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Alto invests in listed Novacyt
Company is listed on the Alternext Paris with a market cap of €33m
Equistone’s Européenne des Desserts picks up Handmade Cake
The deal is part of Européenne des Desserts' growth strategy
Alven and DN Capital in $8m series-A for Happn
Dating app to launch in new cities and expand its team
Amundi PEF buys FrogPubs from Ciclad
Company is planning on rapid expansion through opening new venues
Isatis invests in Graitec
Deal marks third round of institutional funding for Graitec
Naxicap buys Pronatura from Activa
Activa exits business after nine-year holding
Iris, Elaia invest €1.4m in Shift
SaaS designed to detect potential insurance fraud
Meeschaert launches maiden mid-cap fund
Meeschaert Private Equity Fund launched with €150m target
EdRip backs A2IA MBO
Management takes majority stake through the deal
Alven et al. invest €5.5m in Capitaine Train
Company plans to double its workforce over 12 months
Butler to sell Anovo to Ingram Micro
Sale comes three years after Butler bought Anovo from administration
XAnge et al. invest €3.6m in Lydia
Company's second funding round follows €600,000 injection from angels in 2013
Iris, Capnamic inject €2m into Agorize
Deal marks Agorize's second round of funding
Gimv leads €9m round for Melijoe.com
Deal marks company's fourth round of institutional funding
MML invests €10m in Nactis
MML provided €5m in equity and €5m in bonds
Access holds €70m first close for co-investment fund
Pan-European fund has a target of €150m
Motion Equity Partners acquires CDL
GP back on the investment front
Theranexus raises €3.6m
Company will use funds to start its first clinical programme
EdRip, BPI France invest in Finsecur
Fresh capital to be used for new product research and development
Finsight in Finexkap’s series-A
Company already received $4.1m of the round in July
Eurazeo's Asmodée buys Fantasy Flight Games
Company has long history of acquisitive growth
LBO France buys Fournitures Hospitalières
GP carried out the deal via €154m small-cap Hexagone III fund
Timid progress for diversity in French private equity houses
Women still under-represented in investment teams
Eurazeo, Bridgepoint buy out Foncia shares from BPCE
Two firms bought Foncia in May 2011 for 10.5x EBITDA