France
CDC IC, Russian Direct Investment back Arc with €250m
Investment will help the group open a new production plant in the Kaliningrad region
Capzanine closes Capzanine 4 on €350m hard-cap
Fund's predecessor, Capzanine 3, also closed on its €350m hard-cap in 2013
Otium Capital in €6m round for Oh My Cream
Otium recently made a €3m investment in fellow cosmetics brand MerciHandy
BPI, Amundi et al. in €16.5m round for Pernat Industrie
Group had received €4.84m from Siparex, Crédit Agricole des Savoie and Amundi in 2013
Arkea, Omnes, A Plus Finance in €4m series-D for Oxatis
Latest round brings total funding received by company to €13.5m
GSO Capital, Siparex Intermezzo back Omega Group
M Capital Partners exits French nursing homes group after five-year holding
Idinvest appoints Julien Princi as general counsel
Princi joins Idinvest from French asset manager Amundi, where he was deputy general counsel
Turenne Capital holds first close on €60m for Emergence ETI
New vehicle targets French SMEs with a turnover within the €20-100m range
PE-backed Alan Afflelou aiming to list before year-end
Lion Capital led a secondary buyout for the optician in 2012, later syndicated to Apax and CDPQ
Highland Europe in $20m round for ContentSquare
Firm invested via its €332m venture vehicle Highland Europe Technology Growth II
Carlyle's Cap Vert Finance acquires Nexeya Services
Carlyle became majority shareholder in the group in 2015
Tikehau appoints Henri Marcoux as deputy MD
New recruit joins from his position as financial director at Groupe EPI
BPI, BNP and Amundi in €10m round for Splio
Transaction marks first funding round for the French SaaS group, founded in 2001
Activa-backed Armatis acquires Contact
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on acquisition completed by the group this year
Ardian launches first North American buyout fund, targets $500m
Private equity firm aims to hold a final close for the fund in mid-to-late 2017
Idinvest, Ecomobility Ventures lead €7m round for Boxtal
New funding round brings total amount of capital raised by Boxtal to €10.8m
France eyes corporate venture boost
Recent changes to regulation should encourage more of the country's corporate players to ramp up their venture activity
Apax-backed Europe Snacks bolts on Kolak
Apax secured a majority stake in the group in 2013, taking over from IK
Siparex closes Intermezzo mezzanine fund on €100m
Fund has hit its target after a year and a half on the road
Equistone-backed Mecaplast to acquire Key Plastics
Equistone became majority shareholder in the group earlier this year
BNP Paribas, CapDecisif in €12m round for Linkfluence
Latest round brings total amount of funding raised by startup above €20m mark
EdRip's Eurogiciel acquires PE-backed Alyotech
Alyotech formerly backed by Iris Capital, BPI France and Galileo Partners, among others
Equistone-backed Mademoiselle Desserts acquires Quality Pastries
Transaction marks the third bolt-on acquisition made with Equistone's backing
WCP invests in Alliance Marine
Marine equipment and spare parts business will look to increase its international distribution