France
Edmond de Rothschild et al. invest €16m in Poxel
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), CDC Entreprises and CrУЉdit Agricole Private Equity have provided biopharma Poxel with a тЌ16m series-A round of financing.
Latest Argos fund holds €45m first close
Argos Soditic has announced the first close of the Argos Expansion fund at тЌ45m.
Turenne Capital and Promelys back WebMediaGroup with €2m
Turenne Capital and Promelys Participations have invested тЌ2m in WebMediaGroup.
Carlyle set to exit Otor
DS Smith has entered into exclusive discussions regarding the acquisition of Carlyle's stake in listed company Otor.
NextStage invests €8.2m in Groupe ACR
Nextstage has provided spare auto parts distributor Groupe ACR with тЌ8.2m.
AXA Private Equity sells Trecobat shares
AXA Private Equity has sold its 46.5% stake in home building group Trecobat to the company's management team.
Avenir Entreprises et al. back Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie
Avenir Entreprises, Sofival, BNP Paribas DУЉveloppement, Garibaldi Participations and Risque & SУЉrУЉnitУЉ have funded the buyout of eight hotels on behalf of SociУЉtУЉ HУДteliУЈre CУДte RУДtie (SHCR).
Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest €7.5m in EyeTechCare
CrУЉdit Agricole PE and insurance company SHAM have provided medical devices developer EyeTechCare with a тЌ7.5m round of funding.
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre appoints six partners
Independent European law-firm, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, has elected six new Partners.
Siparex exits Keria
Siparex has sold its entire stake in lighting products retailer Keria to the founder's family.
OTC Asset Management injects $3.3m in Nuxeo
OTC Asset Management has provided content management solutions provider Nuxeo with $3.3m.
Avenir Entreprises invests in Intégral Système
Avenir Entreprises has backed electronic locks specialist IntУЉgral SystУЈme via its AEM mezzanine fund.
Chequers buys Thermocoax back from TCR Capital
Chequers Capital has purchased a majority stake in heating technology specialist Thermocoax from TCR Capital.
Viveris Management et al. inject €1.4m in Devederm
Viveris Management and Promelys Participations have co-led a тЌ1.4m round of fundraising for cosmetics company Devederm.
LBO France plans Medi-Partenaires exit
LBO France is working on plans to exit its stake in French healthcare provider, Medi-Partenaires SA, according to media reports.
BNPP PE backs Acropolis Telecom with additional €1.8m
BNP Paribas Private Equity (BNPP PE) has invested a further €1.8m in French telecom operator Acropolis Telecom. This is the second time BNPP PE has invested in Acropolis, having initially invested €700,000 in May 2009.
Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest €4m in Oxatis
Crédit Agricole Private Equity and A Plus Finance have injected €4m in e-commerce solutions provider Oxatis.
Atlas Venture et al. sell shares in Priceminister
Japanese e-commerce specialist Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in the Priceminister group from Atlas Venture, Phillimore, Technocap, Quilvest and individual shareholders.
OFI Private Equity Capital looking to raise €35m
Listed private equity house OFI Private Equity Capital (OPEC) is issuing new shares, for a total capital increase of тЌ35m.
Seventure Partners leads investment in Nutrionix
Previous investors Seventure Partners have worked with seven business angels to provided additional funding for Nutrionix.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints Rivet-Fusil as FoF head
BNP Paribas Private Equity has appointed Jean-Marc Rivet-Fusil to head its funds of funds team.
Edmond de Rothschild acquires Hyper Embal and Valeurdis
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in merging French companies Hyper Embal and Valeurdis.
123Venture invests in Redman Promotion
Real estate company Redman Promotion has completed a first round of fundraising from 123Venture.
Truffle Capital floats Carmat
Artificial heart developer Carmat has launched an IPO on the Alternext of NYSE-Euronext Paris, looking for тЌ15m.