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Alven leads $10m round for vegan cosmetics brand Typology
Firstminute Capital and investors Marc Simoncini and Xavier Niel also take part in the funding round
IK buys majority stake in Eres
IK Investment buys France-based Eres in a €230-240m deal via the €1.85bn IK VIII vehicle
VC firms back €110m series-C for Ynsect
Astanor Ventures leads the round with additional contributions from BPI France, Talis and Idinvest
Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Bee2link
GP uses £600m Bridgepoint Development Capital III fund to invest in France-based Bee2link
Essling holds €100m first close for Essling Expansion
Fund has completed its first investment, backing medical software specialist Evolucare
Essling invests €16m in Evolucare Group
GP invests in the software company via Essling Expansion, a fund that recently held a first close
Hi Inov holds first close for Hi Inov 2 on €90m
Series-A specialist also partners with Axeleo Capital for expansion into seed transactions
Chequers, TCR sell Thermocoax to trade in €158m deal
TCR has been an investor in heating technology specialist Thermocoax since 2000
Index in €40m series-B for Alan
Latest round for the French digital health insurance firm comes 10 months after its €23m series-A
Idinvest et al. inject €25m in Malt series-B
VCs Serena and Isai re-up, having previously backed the €5m series-A in 2016
Ardian’s Revima completes two bolt-ons
Ardian bought a majority stake in France-based Revima from Argos Wityu last month
OpenGate carves out SMAC from Colas
US-based OpenGate also carved out the silicon carbide division of Saint-Gobain last month
Astorg inks first US deal with Anaqua
GP uses Astorg VII, closed last month on €4bn, to acquire a stake in software developer Anaqua
Idinvest holds €340m final close for second growth fund
Fund was launched with a €300m target and held a first close on €250m in November 2016
CM-CIC, BPI France back Hardis Group MBO
Up to 30 managers, led by Nicolas Odet and Yvan Coutaz, acquire stakes in Hardis
Ardian sells Citoxlab to trade in €448m deal
Sale price implies a 13.8x pro forma EBITDA multiple, based on Citoxlab’s latest results
GP Profile: Astorg
Managing partner Thierry Timsit discusses investment strategy, competition, ESG and political instability
Sofinnova et al. invest €20m in Afyren
France-based biotech business Afyren plans to commercialise its products in 2020
Tikehau IM holds €2.1bn close across funds
Tikehau IM's four vehicles, focusing on direct lending, were launched around a year ago
Iris leads €20m series-B for Virtuo
Balderton and Raise also take part in the round, which will fund the car rental firm's UK expansion
Hi Inov leads $6.2m series-A for Deepomatic
Previous investor Alven Capital and entrepreneur Bertrand Diard also take part in the round
Azulis buys Helios Group in SBO
GP invests in Helios, a construction and road marking specialist, via Middle Market Fund V
UI Gestion closes Cap 6 on €105m
Mid-market focused Cap 6 is larger than its predecessor, M.I5, closed on €93.5m in 2011
Ardian, BPI France sell Ouvêo
Ardian had owned the France-based manufacturer of windows and other joinery since 2012