist is reported to have doubled size during GP’s five-year ownership
I&FP buys Nova Technology
Buyout of IT consultancy is fifth to be financed via GP’s €135m buy-and-build fund
Siparex kickstarts regional fund with Labojal BIMBO
Siparex’s €800,000 injection is the latest to be announced by the VC following a busy January
Siparex backs MBO for Déchelette-Malleval
The deal, financed with a €600,000 ticket, is the 23rd for GP’s 40%-invested Rhone-Alpes fund
Ouest Croissance backs MBO for Azenn
MBO is the first to involve the SME investor this year after an active end of 2015
Ergon buys HIG’s Looping
SBO comes five years after HIG helped set up theme park group with €20m investment
Sentryo raises €2m from Ace et al.
Cybersecurity specialist to dedicate funds to expansion in the French and German market
EdRip backs SFAM with €10-20m injection
Deal is the ninth to be financed via the GP’s €300m small-cap venture fund, Winch Capital 3
Argos-backed Valco buys Guichon amid capital reshuffle
Guichon purchase was followed by entrance of FDEN as a minority shareholder
PE-backed Oceanet merges with NBS
Capital Croissance steps in as new investor via its €75m, 40%-invested Cairn Capital I fund
Balderton leads $2.75m seed round for Aircall
Latest investment to be announced by VC during active start to 2016
Omnes and Partech in €1.2m round for MesDocteurs
Online healthcare counselling service to double web marketing team and launch Android app
A Plus in capital increase for PE-backed Locabri
Prior involvement of GP’s Bled with business was key to landing all-equity deal
Activa creates Alliance Etiquettes group with three buyouts
Platform’s enterprise value falls within €30-40m range
Idinvest and Ventech in €6.6m series-A for Botify
Deal is Idinvest's second foray in the marketing software segment within the past month