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Amundi targets €250m for new European investment programme
An €136m EV investment marked the first deal made through the programme
French PE sees higher valuations in 2016 as dealflow drops
Increased competition and readily available debt lead to multiples creeping up in the country
Women’s presence growing in French PE
Alexandra Dupont, president of AFIC's women's association AFIC avec Elles, says the trend towards diversity is encouraging
CM-CIC Investissement takes over La Croissanterie
CM-CIC takes over the majority stake acquired by Pragma Capital in 2006
360 Capital, Breega in €3.3m series-A round for Exotec
New round follows a €340,000 seed round raised in December 2015
NextStage launches IPO with plans to create evergreen fund
Investment firm hopes to reach an equity capital of €500m by the year 2020
Ginko leads €100m series-C round for Devialet
Latest funding brings the total raised by high-end speakers business Devialet to around $155m
Omnes Capital targets international investors with partner hire
Omnes appoints Miria Späth Werder as partner and head of international business development activities
Isatis Capital holds first close on €42m for Crescendo fund
GP is planning a final close for summer 2017 with a €100m target
Axio, Capitem and Swen Capital back Securinfor MBO
New investors are acquiring a combined 90% share in the group
Demeter Partners merges with Emertec Gestion
Agreement follows Paris climate agreement COP21 and will see the firm branded as Demeter-Emertec
Siparex appoints Golder and Tremblin as partners
Olivier Golder and Alexandre Tremblin will be joining the firm's mid-market team
Socadif, Brie Picardie, Idia in €15m round for Acrelec
Socadif, Brie Picardie Expansion and Idia Capital Investissement are all Crédit Agricole subsidiaries
Omnes and BPI support Ducatillon's €7.6m BIMBO
Omnes Capital's small-cap investment team led the GP's efforts in the deal
Daphni and Kima Ventures in €4m round for Agricool
Daphni prodived half the round and was joined by Kima Ventures and business angels on the round
LL Berg appoints Jabbour Gédéon as senior associate
Lawyer joins private equity and M&A team from role at law firm Gide Loyrette
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys Equistone's Unither for €675m
Deal for French pharmaceuticals company will see the buisness enter its fourth consecutive period under PE ownership
EdRip takes minority stake in NetCo
French GP made the investment through its €300m Winch Capital 3 vehicle
Siparex, Re-Sources, Nord Croissance in €5m round for Alive
Re-Sources and Nord Croissance had hitherto provided €1.5m in funding to Alive
BPI, Piton, Alven et al. in €7m round for MeilleursAgents.com
Alven Capital entered the group in 2009, providing €1m as part of a €2m expansion round
Deal in Focus: Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Infradata
GP oversaw a doubling of the IT company's revenues during its three-year holding period, leading it to make an exit ahead of schedule
Bridgepoint takes majority stake in Primonial
Previous investors BlackFin Capital and Latour Capital will exit the group as part of the deal
MBO Partenaires raises €250m for fourth fund
GP completes record fundraising with its latest vehicle; the previous fund closed on €180m
Idinvest et al. in €150m series-E round for Sigfox
Latest round brings total raised by startup to around €230m