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French venture capital targets niche strategies
Niche-strategy vehicles are piquing corporate investors' appetite
VC-backed Genomic Vision in €64m IPO
Company sold 1.5 million shares at €15 apiece
PE-backed Spie confirms IPO plans
Flotation could reportedly value company at €3-4bn
VC-backed Genticel lists on Euronext
IPO values business at €119.3m
CapDecisif closes third fund on €45m
Vehicle will focus on investments in the Paris region
Industries & Finances Partenaires closes third fund on €135m
French GP focuses on buy-and-build strategies
Cinven and Carlyle in Numericable/Altice share transfer
Deal follows Altice's €17bn SFR purchase
PAI and Carlyle team up for $900m CST deal
First investment for both investors' latest vehicles
Idinvest Secondary Fund II holds €214m final close
Surpasses €200m target
VC-backed Teads and Ebuzzing join forces for future Nasdaq listing
Backers include Gimv, Partech and Elaia Partners
Ardian closes Expansion Fund III on €450m
80% of commitments from existing backers
Carlyle sells Sermeta stake back to founders
GP had invested in the business in 2010
Activa promotes four
Sophie Rouland, Activa Capital
VC-backed TxCell launches IPO
Company plans to list in mid-April
Idinvest et al. in €15m Sigfox round
Co-investors include Elaia Partners, Intel Capital and BPI France
Sofimac closes new fund on €33m
Fund launched in June 2012; counts BPI as cornerstone
VC-backed Supersonic aims for €60m IPO
Company is backed by VCs including EdRip and Omnes
BeCapital, Pechel sell Goëmar to Permira’s Arysta
Business was acquired in 2010
MPcroissance et al. invest €10m in Ermic
Ermic to bolt on French mechatronics specialist Noval
BPI, CDB and Cathay launch new Franco-Chinese fund
Fund plans to hold first close in June
Finorpa, Croissance Nord-Pas de Calais invest €800,000 in HES
Two firms each invested €400,000 in the transaction
VC-backed McPhy raises €32m in IPO
Offer oversubscribed by 8.6x
Isatis et al. back MBO of HBF
Isatis and Ixo contribute equal amounts
LBO France cashes in on buoyant debt markets for Labeyrie and Exxelia
Record low coupon on Labeyrie bonds