France
Daphni and Kima Ventures in €4m round for Agricool
Daphni prodived half the round and was joined by Kima Ventures and business angels on the round
LL Berg appoints Jabbour Gédéon as senior associate
Lawyer joins private equity and M&A team from role at law firm Gide Loyrette
Deal in Focus: Ardian buys Equistone's Unither for €675m
Deal for French pharmaceuticals company will see the buisness enter its fourth consecutive period under PE ownership
EdRip takes minority stake in NetCo
French GP made the investment through its €300m Winch Capital 3 vehicle
Siparex, Re-Sources, Nord Croissance in €5m round for Alive
Re-Sources and Nord Croissance had hitherto provided €1.5m in funding to Alive
BPI, Piton, Alven et al. in €7m round for MeilleursAgents.com
Alven Capital entered the group in 2009, providing €1m as part of a €2m expansion round
Deal in Focus: Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Infradata
GP oversaw a doubling of the IT company's revenues during its three-year holding period, leading it to make an exit ahead of schedule
Bridgepoint takes majority stake in Primonial
Previous investors BlackFin Capital and Latour Capital will exit the group as part of the deal
MBO Partenaires raises €250m for fourth fund
GP completes record fundraising with its latest vehicle; the previous fund closed on €180m
Idinvest et al. in €150m series-E round for Sigfox
Latest round brings total raised by startup to around €230m
Idinvest holds first close on €250m for Idinvest Growth Fund II
Fund's previous generation most recently took part in a €150m series-E for Sigfox
Ardian, Keensight, Parquest acquire Unither
Unither was acquired from a consortium of investors led by Equistone Partners Europe
Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Waterland's Infradata
Omnes supported the group's management buyout in 2013 alongside Odyssee Ventures
CapHorn, Turenne Capital et al. in €3m round for Fidzup
New round brings total funding raised by the French software startup to €3.3m
Accenture and Partech form strategic partnership
Accenture will invest in two Partech Ventures funds as part of the agreement
Unigrains invests in Deleplanque
Agricultural group will remain majority-owned by the founding family
BNP Paribas Capital Partners closes Fundexi IV on €333m
Fund will follow strategy established in 2005, similar to previous generations
Activa, Paluel-Marmont sell Gaz Européen to DCC's Butagaz
Private equity consortium acquired a majority stake in Gaz Européen in 2013
CVC's Elsan to bolt on MédiPôle Partenaires
Planned merger is a significant consolidation effort in the French private healthcare landscape
Siparex injects €3.6m into Ascaudit
Deal marks the exit of Isatis Capital, which entered the group in 2005 via an expansion round
Idinvest invests in gelatine maker Weishardt
Deal marks the exit of Cerea Capital, while Unigrains and Crédit Agricole Midi-Pyrenees reinvested
Wellington Partners leads €14m financing round for UroMems
Round includes €2m of funding from BPI France's PIA programme, adding to a €12m series-A
French GPs optimistic over looming elections
Upcoming elections could bring to power the most "business-friendly" government to date, say unquote" France Forum delegates
Edmond de Rothschild PE closes Eres III fund on €300m hard-cap
Closing marks the largest fundraising completed to date by the Eres team