France
Eurazeo signs France Invest gender diversity charter
GP also plans to appoint women to 50% of its junior investment team roles
Activa Capital to launch €200m fourth fund
Activa Capital IV will invest in French companies operating in the B2B services industry
Abenex backs Groupe Aerow
Abenex intends to boost the company’s growth both organically and via external acquisitions
Activa Capital, Arkéa invest in Ingeliance
Activa deploys capital from its €206m third fund, Activa Capital III, to finance the deal
AS Equity Partners carves out QDQ Media from Solocal
GP intends to support QDQ Media in further consolidating its market position and boosting its expansion
Checkout.com acquires VC-backed ProcessOut
Insight Partners and DST Global led a $230m series-A funding round for Checkout.com last year
BlackRock invests in House of Creed
First investment made by BlackRock's Long Term Private Capital vehicle in Europe
France's Apax Partners hires new IR professional
Josephine Loreal will be head of third-party distribution and report to Guillaume Cousseran
Bain & Co joins CVC to back EcoVadis
Bain & Co's investment was coupled with the recently secured $200m funding from CVC Growth Partners
Demeter, Allianz France in €23.6m series-C for Cityscoot
Fresh capital will helf finance the expansion into two new European cities in 2020
McDermott hires Revcolevschi as partner
Before joining the Paris-based team, David Revcolevschi was partner at Paul Hastings and Freshfields
Isai, Capgemini join €12m round for Toucan Toco
Isai and Capgemini invested through their joint investment fund Isai Cap Venture
BDC's Anaveo buys Azman from Initiative & Finance
Initiative & Finance bought a minority stake in Azman as part of an owner buyout in 2017
Prime Ventures, Tempocap in $36m series-B for CybelAngel
Prime Ventures partner Pieter Welten joins the risk management company's board of directors
Essling invests in VC-backed SPVIE Assurances
GP invests from Essling Expansion Fund, which held a first close on €100m in February 2019
NGP, ETF in €20m series-B for Shippeo
Fresh capital will be used to further strengthen the company's market position in Europe
Cathay sells stake in Datawords to Keensight
GP bought a majority stake in the company along with Keensight and BPI France in 2015
Fountain Healthcare invests €5m in Inotrem
In addition, Inotrem receives a €13m credit line from Kreos Capital and a €1m loan from BPI France
Montefiore raises €1bn through two new funds
Montefiore Investment V targets French mid-market companies operating in the services sector
Women Equity Partners launches debut fund
Fund will follow a data-backed investment strategy, targeting women-led SMEs in France
Keensight and Pléiade sell SmartTrade to Hg
GPs invested in the company in 2015 and sold their stakes via an auction process initiated in 2019
BPI France et al. invest €100m in Kinéis
BNP Paribas Développement, shareholders and corporates also invest in the satellite operator
Ardian sells stake in CLS to CNP
Ardian invested €30m for a minority stake in the satellite services group in November 2013
Apax France closes Apax Development Fund on €255m
Launched in Q4 2017, the small-cap and lower-mid-market fund surpassed its €225m target