France
LFPI et al. invest €50m in Bioline by InVivo
LFPI, Idia and Unigrains back French agricultural products manufacturer Bioline by InVivo
IK acquires controlling stake in Questel
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's international expansion
Sofinnova holds €275m close for Crossover Fund 1
Vehicle will focus on biopharma and medical companies with EVs of €50-150m
Naxicap's Technicis bolts on TextMaster
Technicis acquires French online translation service TextMaster with debt from Idinvest
French VC fundraising shifts towards sector specialisation
A number of specialist VC funds have held first or final closes in recent months, bringing distinct advantages and risks in equal measure
PAI Europe VII closes on €5bn hard cap
PAI says it hits its hard-cap after only six months on the road, with a demand of more than €15bn
Carlyle's Comdata bolts on CCA International
Following the acquisition of CCAI, Comdata expects to reach revenues of around €1bn globally
Ciclad in talks to buy Bertin Ergonomie
French GP plans to wholly acquire ergonomics consultancy Bertin Ergonomie via Ciclad VI fund
BlackFin Capital Partners exits Cyrus
Management team buys back the French wealth management advisory firm, with debt from Ardian
Ardian exits Brico Privé in SBO
Ardian sells its minority stake in the French online DIY and gardening retailer to a fellow institutional investor
Isatis backs Oriental Viandes
Senior debt for the transaction was provided by CIC Est, LCL and Banque Palatine
Entrepreneur Venture, Carvest back VM Constructions
Entrepreneur Venture and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement inject €4.3m for a minority stake
Ardian sells Groupe Bio7 to trade
Buyer Cerba HealthCare is owned by Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments
Sofinnova leads €6m series-A for SafeHeal
Fresh capital will be used to develop a clinical and regulatory market access programme for Colovac
Naxicap enters exclusive negotiations to buy ECS
GP is in talks to buy French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Omnes launches new funds
Omnes Real Tech, Omnes Expansion III amd Mezzanis III expected to hold closes in 2018
Seventure holds first close on €24m
France-based animal nutrition specialist Adisseo is among Seventure's AVF fund investors
Novalpina holds second close for debut fund
Novalpina's maiden fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I, was announced in May 2017 with a тЌ1bn target
Idinvest, Brighteye Ventures back Ornikar
GPs take part in a €10m series-A round for the French online driving school
Alliance Entreprendre et al. back Demarne
Historical backers Unexo, Ouest Croissance and BPI France exit the French seafood specialist
PE-backers exit Quitoque to trade
360 Capital, Isai and NCI sell stakes in the French meal kits provider to Carrefour
Eurazeo invests further in IM Square ahead of acquisitions
With the fresh capital, IM Square plans to acquire three to six additional asset managers
Abénex to back Silvya Terrade
Abénex joins previous investors backing the French hairdressing colleges group
Pragma sells NACC to trade
GP sells French distressed corporate debt specialist NACC to Norway's B2Holding