France
Capza acquires Time for Growth
Acquisition aims to boost Capza's growth capital offering ahead of the launch of its growth fund
Partech leads €3m seed round for Energysquare
GP is currently investing via its Partech Entrepreneur Fund III and Paris Saclay Seed Fund
Cerea Partners backs Pagès Group
InnovaFonds, majority shareholder in Pagès since 2016, reinvests in the company and retains a minority
Ardian closes eighth secondaries mega-fund on $19bn
ASF VIII intends to provide the necessary liquidity to investors amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Plastic alternative producer Lactips raises €13m
Company has raised €20m so far over two funding rounds
Ace Management et al. invest €50m in Mecachrome
Company has benefited from a state-guaranteed loan from its banks with a financing of €60m
Bridgepoint buys insurance group CEP from JC Flowers
GP invests via Bridgepoint Europe VI, which closed on its €5.7bn hard-cap in December 2017
Omnes invests €60m in Biofutur's MBO
GP invests in the company via Omnes Croissance 4 and a co-investment vehicle dedicated to the deal
BlackRock leads $190m series-D for ContentSquare
Content optimisation platform has raised $310m since being founded in 2012
Andera Partners backs Groupe Panhard MBO
Deal is the eighth from Andera Partners' Winch 4 vehicle, which focused on SMEs in France and Spain
Tikehau hires three in Milan office
Paglia and Girelli join the Italian private equity division, while Pedergnani focuses on fundraising
Parquest Capital sells Homeperf
GP, alongside minority shareholders BNP Paribas, Arkéa and Vivalto, reinvest in the business
360 Capital holds €90m first close for fifth fund
Fund targets series-A and -B rounds in European startups and deploys tickets in the €2-10m range
Cathay Capital raises €500m for Innovation II fund
Fund targets startups operating in a wide variety of sectors, with a focus on artificial intelligence
LGT buys Bridgepoint-backed 5aSec in debt-to-equity swap
Bridgepoint has sold its equity stake in 5aSec for a symbolic €1, which sees the firm wholly exit
VC Profile: Isai reaches 1st close in lockdown
Founder Jean-David Chamboredon discusses the challenges of raising a fund in lockdown, and plans to deploy capital in an uncertain environment
AVP leads €25m series-B for InsideBoard
Round also saw participation from Orange Ventures, Isai Cap Venture and Entrepreneur Venture
Axa Venture holds €200m first close for Diversified II
AVP Diversified II is the second vintage of AVP's fund-of-funds strategy
Partech leads €15m round for Agicap
Partech is currently investing from its €400m Partech International Ventures VII fund
Ardian backs Argon & Co
GP deploys capital from Ardian Growth II, which closed on €230m in April 2018, surpassing its target
Eurazeo delays fundraising by up to nine months
GP's Growth Fund III was previously due to hold final close at the end of 2020
Warburg Pincus invests in ArchiMed-backed Polyplus
ArchiMed and Warburg will be equal shareholders, while the management of Polyplus will retain a minority
IDIA et al. invest €15m in Amarenco
Amarenco also purchases Macquarie Capital's shares in their solar project joint venture
Partech closes third seed fund of $100m
Partech Entrepreneur III surpasses its original target of $80m