France
BPI France et al. in €18.5m series-B round for HalioDX
French tumour microenvironment diagnostics expert is backed by a consortium of investors
Motion resumes fundraise with revised target
French buyout firm launched the vehicle in August 2016 with a target of €300m
BPI France, Rhône-Alpes PME Gestion back Alcadia in MBI
Thierry Nourdin and Frederic Charnay become new directors of French Alcadia Entreprises
Artemis, Alven back Speachme
GPs invest €10m in French peer-to-peer skills transfer platform startup Speachme
NCI backs Factem in SBO
NCI replaces Ciclad as backer alongside the CEO of French acoustic cells manufacturer Factem
Ekkio Capital invests in FX Solutions
GP backs the French shoulder arthroplasty implants manufacturer
Connect backs Forest Admin in €3m round
Pietro Bezza, managing partner and co-founder of Connect Ventures, will join the company's board
Naxicap, Ouest Croissance exit Lilial to trade
GPs sell stake in French medical products provider to Danish competitor Coloplast
Isai, Keensight sell Labelium to Qualium
GPs sell their minority stakes in the French marketing and digital strategy consulting agency
Argos Soditic to buy Henri Selmer
GP enters exclusive talks to buy French saxophone manufacturer Henri Selmer Paris
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Turenne, M Capital back StaffMe
VC firms invest €3m in a series-A funding round for the French recruitment company
Cathay et al. to launch €1.2bn Sino French Midcap II
Cathay, BPI France and China Development Bank plan to invest within the first half of the year
Parquest Capital buys Groupe Fauché
GP acquires a significant majority of French electrical equipment provider Groupe Fauché
Primer Capital et al. in €1.7m round for Acticor Biotech
GPs and private investors back the French biotechnology company researching thrombotic diseases
Principia et al. in €32m series-D round for Enterome
Company also nets a €40m credit line provided by the European Investment Bank
Canadian pension funds invest in Ardian-backed Fives
LBO sees PSP and CDPQ back French engineering firm Fives, with Ardian reinvesting
PAI buys Albéa from Sun European
Sale comes a year after the collapse of an auction led by strategic bidder RPC
Tech gains traction in French private equity
Expansion deals and small-cap buyouts fuelled a strong 2017, with tech proving increasingly popular among buyout houses
Equistone acquires French spirits business Dugas
Equistone invests alongside the management team, led by the founder, and Chevrillon Group
French PE-backed firms still outperform rest of economy – study
2009-2016 cumulative job creation rate also far exceeded that of the wider economy, Afic says
Newfund invests €1.2m in LoginChinese
Newfund acquires a minority of shares in the Chinese-teaching app developer
CDC IC, RDIF inject €10m into Olmix
Russian investment fund and French state investment arm extend their partnership to smaller deals
EMZ Partners reaches €815m hard-cap
EMZ 8 surpasses its target and raises €120m more than its predecessor