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Index Ventures and Alven inject €6m into Drivy
French peer-to-peer car rental service to expand internationally
Enterome raises €10m series-B
Paris-based Enterome Bioscience has raised €10m in a series-B round from existing backers Seventure, Lundbeckfond Ventures and Omnes Capital.
ING Parcom PE becomes Parquest with new €300m fund
Firm spins out from ING's Parcom Capital
Argos Soditic sells Orsyp to EQT’s Automic
Argos Soditic acquired the company in 2008
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios acquires Soluscope
Bolt-on is company's first since GP-backed MBO
Voluntis raises €20.75m for series-D
Syndicate led by BPI France and Innovation Capital
Bridgepoint acquires LBO France’s Médi-Partenaires
Bridgepoint has supported its portfolio company Médipôle Sud Santé with the acquisition of Médi-Partenaires, a French private hospital group, from LBO France and Equistone.
Leosphere raises €20m from Electranova
Company's tech used predominantly in wind power sector
Qualium sells Agro-Service 2000 to Naxicap
Company's president and managing director invest alongside Naxicap
PAI acquires Euro Media Group
PAI takes majority stake in film & TV company
Ardian raises $10bn for latest fund-of-funds
Largest ever amount raised for a secondaries-focused fund-of-funds
LBO France set to sell Poult to Qualium for €180m
GP put business up for sale last year
Eurazeo’s Vignal bolts on 21 Partners’ ABL Lights
Eurazeo provides additional €15m to finance the deal
Equistone buys Finaxy from French family office
Company plans to break into French insurance brokers' top 10
Deal in Focus: Ardian sells Diana to Symrise for €1.3bn
Deal values the business at mouth-watering 14x EBITDA
Versant Ventures injects $12m into AAVLife
Inserm Transfert Initiative also took part in the series-A round
VC-backed Fermentalg raises €40m in IPO
Flotation valued the business at €106.9m
HIG acquires remainder of Groupe Looping
Alcentra and BPI France arrange unitranche financing
Keensight promotes Crochet to partner
Philippe Crochet, Keensight
VC-backed TxCell raises €16.2m in IPO
Auriga Partners and Seventure Partners among shareholders
Ardian sells Diana to Symrise for €1.3bn
Largest trade sale in France since 2011
Ardian’s Trescal bolts on two US firms
Fourth expansion deal for Trescal since Ardian acquisition
VC-backed Supersonic raises €50m in IPO
Medical imaging specialist reaches €182.6m market cap
LBO Partners, Keensight invest in Menix
Keensight Capital has taken part in a buyout of Menix Group alongside LBO Partners, which is now the majority shareholder, and existing backer Turenne Investissement.