France
Partech Ventures in €30m round for EcoVadis
New funding round brings the total raised by the startup since inception in 2007 to $35.7m
CIC Mezzanine 4 closes on €300m hard-cap
Fund's previous generation, CIC Mezzanine 3, gathered €180m in 2013 and is now fully deployed
Argos Soditic buys Sasa Demarle from Weinberg Capital
Weinberg took a majority stake in the group in a deal valued at €92.6m in 2007
Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Entreprise value represents an 8.8x EBITDA multiple and is expected to close in summer 2017
MBO Partenaires takes 70% stake in Cosmogen
GP first acquired a 51% stake in Cosmogen's parent group Alkos in 2014
Isatis backs Daveo's MBO with €3m
Deal marks first investment by small-cap buyout fund Crescendo, which held a €42m first close this year
Canopia Capital hires Quenardel for investment team
GP continues building its team following its name change from Corvm Capital in September
Partech holds final close for Entrepreneur II on €100m
Total of €30m has already been deployed in 53 transactions
Seventure sells MinuteBuzz shares to TF1
French media group TF1 has acquired a shareholding of more than 50% in the group
Meusinvest, Spinventure in €4m round for PDC Line Pharma
Round included €2.6m equity and €1.4m in bank loans, EU funding and French and Belgian regional funding
Amundi targets €250m for new European investment programme
An €136m EV investment marked the first deal made through the programme
French PE sees higher valuations in 2016 as dealflow drops
Increased competition and readily available debt lead to multiples creeping up in the country
Women's presence growing in French PE
Alexandra Dupont, president of AFIC's women's association AFIC avec Elles, says the trend towards diversity is encouraging
CM-CIC Investissement takes over La Croissanterie
CM-CIC takes over the majority stake acquired by Pragma Capital in 2006
360 Capital, Breega in €3.3m series-A round for Exotec
New round follows a €340,000 seed round raised in December 2015
NextStage launches IPO with plans to create evergreen fund
Investment firm hopes to reach an equity capital of €500m by the year 2020
Ginko leads €100m series-C round for Devialet
Latest funding brings the total raised by high-end speakers business Devialet to around $155m
Omnes Capital targets international investors with partner hire
Omnes appoints Miria Späth Werder as partner and head of international business development activities
Isatis Capital holds first close on €42m for Crescendo fund
GP is planning a final close for summer 2017 with a €100m target
Axio, Capitem and Swen Capital back Securinfor MBO
New investors are acquiring a combined 90% share in the group
Demeter Partners merges with Emertec Gestion
Agreement follows Paris climate agreement COP21 and will see the firm branded as Demeter-Emertec
Siparex appoints Golder and Tremblin as partners
Olivier Golder and Alexandre Tremblin will be joining the firm's mid-market team
Socadif, Brie Picardie, Idia in €15m round for Acrelec
Socadif, Brie Picardie Expansion and Idia Capital Investissement are all Crédit Agricole subsidiaries
Omnes and BPI support Ducatillon's €7.6m BIMBO
Omnes Capital's small-cap investment team led the GP's efforts in the deal