France
VC-backed Teads and Ebuzzing join forces for future Nasdaq listing
Backers include Gimv, Partech and Elaia Partners
Ardian closes Expansion Fund III on €450m
80% of commitments from existing backers
Carlyle sells Sermeta stake back to founders
GP had invested in the business in 2010
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
LBO France's Labeyrie in €275m refinancing
Placement more than 15x oversubscribed
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
Idinvest et al. support Synthesio with €14m
VC joins company's previous backers
Demeter et al. invest €3.2m in I-Ten
Demeter Partners, Innovacom and Rhône Alpes Création have injected €3.2m into I-Ten, a French developer of compact microbatteries.
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014