France
Eurazeo reaps 1.7x multiple in Elis partial exit
Buyout house had invested in the company in a €2.3bn tertiary buyout in 2007, listed it in 2015
Sofimac et al. in €8m Ixaltis series-A
Company will use the fresh capital to develop its product pipeline and finance clinical trials
Tertium joins €3m fourth funding round for Ideol
French company has gathered a total of €10m in funding over the last five years
Bain-backed Maisons du Monde in €769m IPO
Bain Capital acquired a majority stake in the French home decoration group for €680m in 2013
Menu Next Door gathers €1.75m in seed round
Belgian startup recently launched its activity in London, complementing Paris and Brussels
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios expands with Inibsa Hospital
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on since Ardian invested in the company in 2013
LFPI acquires CMG Sports Club from 21 Partners
French fitness group CMG spent eight years under 21 CP's ownership
IK in €300-350m deal to acquire Marle from Carlyle
IK is acquiring Marle through its buyout fund IK VII, closed on €1.4bn in October 2013
Perceva bids to turn around French mattress maker Cauval
The Torcy-based business has been under restructuring since 2008
Bruno Bézard named managing partner at Cathay Capital
Frenchman makes radical career change, moving on from position within France's Public Finances
CM-CIC's Kerlink reaps €10.2m through IPO
Successful IPO brings Breton startup's capital up to total €37.1m
Deal in Focus: Astorg sells Ethypharm after nine-year holding
Resisting regular suitors, the GP's nine-year tenure of the pharmaceutical company allowed it to fully implement a long-term acquisitive strategy
BPI France launches €505m Eiffage share sale
Following the sale, BPI's remaining stake in the group will amount to 5.67%
Accel leads $10m series-A for Shift Technology
French SaaS developer will expand internationally and invest in product development
Isatis reinvests in SPPP group alongside BPI France
Both investors had backed the plastics coating business in an MBO in 2012
Ardian to acquire farming hygiene firm Hypred from Roullier
Agri-food hygiene specialist Hypred represented 3% of Roullier Group's activity
Omnes launches Omnes Mezzanis n°3 Private Investors
New €30m-target fund is intended for joint investments alongside Omnes Mezzanis 3 FPCI fund
LBO France moves into VC with Innovation Capital purchase
LBO France takes over Innovation Capital's investment vehicle Sisa with €68m in commitments
Apax acquires Sandaya from Pragma Capital
French outdoor accomodation group will use €150m envelope to keep acquiring new sites
Intuitis, BPI back ACM-ACR management buyout
Sheet metalwork specialist will keep developing its activity in France and abroad
Siparex backs Berkem with €10m of mezzanine
Vegetal chemicals specialist will use the funds to acquire a new industrial site
Evaneos raises $21m series-C from Serena, BPI et al.
Latest funding round brings total amount raised by French start-up to $28m
Keensight merges Tecres and Aap Biomaterials
As part of the deal, French GP bought Aap for €36.6m and invested in the new holding company
Iris Capital makes Gold partner in San Francisco
Gold will incidentally take on the role of managing director of Iris Capital North America