France
Raise Investissement invests €200m in Epsa
Transaction sees the management team retain a majority stake in consultancy Epsa
Cipio Partners, Hi Inov et al. invest €16.5m in Agorapulse
Social media management platform Agorapulse achieved a year-on-year growth of around 65%
Lahoud becomes executive board chairman of Ace management
Marwan Lahoud succeedes Thierry Letailleur, the founder of French GP Ace Management
Idia, Carvest et al. back Groupe Mauffrey in SBO
Previous backer Siparex divests the business while the Mauffrey family retains a majority
Macron pledges €5bn investment for late-stage venture
President says €2bn will back late-stage funds, and €3bn will support publicly listed tech firms
Younan Company buys Chateau La Garelle
Chateau La Garelle is the second vineyard acquisition in the Bordeaux region for the US-based GP
InnovaHealth backs Koelis
GP provides growth equity to French developer of medical imaging products Koelis
Geneo backs Pinette Emidecau Industries SBO
GP will help industrials business Pinette to grow externally in Europe and the US
Andera, Capital Croissance sell stakes in Snadec
Deal sees Aumndi and LFPI invest in French decontamination and asbestos removal specialist
Apax France hires DC Advisory's Hamou as TMT partner
Hamou joins from DC Advisory, where he was co-head of the business in France since 2012
Qualium backs Magnolia.fr MBO
GP invests in French online insurance brokerage, while management retains a majority stake
Ardian closes fifth co-investment fund on $2.5bn
Ardian Co-investment V is more than double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2015
Summit, Alven et al. invest $46m in Akeneo series-C
New funding will support Akeneo in its product development and recruitment efforts
Morningside leads €39m series-B for biotech company Inotrem
Invus, Andera Partners, Sofinnova Partners and BiomedInvest also take part in the funding round
Ciclad buys back FrogPubs from Amundi PEF
GP invests via its Ciclad VI fund, which held a final close on €180m in September 2018
Amundi, BPI France, Socadif invest €115m in Wifirst
GPs carve out France-based Wifirst, an internet access provider, from the Bolloré Group
Capza acquires a minority stake in Audensiel
GP will support international expansion and organic growth of the digital consultancy
Highland Europe, Alven et al. invest £45m in JobTeaser
GPs will help French recruitment and career expert JobTeaser to strengthen its network
PE consortium and Sogecap invest in Primonial
Deal sees PE firm Bridgepoint reduce its shareholding in Primonial from 56.1% to 35%
Weinberg carves out ISS Hygiene et Prevention
Investment in the provider of hygiene and prevention services is the third deal for WCP#3 fund
Sagard to launch fourth fund in Q1 2020
French GP Sagard targets a €800m final close for its fourth generation buyout vehicle
Index leads €35m round for Spendesk
Spendesk is a spend management platform for business and has now raised €45m in funding
Sagard to acquire Sterimed in SBO
During Meeschaert Capital Partners' ownership, Sterimed expanded internationally
Montefiore invests €18m in Digilinx
GP will help the France-based B2B networking events organiser with international expansion