France
Activa promotes four
Sophie Rouland, Activa Capital
VC-backed TxCell launches IPO
Company plans to list in mid-April
Idinvest et al. in €15m Sigfox round
Co-investors include Elaia Partners, Intel Capital and BPI France
Sofimac closes new fund on €33m
Fund launched in June 2012; counts BPI as cornerstone
VC-backed Supersonic aims for €60m IPO
Company is backed by VCs including EdRip and Omnes
BeCapital, Pechel sell Goëmar to Permira's Arysta
Business was acquired in 2010
MPcroissance et al. invest €10m in Ermic
Ermic to bolt on French mechatronics specialist Noval
BPI, CDB and Cathay launch new Franco-Chinese fund
Fund plans to hold first close in June
Finorpa, Croissance Nord-Pas de Calais invest €800,000 in HES
Two firms each invested €400,000 in the transaction
VC-backed McPhy raises €32m in IPO
Offer oversubscribed by 8.6x
Isatis et al. back MBO of HBF
Isatis and Ixo contribute equal amounts
LBO France cashes in on buoyant debt markets for Labeyrie and Exxelia
Record low coupon on Labeyrie bonds
NCI Gestion, BPI France invest €5m in PGS
Capital injection marks first round of funding for PGS
A Plus et al. invest €1.5m in VeryLastRoom
Deal marks second round of funding for company
Eurazeo invests €285m in Desigual
Investor secures 10% stake in Spanish clothing brand
Omnes, A Plus invest €3.5m in Oxatis
Capital injection marks company's third round of funding
EdRip, Sofinnova lead €18m round for Inotrem
Biomed Invest and Inserm Transfert Initiative also take part
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014
VC-backed Aérophile raises €4m
Isatis and Entrepreneur Venture contributed equal amounts to the round
Linkfluence raises further €3m from French VCs
Latest investment completes earlier €3.5m funding round
Emertec holds €50m first close for latest fund
Emertec 5 targets final close in the €55-60m region
VC-backed McPhy to float on Euronext
Company could raise up to €24.2m
Montagu acquires Arkopharma
Pythotherapy business generates €200m turnover
XAnge et al. inject €6.75m into PrestaShop
Seventure and Serena Capital also take part in the round