France
123Venture sells AM Froid to Engie Axima
VC acquired a majority stake in the group in 2012 alongside Calliode partners
Vatel Capital launches Kallisté Capital n°9
French GP will exclusively target Corsican small and medium-sized enterprises
IK makes final Fund VII investment with I@D buyout
Naxicap Partners invested in the group in 2012 and realises a partial exit through the deal
Damien Lestang joins BlackFin as managing director
BlackFin recently launched its first VC fund with a €120m target
Parquest invests in Eres
Transaction marks sixth investment made with Parquest's first fund, which nears full commitment
ArchiMed buys three French biotech businesses
As part of the deal, the GP has bought three French biotech businesses, Fyxteia, HIS and Polyplus
EdRip closes Cabestan Capital II on €165m hard-cap
The fund's predecessor is now fully invested, comprising 18 portfolio companies
CM-CIC Investissement invests €6m in Sigma
Investor takes a minority stake in the group through the capital injection
Point Nine, Enern lead $10m round for StarOfService
The $10m round adds to $2m seed funding raised by the startup in two rounds
Iris Capital appoints Pesqué and Nitlech as partners
Parisian VC hires Pesqué as partner and promotes Julien-David Nitlech from within
360 Capital, Breega in €6m round for FoodChéri
Breega Capital had already committed €1m seed funding in 2015
21 Centrale promotes Voituron and Vigneron to partners
Paris-based 21 Centrale has promoted Fabrice Voituron and Antoine Vigneron to partner
Capitem, Ouest Croissance back Proson management buy-back
TCR Capital had held a majority stake in the group since 2012
Ardian to acquire Lagarrigue Group
Azulis Capital exits after taking a majority stake during the secondary buyout in 2011
Apicap exits Nuxeo, Goldman Sachs and Kennet invest $30m
Apicap made total commitments of around €10m to the group since 2008
Innovation Capital et al. in €6.7m round for H4D
Luxembourg family office Atoga had previously provided a first round of funding to the group
Pontifax Venture leads series-A round for Eyevensys
Research group has so far raised €10.8m in funding
Serena Capital in €6m round for TVTY
Previous investors include Partech Ventures and 360 Capital Partners
Ardian raises €4.5bn for mid-cap fund
Vehicle raised €4bn of commitments and an additional €500m for co-investments
Vendis exits hair products business Alexandre de Paris
Vendis invested more than €10m in the hair products group in 2013
Treating Europe's healthcare malaise
With Europe facing an ageing population and a sharp rise in long-term chronic illnesses, unquote" investigates private equity's role in solving the continent's healthcare conundrum
BPI, Maif, Cap Decisif inject €7.4m into Stootie
New funding round brings total raised by startup to €9.02m
Omnes sells stake in Valorem to 3i in €57m deal
3i bought a 28.5% share from Omnes' vehicle FCPR Capenergie and others
Citizen, BPI, Alven back €6m OpenClassrooms funding
New round of funding brings total raised by online educational platform to €8.2m