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Chequers buys Thermocoax back from TCR Capital
Chequers Capital has purchased a majority stake in heating technology specialist Thermocoax from TCR Capital.
Viveris Management et al. inject €1.4m in Devederm
Viveris Management and Promelys Participations have co-led a €1.4m round of fundraising for cosmetics company Devederm.
LBO France plans Medi-Partenaires exit
LBO France is working on plans to exit its stake in French healthcare provider, Medi-Partenaires SA, according to media reports.
BNPP PE backs Acropolis Telecom with additional €1.8m
BNP Paribas Private Equity (BNPP PE) has invested a further €1.8m in French telecom operator Acropolis Telecom. This is the second time BNPP PE has invested in Acropolis, having initially invested €700,000 in May 2009.
Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest €4m in Oxatis
Crédit Agricole Private Equity and A Plus Finance have injected €4m in e-commerce solutions provider Oxatis.
Atlas Venture et al. sell shares in Priceminister
Japanese e-commerce specialist Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in the Priceminister group from Atlas Venture, Phillimore, Technocap, Quilvest and individual shareholders.
OFI Private Equity Capital looking to raise €35m
Listed private equity house OFI Private Equity Capital (OPEC) is issuing new shares, for a total capital increase of €35m.
Seventure Partners leads investment in Nutrionix
Previous investors Seventure Partners have worked with seven business angels to provided additional funding for Nutrionix.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints Rivet-Fusil as FoF head
BNP Paribas Private Equity has appointed Jean-Marc Rivet-Fusil to head its funds of funds team.
Edmond de Rothschild acquires Hyper Embal and Valeurdis
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in merging French companies Hyper Embal and Valeurdis.
123Venture invests in Redman Promotion
Real estate company Redman Promotion has completed a first round of fundraising from 123Venture.
Truffle Capital floats Carmat
Artificial heart developer Carmat has launched an IPO on the Alternext of NYSE-Euronext Paris, looking for €15m.
ISAI et al. invest €1.25m in Covoiturage.fr
Covoiturage.fr has raised €1.25m from ISAI and an individual investor.
Cross-border investments : Getting into the French market
The acquisition of French company FDG by Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is the first example in recent years of a German private equity house shopping across the Rhine. Whilst the country has historically been one of the largest buyout markets on the continent,...
Vatel Capital invests €500,000 in FLInteractive
Vatel Capital has injected €500,000 of equity in French online marketing agency FLInteractive.
Alven Capital et al. back Novapost with €1.7m
Electronic payslips company Novapost has secured €1.7m from Alven Capital and existing individual investors.
Butler Capital invests in Groupe Christian Bernard
Butler Capital Partners (BCP) has acquired an undisclosed stake in French jeweler Christian Bernard.
Deutsche Beteiligungs acquires FDG group
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired a 79.6% stake in French category management group FDG from its founding families.
Perfectis sells Philippe Manutention to Groupe Manuloc
Perfectis Private Equity has sold its majority stake in forklifts distributor Philippe Manutention to industrial group Manuloc.
NextStage et al. invest €3m in Port Adhoc
French marina services operator Port Adhoc has raised €3m in a new round of fundraising led by Nextstage.
Truffle Capital et al. invest €4.8m in Pharnext
French biopharmaceutical company Pharnext has closed a €4.8m series-A round of funding from Truffle Capital, Aurinvest Capital 2, Financière Boscari and three individual investors.
Crédit Agricole PE, Galiléo Partners et al. invest $5m in Scality
Scality has secured a $5m in a first-round of funding from Crédit Agricole Private Equity, Galiléo, business angels, management and employees of the company.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints two new investment directors
Alexandra Dupont and Nicolas Schwindenhammer have been appointed as investment directors for BNP Paribas Private Equity.
CDC Entreprises et al. inject €12m into Cytheris
French biopharmaceutical company Cytheris has completed a €12m series-D round of financing.