France
Index Ventures leads €11m round for Qapa
VC recently closed its eighth early-stage fund, Index Ventures VIII, on $550m
Eurazeo-backed Elis launches €325m share capital increase
Fresh funds will enable laundry, linen and sanitary equipment business to refinance
PAI exits Cerba Healthcare in sale to Partners Group
PAI is exiting the group after a six-year holding, during which Cerba's turnover tripled
Ouest Croissance, Unexo take minority stake in Kiclos
Investors are taking over from previous investor MBO Partenaires
Capital Croissance acquires ID Systemes
New funding will help group push its international growth across Europe
Wise's Colcom bolts on Sadev
Bolt-on transaction comes after two years from the GP’s original acquisition
PAI-backed Ethypharm acquires Martindale Pharma
New combined entity will generate revenues in excess of тЌ300m
PE-backed Consort NT acquires Altea and Estia
Ardian has been backing the group since 2002, while other backers entered the group later
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital in $1.7m round for Qonto
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital have invested a joint $1.7m in banking platform Qonto through an early-stage round.
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year
Partech, Kurma to manage BPI-backed French university seed fund
Fund will aim to support 40-50 tech and life sciences early-stage startups over next three years
Serena Capital holds first close on €80m for Data Ventures
Venture fund is first to focus exclusively on big data and artificial intelligence
Fund in Focus: Citizen closes second fund on €43m
Final close comes after two years on the road for the GP's second venture vehicle
3i appoints ING's Chiche as director in Paris office
New recruit joins GP after a year in its London office, while the firm also announces three additional European hires
Citizen closes Citizen Capital II on €43m
Citizen Capital CEO Laurence Méhaignerie co-founded the impact investment fund
Iris Capital leads €1m seed round for Armis
VC recently closed investments in MindLytix and exited InstanLuxe.com
Index Ventures leads €9m round for Kayrros
Index was joined by a number of private energy sector investors in the round
Access Capital awarded private equity mandate by ERAFP
Mandate will target mid-sized EU-based companies
Sagard's third fund reaches €800m
Fund had been re-opened for subscriptions last year, after a first close on €500m in 2013
Chequers Capital exits Provalliance
Chequers exits the Paris-based hair salon operator after a four-and-a-half year holding period
Cinven promotes three to partner
Promotions of Europe-based team members come six months after the GP closed its sixth fund
Goodwin Procter appoints two partners to Paris office
Hires announced alongside firm's appointment of 26 London-based KWM lawyers
Omnes holds final close for Omnes Croissance 4 on €210m
GP's fourth mid-cap fund had already hit its €180m target in July last year
AFIC reinforces team with three promotions
Paul Perpère, France Vassaux and Antoinette Darpy will help promote France's private equity market