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Capzanine Special Situations holds first close on €55m
Capzanine's maiden turnaround vehicle supports SMEs experiencing a phase of underperformance
Céréa Partenaire buys Monviso from PM&Partners
French GP closes first Italian deal with bread and biscuit producer Monviso
Draper Esprit et al. in $75m round for Ledger
Series-B is a massive step up from the €7m series-A secured by the French business less than a year ago
Stage Capital exits STI Group in SBO
French plastic medical devices manufacturer is sold to Mérieux Développement and Gimv
Ring Capital holds first close on €140m
French GP, launched in 2017, backs French tech companies in their early-stage phases
Omnes Capital et al. in $1.7m series-A round for Vsora
Omnes Capital, Partech Ventures and angel investors back the French DSP IP provider
BPI France et al. in €18.5m series-B round for HalioDX
French tumour microenvironment diagnostics expert is backed by a consortium of investors
Motion resumes fundraise with revised target
French buyout firm launched the vehicle in August 2016 with a target of €300m
BPI France, Rhône-Alpes PME Gestion back Alcadia in MBI
Thierry Nourdin and Frederic Charnay become new directors of French Alcadia Entreprises
Artemis, Alven back Speachme
GPs invest €10m in French peer-to-peer skills transfer platform startup Speachme
NCI backs Factem in SBO
NCI replaces Ciclad as backer alongside the CEO of French acoustic cells manufacturer Factem
Ekkio Capital invests in FX Solutions
GP backs the French shoulder arthroplasty implants manufacturer
Connect backs Forest Admin in €3m round
Pietro Bezza, managing partner and co-founder of Connect Ventures, will join the company's board
Naxicap, Ouest Croissance exit Lilial to trade
GPs sell stake in French medical products provider to Danish competitor Coloplast
Isai, Keensight sell Labelium to Qualium
GPs sell their minority stakes in the French marketing and digital strategy consulting agency
Argos Soditic to buy Henri Selmer
GP enters exclusive talks to buy French saxophone manufacturer Henri Selmer Paris
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Turenne, M Capital back StaffMe
VC firms invest €3m in a series-A funding round for the French recruitment company
Cathay et al. to launch €1.2bn Sino French Midcap II
Cathay, BPI France and China Development Bank plan to invest within the first half of the year
Parquest Capital buys Groupe Fauché
GP acquires a significant majority of French electrical equipment provider Groupe Fauché
Ardian's Diam refinances debt
New financing package replaces original loans and bond mix with an all-loan structure
Primer Capital et al. in €1.7m round for Acticor Biotech
GPs and private investors back the French biotechnology company researching thrombotic diseases
Apax et al. to acquire Eric Bompard
Apax Partners, BPI France and Xavier Marie will acquire the French cashmere knitwear retailer
Principia et al. in €32m series-D round for Enterome
Company also nets a €40m credit line provided by the European Investment Bank