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VC-backed Pixium plans flotation
Company could raise up to €36.6m in IPO
LFPI holds first close of European Debt Fund
c25% of capital already raised has been invested
VC-backed Anevia raises €7.3m in IPO
IPO oversubscribed by 4.3x
Cinven reaps 2.4x on sale of Sebia to Montagu and Astorg
Deal believed to be worth €1-1.2bn
Runa-backed Capptain sold to Microsoft
Sale estimated to be worth around $6m
Isai et al. in $7.3m round for Commerce Guys
Funding will be used to expand marketing and sales activity for Platform.sh service
Charterhouse's Elior aiming to raise up to €845m in IPO
Largest French IPO of the year set for beginning of June
Alven and 360 Capital Partners inject €1.3m into Infinit
File transfer company to launch full version of peer-to-peer service
Ixo Private Equity et al. buy OIly Gan from Syntegra
Sale comes after three years in Syntegra portfolio
Generis and CEA invest €800,000 in Win MS
CEA Investissement founded the business in 2012
Partech and 360 Capital Partners in $4.5m round for TVTY
Advertising SaaS company to open US office and develop new service
Sofinnova Partners leads €16.5m series-A round for Lysogene
VC has been involved in company since seed funding stage
Club Med: Ardian, Fosun threaten Benettons with legal action
Benetton family getting cold feet and refusing to sell stake
PeopleDoc raises $17.5m from Accel et al.
Round includes investments from Alven and Kernel
Alven leads $2m round for Wheretoget
Company to introduce iPad app and open New York office
Idinvest invests €1m in Bunkr
Firm invested alongside Deezer and Free founders
Euro Private Equity acquires Dahlia Partners
French bank owns 100% stake in Dahlia and 60% stake in Euro PE
LBO France acquires Vaglio
GP invested via €154m Hexagone III fund
Bonomi move threatens Club Med take-private, say Ardian and Fosun
Latest coup de theatre in takeover bid for listed holiday resorts operator
Ardian’s Novacap in €310m refinancing
Company also secures €65m super-senior revolving credit facility
International investors help replenish French coffers
French fundraising
Trip Advisor buys Otium’s LaFourchette
Deal reported to be worth around €100m
Ardian divests Newrest in management buy-back
GP reinvests in company via co-investment business