CDC Entreprise Innovation
PE-backed Vivalto Santé bolts on Capio's French division
French division of hospitals and clinics operator Capio is valued at around €455m
Idinvest in €15m round for Geolid
Fundraising round sees Idinvest making its entrance as new a shareholder in Geolid
Idinvest invests in gelatine maker Weishardt
Deal marks the exit of Cerea Capital, while Unigrains and Crédit Agricole Midi-Pyrenees reinvested
Pontifax Venture leads series-A round for Eyevensys
Research group has so far raised €10.8m in funding
VC-backed Anevia raises €7.3m in IPO
IPO oversubscribed by 4.3x
VC-backed TxCell raises €16.2m in IPO
Auriga Partners and Seventure Partners among shareholders
Innovation Capital holds first close on €40m
Innovation Capital has held the first close for its Services Innovants Santé et Autonomie (SISA) fund, a vehicle aimed at the “silver economy”, on €40m.
European venture: patience rewarded
Patience rewarded
Eurazeo buys Péters Surgical from UI Gestion
Eurazeo PME has acquired French medical devices manufacturer Péters Surgical from UI Gestion in a transaction that values the firm at €45m.
France's FSN PME fund capacity axed by quarter
France's state-backed venture fund FSN PME will manage €300m overall, down from the €400m mentioned at the vehicle's launch in 2011.
Seventure et al. inject €7.1m into Recommerce Solutions
Seventure Partners, CDC Entreprises and 3T Capital have provided French used electronic products retailer Recommerce Solutions with a €7.1m round of financing.
CDC Entreprises et al. invest €7m in Compario
CDC Entreprises, Capitalaria, iSource Gestion and XAnge Private Equity have participated in a €7m funding round for French software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Compario.
CDC Entreprises, I-Source, Bouygues in €3.7m round for Ijenko
French energy management solutions provider Ijenko has raised €3.7m in its third round of institutional funding since 2010.
France's fresh start
Fresh start
CDC Entreprises et al. in €3m round for Geolid
CDC Entreprises, A Plus Finance and investment holding Hi Inov have provided French online advertisement solution Geolid with €3m of funding, according to local reports.
CDC leads €10m round for McPhy Energy
CDC Entreprises has invested €5m as part of a €10m round for French hydrogen storage specialist McPhy Energy.
CDC Entreprises et al. invest $10.5m in DelfMems
CDC Enterprises, Iris Capital, Vives, Capitalaria and other investors have provided French technology company DelfMems with a $10.5m series-B round of funding.
EdRIP leads €13m series B round in Poxel
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has led a €13m series-B round for French biopharma company Poxel.
InnoBio joins TxCell investors in third round
CDC Entreprises-managed InnoBio Fund has joined existing investors Auriga Partners and Seventure Partners in a €12.4m financing round for French biotech company TxCell.
CDC Entreprises et al. back Biom’Up with €6.8m
CDC Entreprises, Viveris Management, OTC Asset Management and exisitng investors have backed French manufacturer of medical devices Biom’Up with €6.8m.
VCs exit Esterel in €42m trade sale
CDC Innovation, Galileo Partners and Intel Capital have exited French software company Esterel in a €42m trade sale to US-based Ansys.
CDC Entreprises et al. in €6.3m round for Link Care Services
CDC Entreprises, Siparex and iSource have provided French healthcare services provider Link Care Services (LCS) with a €6.3m funding round.
CDC Innovation et al. in €4.7m round for ASK
Historical backer CDC Innovation has led a €4.7m round for French contactless technology company ASK, alongside new investors.
French state launches €400m innovation fund
The French government has announced the launch of a €400m fund designed to back innovative technology companies.