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Seventure and CM-CIC’s Biophytis to raise €20m via IPO
Both firms to retain a minimum 31% stake post-flotation
Cathay buys minority stake in SeaOwl
Investment thought to sit around the €15m mark
Apax’s Amplitude in €239m listing
Shareholders to reap €50m in proceeds from sale of existing shares
Eurazeo-backed Europcar lists in €1.7bn IPO
Eurazeo to keep 43.3% stake in business after flotation
ICG in exclusive talks for Equistone’s Stella Group
Fourth buyout for core business Toulousaine since inception
Manustra raises €8.5m from BPI France et al. for merger
Deal comes 10 years after Manustra's MBI
Ardian injects €2.5m into Bricoprivé
GP secures minority stake
Quadrille holds €65m first close for third venture fund
Tech vehicle has target of €100m
Qualium’s Sogal merges with AGEM
First bolt-on for Sogal since being acquired by Qualium in 2010
CM-CIC acquires majority stake in Circet for €40m
GP’s second foray into French telecoms sector in June
Duke Street to fully exit Biomnis in trade sale
GP relinquished majority stake as part of 2013 restructuring
LBO France nears completion of Cityvision sale
Group’s divestment began with exit of SLT and SELT divisions
Auriga’s Wallix lists in €40.9m IPO
Software developer raises €9.1m as part of flotation
Seventure bolsters investment committee
Casadei Massari and Werner to work on Health for Life Capital fund
French dealflow picks up in pre-summer rush
A good pipeline of sizeable deals is reflected in rising optimism among GPs
Isai recruits three
Wave of appointments follows €55m first close for second VC fund
Amundi targeting £7bn IPO by year-end
Societe Generale plans to fully exit 20% stake in company
HR Path raises €5m from Ardian et al.
Capital to be used for bolt-on acquisitions
Felix Capital et al. in €8m series-B round for La Ruche Qui Dit Oui
Transaction marks fourth deal for Felix's maiden $120m fund
Siparex names Pagezy as XAnge’s CEO
Merger between two firms expected to be finalised in Q3 2015
Eurazeo’s Europcar aiming for €2bn market cap in upcoming listing
Eurazeo to keep 42% stake in business after flotation
Actility raises $25m from Ginko Ventures et al.
Third round for the business since inception in 2010
Cobalt acquires Eurodommages in MBI
MBI was structured on a deal-by-deal basis
Perceva in exclusive talks for Premdor France
Second deal for Special Situations Fund II