France
Partech, Alven in £10.5m series-B round for Akeneo
Alven Capital commits capital for the second time, having led a $2.4m round for the startup in 2014
Ixo acquires Alpha Services Group
Marseille-based roofing and building construction company generates a turnover in the region of €18m
Ardian to acquire Prosol
Company founder Denis Dumont will reinvest in the group alongside the new majority shareholder
Irdi Soridec leads €16m funding round for Advicenne
Cemag Invest and MI Care also took part in the funding round for the French pharmaceutical business
Céréa promotes two in debt and mezzanine teams
Marjorie Manet is promoted to director and Alexandre Durst to investment director
Omnes Capital in €3.5m round for MultiX
Previous investors, including Kreaxi, Thales, Helea Financiere and Alto Invest reinvested in the group
Bain Capital reduces Maisons du Monde stake
GP reduces its stake in the group from 31.2% to 15.8% through the transaction
Lonsdale-backed portfolio companies bolt on two firms
Global Yachting Group and Avalon acquire ACA Marine and Plan My Funeral
Unigrains buys minority stake in Nutrisens
French GP has acquired its stake from family office Evolem, which owned the business for 10 years
Apax France closes ninth fund on €1bn hard-cap
French investor's latest vehicle comfortably exceeds the €700m raised for Apax France VIII in 2011
OGF looks for €1bn refinancing as part of OTPP takeover
Teachers' Private Capital had already secured a minority stake in the French funeral services group in 2015
Arve Industries Capital, BPI in €5m round for AlpenTech
GPs join previous backers Crédit Agricole des Savoie Capital and BP Aura to support the precision engineering group
Omnes Capital and BPI France exit Grain d'Or Gel
Grain d'Or Gel will merge with Lubrano & Fils to form a new group, branded as Novepan
Idinvest injects $1.2m in TrustInSoft
Cybersecurity company received support from Idinvest via its Electranova fund
Bridgepoint looking to raise further capital for Special Opportunities strategy
The capital pool would be deployed in France-based SMEs in challenging financial situations
Argos Soditic acquires Revima group
Deal for aerospace business sees previous investor CM-CIC exit the company six years after its initial investment
Capzanine takes over Geomedia
Transaction marks the third buyout for the infrastructure software developer
Tikehau lists on Euronext Paris with €1.5bn market cap
French investment fund Fonds Stratégique de Participations is also joining Tikehau's shareholder base
50 Partners, Square Capital in €2.2m round for Brigad
50 Partners contributed to the startup's €300,000 seed round last year
Kima-backed startup Heetch in limbo following court verdict
Ride-sharing app is deemed to be enabling unlicensed taxi operation by its users
French Tech initiative launches visa programme
France's new "tech visa" is designed to attract talent and investment into the country's startup space
France-based Sofinnova holds €106m close for biotech fund
Sofinnova Industrial Biotech I is dedicated to VC investments in renewable chemistry
Siparex et al. back Viasphère MBO
Capital restructuring enables ICG to exit the French home help services provider
Freshfields poaches five Paris-based partners from Ashurst
Guy Benda, Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal, Laurent Mabilat and Stéphanie Corbière leave Ashurst