Demeter Partners
Aledia raises €80m in series-D led by BPI France
Funding is the first of the three tranches planned for its €120m series-D round
Demeter, Allianz France in €23.6m series-C for Cityscoot
Fresh capital will helf finance the expansion into two new European cities in 2020
Demeter acquires Chesneau
Existing investor UI Gestion has reinvested in the company following its initial investment in 2011
Demeter backs Piscines Magiline in MBO
UI Gestion, BPI France, Esfin Gestion and BTP Capital remain backers of Piscines Magiline
BPI France in €7m funding round for eLichens
Demeter, Sofimac Innovation, Aereco and BNP Paribas Développement also take part
Oquendo buys Demeter and Axis's Suaval
Vendors have fully exited the isolation material business after a three-year holding period
Demeter, Innovacom and Kreaxi in €10m round for I-Ten
Three GPs first invested in I-Ten in 2014, injecting €3.2m into the group
Future Positive, BPI France in €14.2m round for Ynsect
New funding round brings total raised by the startup to €35m over the last two years
Demeter Partners merges with Emertec Gestion
Agreement follows Paris climate agreement COP21 and will see the firm branded as Demeter-Emertec
Tertium joins €3m fourth funding round for Ideol
French company has gathered a total of €10m in funding over the last five years
Quadran raises €45m from BPI France et al.
Business aiming to drive installed capacity up to 1,000 MW
VC-backed Fermentalg raises €40m in IPO
Flotation valued the business at €106.9m
Demeter and Emertec inject €1.8m into Ynsect
French biotech operates large-scale insect farm
Demeter and Emertec back Qualisteo with €2m
Demeter Partners and Emertec have invested €2m in Qualisteo, a French smart-grid specialist.
French VCs invest €12m in Fermentalg
BPI France, Viveris Management and IRDI have taken part in a €12m fundraising round for biotechnology company Fermentalg, alongside existing investors.
Qualium et al. buy Invicta in MBI
Qualium Investissement has acquired a majority stake in the management buy-in of French wood-based heating devices manufacturer Invicta.
Eurazeo acquires IES from Demeter
Eurazeo Croissance has acquired a 93% stake in the secondary buyout of electric vehicle chargers manufacturer IES Synergy from Demeter Partners.
Demeter and 123Venture back Cooltech Applications
Demeter Partners and 123Venture have joined existing investors in an €8m funding round for French magnetic refrigeration specialist Cooltech Applications.
Demeter et al. inject €7m into Ideol
Demeter Partners, Sofimac and Soridec have provided Ideol, a French developer of foundations for offshore wind farms, with €7m of funding.
Aledia raises €10m in first funding round
Sofinnova Partners, Braemar Energy Ventures, Demeter Partners and CEA Investissement have participated in a €10m funding round for French LED developer Aledia.
Demeter 3 Amorçage reaches €43m first close
France-based Demeter Partners has raised €43m for its new cleantech-focused venture fund, Demeter 3 Amorçage.
Demeter Partners and WMS invest in Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik
Demeter Partners and CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft's Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) have acquired a 26.5% stake in German cleantech business Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik.
Omnes and Demeter exit Methaneo
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) and Demeter Partners have sold their joint 60% stake in Methaneo, a French developer of bio-methanisation solutions, to trade player Séchilienne Sidec.