France
BPI France at al. buy minority stake in Sweetcom
GP and asset manager Aquiti Gestion acuire minority stake in energy efficiency business
NextStage sells GreenFlex to Total
Portfolio company's revenues have climbed from €65m in 2012 to an expected €350m in 2017
EdRip takes minority stake in La Vie Saine
Deal is the sixth completed by Rothschild's €165m Cabestan Capital II fund
Eurazeo et al. in €40m capital increase for Younited
Previous investors Crédit Mutuel, AG2R and Weber, took part in the round alongside new investors
CM-CIC invests in Labellemontagne
State-owned BPI France and other existing investors also took part in the minority buyout
BEX Capital holds €120m final close for secondaries fund
Secondaries investor acquires commmitments in funds-of-funds and other secondaries-dedicated vehicles
CM-CIC increases stake in Fouchard
CM-CIC is has been a shareholder since 2005 and is the only institutional investor in the company
ArchiMed hits €315m hard-cap for Med II fund
New fund is more than double the size of its predecessor and closed after four months on the road
BPI France, Socadif and Nord Capital invest in Alvène
Nord Capital provides further funding after first investing in the firm in 2013
CM-CIC provides Manuloc with €85m of follow-on funding
GP first invested in the company in 2000, making a follow-up investment in 2010
Ardian-backed Ionisos buys Stermed
Acquisition strengthens Ionisos's technological platform and expands its geographic footprint
Essling to shake up funds-of-funds formula with new vehicle
Massena spinout Essling this month recruited the funds-of-funds team from Amundi and will launch its first vehicle shortly
Omnes acquires minority stake in Aero Negoce
Distributor of fastening hardware for the aerospace industry will undertake international expansion
Newfund leads €1m round for Shotgun
Newfund provides the majority of the round, with business angels contributing the remainder
Capzanine opens private debt office in Germany
GP hires Bertram Schütz to head the new office and simultaneously appoints Jean-Marc Flamma in Paris
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
Sofinnova leads €11m fundraising for DNA Script
French investor now has 10 portfolio companies in the industrial biotechnology sector
Activa's Atlas for Men refinances one year after carve-out
French bank Caisse d'Epargne Normandie joins the existing pool of lenders
Cathay Capital invests in The Independents
LGT and Tikehau provide unitranche debt to the new group, born from the merger of K2 and Karla Otto
General Atlantic backs ManoMano in €60m series-C
Previous investors include Piton Capital, Partech Ventures and BPI France's Ambition Numérique fund
CD&R, Ardian sell 5.2% stake in Spie
Following the transaction, investors reaped €189.28m in gross proceeds
Change Capital exits Paule Ka
GP will retain a minority stake in the designer clothing brand following the transaction
Isai invests €7m in Vade Secure
Loans help push the overall amount secured by the cybersecurity firm in the round to €10m
Serena et al. inject €12m into Vekia
BPI France, Pleiade Venture, CapHorn and ZTP also take part in the round