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Bridgepoint et al. sell Béaba to BlueGem
Bridgepoint inherited its Béaba shareholding in 2014 following its acquisition of Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners
Amundi PEF targets two more 2020 deals following Megatendances II close
Amundi PEF held a first close for its Megatendances II platform at the end of Q2
IK to acquire Kersia from Ardian
Deal is GP's first investment from IK IX, which held a final close on its €2.85bn hard-cap in May 2020
Investindustrial-backed Benvic completes €117.5m refinancing
Benvic has completed seven add-on acquisitions during Investindustrial's holding period
Omnes hits fundraising trail for Croissance 5 fund
French firm looks to raise €350m for its fifth mid-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle
Ardian acquires Syclef majority stake from Latour
Since 2015, Syclef has accelerated its buy-and-build strategy with the acquisition of 15 companies
Omnes, Alliance Entreprendre inject €10m into Sekoia
Cybersecurity company had been self-financed for the past 10 years
Astorg appoints Jacques-François de Prest as CFO
De Prest joins from Millicom-Tigo where he worked as a group financial controller and chief accounting officer
France Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
Ÿnsect extends series-C round to $372m
This round is an extension to the $125m series-C led by a consortium of VC firms in February 2019
Aledia raises €80m in series-D led by BPI France
Funding is the first of the three tranches planned for its €120m series-D round
BlackRock, BPI France et al. in $160m series-B for Sendinblue
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the company to nearly $200m
GP Profile: Sparring Capital in final push for €200m fundraise
French GP, previously known as Pragma Capital, is aiming for a final close in the next six months, having collected around two thirds of its target
Mirabaud invests in Alain Ducasse Group
GP invested in the gastronomy group via its first fund, which focuses on "living heritage" companies
PandaScore raises $6m in round led by V13 Invest
Startup has so far raised around €9m, according to Crunchbase
Argos Wityu proceeds with buyout of Sword's French operations
French operations of the IT engineering and software consultancy generate revenues of €60m
83North leads $90m series-C round for Exotec
Robotics startup has raised $111m since its founding five years ago
TDR-backed Buffalo Grill acquires distressed rival Courtepaille
Sale process was initiated by Courtepaille's PE sponsor Intermediate Capital Group, which filed for a receivership procedure in July
CDPQ backs Colisée alongside EQT
EQT and CDPQ intend to support the company in its growth strategy in France and internationally
BPI France et al. invest $30m in Comet Meetings
Investment was reportedly equally split between equity and debt
Apax to buy Odigo from Capgemini
Company plans to accelerate its growth and international expansion, while boosting its technological innovation
PAI buys stake in Amplitude from Apax
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Apax, which bought the business from Weinberg and Initiative & Finance
LBO France's RG Safety buys Waterfire
Deal is the protective equipment producer's second add-on in Spain since the GP invested in 2017
Siparex, BPI France sell Duralex to trade
Firms invested in the business in 2015 alongside management, acquiring it from Initiative & Finance