France
Citic Capital nears Axilone SBO
Chinese GP nears a buyout of the Paris-headquartered packaging supplier from Oaktree
Elige Capital backs AB Report in MBO
Debt for the transaction was provided by Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire
BPI France et al. back Conecteo in MBO
GPs take part in a new round of funding for French customer interaction software developer
BNP Paribas, Normandie Participations inject €2m into Alticap
GPs invest in the French IT firm with debt provided by BPI France and CIC
Entrepreneur Venture backs InsideBoard
Entrepreneur Venture, BPI France and Banque Populaire invest $5m in the French SaaS platform
Fosun acquires PE-backed Tridem Pharma for €63m
Fosun acquires shares in the French drug distributor, which operates in African countries
Jones Day recruits three Linklaters lawyers in Paris office
Partner David Swinburne and two associates move to Jones Day's Paris office
Brighteye holds €50m close for education technology fund
Vehicle will back European education technology companies from seed stage to series-C
Five Arrows Principal Investments backs A2Mac1
FAPI acquires French automotive benchmarking provider for a total of €200m
Entrepreneurial spirit helps French VC fundraising rebound
Venture fundraising reaches 2016 levels with two months left of the year, with early-stage and expansion dealflow also on the up
Sofinnova leads €12.3m round for Highlife
Following the deal, Sofinnova will become the largest shareholder in the business
Galia Gestion, Alliance Entreprendre back Barbarie
GPs replace owner and LT Capital as investors of pallet boxes business Barbarie Groupe
Ardian backs management buyout of Babeau-Seguin
Ardian buys the French detached house builder Babeau-Seguin from Nixen
Truffle et al. exit Vexim in €162m Stryker deal
US-based Stryker Corporation acquires French VC-backed company Vexim for €162m
Idinvest Partners, BPI France et al. in €32m iAdvize series-C
French GPs invest €32m in the conversational marketing platform developer
Gimv, UI Gestion sell Almaviva Santé to Antin
Gimv and UI Gestion sell the French private hospitals group to Antin Infrastructure Partners
BC Partners acquires MCS
GP acquires a 90% stake in the French bank loans portfolio management company
Capzanine hires Muller for investor relations team
Frédéric Muller leaves First Avenue after nine years to join the France-based alternative lender
BPI France and UI Gestion acquire Theradial in MBO
GPs jointly acquire a majority stake in the French medical equipment distributor
Korelya to manage extra €100m on behalf of Naver
Venture player Korelya is headed by former French secretary of state Fleur Pellerin
NextWorld Evergreen invests €20m in Kusmi Tea
GP takes a minority stake in Orientis's tea branch Kusmi Tea as part of a capital increase
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures in €2m round for Comet
Venture capital funds back startup, which connects freelancers with companies who need staff
Isatis Capital invests €4m in Web100T
MBO of the medical administration software developer is supported by senior debt from LCL
Céréa Partenaire invests in Organic Alliance
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Naxicap Partners, which created the company in 2014