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Parquest invests in Adit SBO – reports
Adit is valued between €130-140m, according to the French publication Capital Finance
VC firms back €65m financing for BioSerenity
Fresh capital will be used to develop BioSerenity's products beyond their initial focus
Eurazeo, BPI France et al. invest €70m in PayFit
Previous round for France-based fintech startup PayFit was a €14m series-B in 2017
Qualium and BPI France to invest in EM Lyon
Qualium is currently investing via its second fund, Qualium II, which aims to make majority buyouts
LSP et al. back $38.5m series-B for DNA Script
Illumina Ventures, M Ventures, Sofinnova, Kurma and Idinvest recommit to DNA Script
VCs sell Therachon to Pfizer for $810m
Pfizer will acquire Therachon for $340m with $470m in additional, conditional payments
Consortium invests CHF 12.5m in Alentis
BioMedPartners, BB Pureos Bioventures, BPI France, Schroder Adveq and HTGF participate in the deal
VCs sell Drivy to Getaround in $300m deal
Combined company now spans 300 cities in the US and Europe and serves five million users
PE-backed Addev Materials bolts on Graytone
Addev will focus on synergies from the Graytone project in Europe and the Middle East
Ciclad, BPI France et al. back Kyotherm
Fresh capital of €18m will help France-based Kyotherm to grow in domestic market and abroad
BPI leads €13m series-A for NH TherAguix
Omnes Capital, BPI France and investment management firm Arbevel are new investors
PE-backed ViaSphere bolts on Family Sphere
Acquisition will help the child care services provider to manage 150 agencies by 2022
Tikehau, BPI France invest €38m in Addev Materials
GPs back adhesives and insulates maker Addev Materials to foster European and US expansion
Andera Partners et al. invest in Tournus Group
Andera, Unigrains and BPI France provide mezzanine and equity financing to support the business
Eurazeo et al. invest €110m in ManoMano
Eurazeo buys a minority stake in French online marketplace ManoMano investing €50m
Cathay et al. sell Amplitude Laser to L-GAM
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for the GP's €200m Cathay Capital II vehicle
Cita Investissement backs Atrium Capital
Cita is sponsored by sovereign wealth funds BPI France and Kuwait Investment Authority
General Atlantic et al. invest €150m in Doctolib
Fresh capital by new and previous investors will help Doctolib foster expansion abroad
Altur Investissement et al. back Babyzen in OBO
Previous backers Capital Croissance increases its stake in stroller manufacturer Babyzen
Calcium Capital invests €14m in Climb Up
Carvest, which first invested in Climb Up in 2011, exits the climbing walls operator
VC firms back €110m series-C for Ynsect
Astanor Ventures leads the round with additional contributions from BPI France, Talis and Idinvest
CM-CIC, BPI France back Hardis Group MBO
Up to 30 managers, led by Nicolas Odet and Yvan Coutaz, acquire stakes in Hardis
BPI France, CM-CIC back Bretagne Télécom
GPs inject €20m into telecoms specialist Bretagne Telecom in the form of equity and debt
Siparex et al. back Missler Software
GPs back France-based software publisher Missler Software, investing alongside management