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EdRip secures 10% stake in Altavia
Fifth investment for €300m Winch Capital 3 Fund
Entrepreneur Venture leads €3m round for Mediabong
Round comes three years after Mediabong's first capital injection
EdRip in exclusive talks for LBO Partners’ Rougnon
LBO intends to fully exit its minority stake in the business
Cathay leads €30m funding round for Echosens
First investment for firm's latest midcap vehicle
Mantra holds €53m second close for secondaries fund
Vehicle expected to reach €75m hard-cap
Pole Capital leads $2m round for MisterBnB
Company plans to open five new offices in Europe and US
Isai, Go Capital inject €4m into Digitaleo
Business angels also take part in round
LBO France exits WFS to Platinum
Sale values cargo-handling company at €300-350m
LFPI and Montefiore in talks for Interflora’s fourth buyout
Business was acquired by Chevrillon and HLD for €148m in 2011
Afic launches scheme to promote entrepreneur funds
Could local entrepreneurs be the lifeline of French fundraising?
Astorg to buy Metrologic from Carlyle
SBO is understood to be valued at €200-250m
Astorg set to exit Gras Savoye
Deal expected to complete by end of 2015
LBO France in Materne-Mont Blanc dividend recap
Backer understood to have recouped large chunk of original investment
Sagard picks up Alvest in tertiary buyout
LBO France had bought business from Ardian in late 2012
EdRip and Phillimore exit Ocean to Orange
Company turnover up 15% since 2011 buyout
LBO Partners exits Nerim to Dzeta Group
Reported turnover has seen uptick from €24m to €40m since 2012 MBO
Bain-backed Brakes in exclusive talks to acquire Nestlé's Davigel
Reports place the company’s value between €200-300m.
Findspire raises €800,000 from ILP Sadepar et al.
Investment is the first by the firm’s Fonds Venture Numérique Lorrain
Qualium exits Marais to Tesmec in €14m trade sale
Company's turnover dropped from €52m to €27m since 2009 buyout
Ardian-backed Anios acquires Deren
Deal marks first foreign acquisition by Anios since 2013 MBO
Alter Capital closes latest fund on €33m
Fund raised €21m in first close in October 2013
Truffle Capital promotes two to partner
Truffle Capital promotes Antoine Pau and Alexandre Ouimet-Storrs to partners
Ardian secures minority stake in Serma
SBO sees management co-invest to secure 57% stake
ICG to take over Courtepaille in debt-for-equity swap
ICG supplied €160m unitranche in 2010 Fondations Capital buyout