France
Orange and Publicis launch new VC fund
First close planned for 2016
Astorg hires Rothschild's de Malliard as partner and COO
Third partner to join the GP’s ranks since July
French IPOs: Last chance saloon?
Despite a large number of French listings over the past 18 months, rocky performance could close the window
Weinberg acquires Butler's 66% stake in Adit
BPI France and French state to keep remaining 34%
Goldman Sachs backs Talentsoft with €25m
Sixth round seen by the business since inception, according to unquote” data
De Lacharrière secures 5% stake in Warburg Pincus
GP to fully dedicate sell-off proceeds to fundraising
Dzeta sells 51% My Media stake in €50m OBO
EV reported to have grown from €20m to €50m since 2013
Partech Growth hits €370m target, aims for €400m hard-cap in 2016
Fund's third deal to be announced this week, unquote” understands
Sun acquires Flexitech
Eighth investment to be financed via GP’s $2.1bn sixth fund
VC-backed Deezer pulls high-profile IPO
Company backs down in light of "market conditions"
Ardian sells 49% stake in Micropross to National Instruments
First exit for GP's €450m third expansion fund
BPI France injects €500,000 into France Hostels
Maiden deal for recently launched €100m tourism SME fund
BPI France launches €100m tourism-dedicated fund
Vehicle to deploy €500,000-5m in French SMEs
Afic calls for more government support
Afic's Chabanel believes French government could do more to boost domestic fundraising
Oridao raises €1.3m from Starquest et al.
Funds to be used for commercial development in France and abroad
BPI France et al. in €2m seed round for Nanocloud
Startup to expand to US and double headcount
Vatel makes 22.5% IRR on Oceta trade sale
GP invested €500,000 in return for 1.5% stake four years ago
BPI France reaps €271m on Eiffage stake sell-off
State-backed investor to decrease stake from 18.8% to 13.8%
Innovacom to launch €50m digital fund in early 2016
Vehicle will back 15-20 post-seed deals in the Paris region
Idinvest injects €17m into Green & Biz
French GP invests via Alter Equity 3P and Novi 2 funds
Deal in Focus: Solina returns to Ardian after four-year build-up
IK's sale of Solina marks Ardian’s full return to an asset it partially left in late 2011
Apax's Europe Snacks adds on Sibell
Acquirer has seen five PE-backed buyouts since foundation
Eurazeo and Axa to invest €380m in Capzanine funds
Move the latest to highlight consolidation trend in French PE
Activa's La Maison Bleue bolts on La Part de Rêve
Second add-on since GP’s acquisition in December 2012