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PAI sells Albea's dispensers business for $900m
GP continues to manage the remaining business of Albea as a portfolio company of PAI Europe VI
Temasek leads $139m round for ManoMano
With the new funding round, the company plans to recruit 200 people in Barcelona and Bordeaux
Ouest Croissance, Multicroissance back Idaia Group
GPs invest in the business alongside the founder Barbier and the management team led by Maderay
Consortium invests €10m in Snowleader
French retailer of mountain sports equipment plans to open shops in France and abroad
Crédit Mutuel Equity backs Axialease
GP invests €4.7m in the France-based B2B leasing service to fuel international expansion
Omers' Trescal Group bolts on four peers
Under Omers' ownership, the calibration services group completed 21 acquisitions
Generis backs Kickmaker
GP backs France-based business support company via €5m capital increase transaction
Insight Partners leads $20m series-A round for Hivebrite
US-based VC backs the France-based provider of branded community management platforms
HLD Europe to buy Exxelia from IK
IK backed the France-based business in 2014 via its IK VII fund, which closed on €1.7bn in 2013
IK takes minority stake in EDH
Existing investors Quilvest Capital Partners and Amin Khiari retain stakes in the group
Omnes holds first close for Capenergie 4 on €380m
Fund completed its first deal, backing Denmark-based solar energy provider Better Energy
Goldman Sachs, BPI France et al. back $70m round for LumApps
Latest fundraise for the France-based SaaS provider follows a $24m series-B in Q3 2019
PE-backed Avisa bolts on consulting firm CEIS
Merger will help the group provide a wider range of cybersecurity-related services
BPI France, Pymwymic et al. back Naïo Technologies
Investors back the robot designer and manufacturer to help increase its production
Ardian closes fourth private debt fund on €3bn
Launched in Q4 2017, Ardian Private Debt Fund IV is 50% larger than its predecessor
Consortium invests €104m in fintech startup Qonto
Fresh capital will help the challenger bank expand globally and become a fully-licensed operator
Capza appoints Abensour as head of investor relations
GP also appoints Stefan Arneth from MEAG as sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Ardian to acquire stake in Santé Cie Group
France-based Santé Cie Group is Ardian's first deal in the home medical assistance market
Peninsula backs Zadig & Voltaire
TA Associates, the current minority partner, will exit its investment in the luxury brand
Trocadero holds €120m first close for third fund
Small-cap and lower-mid-market fund Croissance & Transmission III nears its €150m target
Alliance, Garibaldi et al. back Mineris Environnement
GPs buy a minority stake in the glass waste management specialist
Sofinnova promotes Krel to partner
Krel joined the VC in 2013 and has worked on industrial biotech investments since then
Jeito holds €200m first close for maiden fund
France-based venture capital investor is planning to reach the fund's €500m target by Q4 2020
Azulis, Aquiti back Talis Business School in €23m deal
Founder Serge Marcillaud retains a majority stake in the higher education provider
