France
Omnes Capital in €3.5m funding round for Tilkee
Evolem Start, Crédit Agricole Création, Axeleo Capital and Kreaxi also take part
Ardian sells Serma Group back to Chequers
Chequers previously owned the French electronic technology company, having previously owned a stake in it between 2011-2015
Astorg to sell Metrologic to trade
French 3D measurement specialist Metrologic to be sold to Swedish Sandvik in €360m deal
Ardian enters exclusive negotiations to buy Capzanine's Opteven
GP pre-empts auction of French insurance company Opteven and takes over from Capzanine
Arkéa Capital backs Lumiplan in MBO
GP acquires a minority stake in the French communications service for trasport businesses
Kerogen leads €15m funding round for Ideol
Amundi Private Equity, Sofimac Regions and Paca Investment are also subscribing to new shares
Tikehau Capital in exclusivity for Nexteam Group
GP enters exclusive talks to acquire French metals engineering company Nexteam Group
Andera Partners in Conduent carve-out
GP acquires UK and France-based off-street parking business from US-based Conduent
Naxicap buys Groupe ABF in SBO
Naxicap buys a majority stake in the buildings insulation service from Ixo Private Equity
Ardian sells Piz'wich to Emeram's Frostkrone
GP sells the French frozen snack producer to Frostkrone after a 16-month ownership
LBO France hires three for venture, small-cap
Philippe Chambon and Sébastien Woynar join the venture team, while Nicolas Manardo joins the small-cap team
Ouest Croissance, Adaxtra back Avignon Ceramic
GPs invest €3.9m in the French technical ceramic parts and cores manufacturer
Naxicap exits Paradis du Fruit
GP sells its minority stake in the French restaurants operator to the management team
Index Ventures et al. back Slite
Consortium of backers invest €3.7m in the French note-taking app developer
Sofinnova hires in-house counsel from Eurazeo
Bordes will work in Sofinnova's support team alongside managing partner and COO Monique Salnier
Sofinnova leads €35.5m capital increase for Inventiva
Capital is drawn from Sofinnova Crossover Fund I, which held a final close on €275m in April 2018
Serena, Newfund back €7m round for FlexyBeauty
Fresh capital will be used to consolidate FlexyBeauty's position in France and expand into the UK
M Capital Partners injects €1.5m into Savimex
French company uses polymers to produce optical products, including helmet visors and heads-up displays
VC firms in $60m funding round for Scality
Galiléo Partners, Omnes Capital, Idinvest, Iris Capital, Menlo Ventures all take part
Alliance Entreprendre, BPI France buy Copac in SBO
GPs acquire a majority stake in the French construction equipment business
Sofinnova et al. back €27m series-C for Limflow
BPI France and Balestier, a Singaporean family fund, also take part in the financing
Turenne Capital invests €9.8m in Infimed
Turenne acquires a majority stake in the medical device financing business through the transaction
Céréa Partenaire holds €300m first close for Céréa Dette II
Senior debt vehicle inches closer to its €350m hard-cap and already exceeds its predecessor
Arkéa et al. in Armor SBO
Existing backers reinvest in the French printing service, Unexo joins for the first time