BPI France
Siparex et al. acquire Sintex NP for €155m
Deal for the plastics firm forms part of the trade vendor's plans to focus on its domestic market
GPs sell MeilleursAgents to trade in €200m deal
Axel Springer's Aviv buys France-based MeilleursAgents, an online real estate service
Tikehau, BPI France back Groupe Rougnon SBO
Tikehau invests in the French environmental engineering firm via its T2 Energy Transition Fund
LSP et al. in €67m series-A for Alizé Pharma 3
LSP leads the round for the biotech business, investing alongside previous and new backers
BPI, Supernova in €20m series-C for logistics business Traxens
Company intends to use the fresh capital to expand internationally, with a special focus on Asia
CM-CIC Investissement, BPI France back Alpina Savoie
GPs invest in France-based Alpina Savoie, a pasta, semolina and couscous producer
Idinvest, BPI France back Ornikar €35m series-B round
Former investor Idinvest and newcomer BPI France back Ornikar, an online driving school
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
Unexo, BPI France, NCI, Nord Capital back Sofrino
France-based Sofrino manages the brand Sofrilog, a specialist in the storage of cold products
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