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Keensight hires Louvel as associate director
Louvel leaves his role of manager at AT Kearney after six years to join the French GP
XAnge exits KissKissBankBank
XAnge Private Equity first invested in the Parisian startup with a €750,000 seed roundin 2009
Safran and Pengpai in $26m funding round for Kalray
Safran Corporate Ventures and Pengpai join as new investors in the round alongside previous backers
Argos Soditic's Valco acquires TCR Capital's D2FC
Second bolt-on completed by Valco since Argos Soditic became majority shareholder in 2014
Artemis holds first close on €100m for Red River West
Vehicle's investment strategy will be focused on French startups looking to expand into the US
EQT Credit et al. in exclusivity over Tiama sale to Caravelle
Proposed sale of glass packaging inspection business comes after a three-year holding period
NewAlpha closes first VC fund with €56m
GP aims to build and develop a diversified portfolio of fintech and insurtech startups
Truffle launches €200m BioMedTech fund
Truffle Capital will build on its existing experience in the medtech and biotech sectors
Idinvest in €12m round for M2i
Idinvest Growth Fund II was launched last year and held a first close on €250m in November
Mid-market fuels surge in French buyouts
Aggregate value in the country's buyout space reached the second highest level for six years in the three months to May 2017
CM-CIC backs Le Normandy and Clinique Développement merger
CM-CIC started backing the Le Normandy group in 2000, structuring a €9.3m financing round
IK takes majority stake in Pinard Emballages
GP invests in the packaging business via the IK VIII fund, closed on €1.85bn last year
Benchmark, Idinvest et al. sell Zenly to Snapchat
Zenly has raised an estimated $35.12m (€32m) in total to date through three expansion rounds
Apax and Altamir sell Altran share block
France-based Apax Partners took part in a €130m capital increase for Altran in 2008
BPI France, Arkéa Capital et al. exit Quadran
Quadran's investor pool includes BPI France, Arkéa Capital Investissement, Demeter Partners, Soridec and UI Gestion
Iris Capital holds €250m first close for IrisNext
Venture fund, which will largely focus on the digital sector, is largest raised by the GP to date
EdRip acquires Klaxcar
Transaction is the third completed with the small-cap fund Cabestan Capital II, closed last year
Tikehau Capital contemplates €500m capital increase
Firm listed on Euronext Paris earlier this year with a market cap of €1.5bn
Amundi takes minority stake in Groupe Bernadet
Amundi is taking over from previous investor Siparex, which first invested in Bernadet in 2007
Orium, JFC Industries exit Ocedis
Two investors acquired a majority stake in the swimming pool manufacturer in 2009
Terra Firma in €15m refinancing for 21 Centrale’s Cleor
Transaction is the second refinancing backed by Terra Firma in recent weeks, following Sportgroup
Naxicap buys BVA from Montefiore
Montefiore Investment acquired a 51% stake in BVA in 2013, investing through its third €240m fund
Carlyle-backed Expereo acquires Border 6
Dutch internet network operator Expereo develops its cloud service product XCA
Deal in Focus: Starwood, L Catterton exit Baccarat in €164m deal
Starwood has been invested in the crystal glassware maker for 12 years, while L Catterton first backed the company in 2012