France
Isai and Ventech exit StickyAds.tv in €96m deal
Paris-based advertising firm claims 150% year-on-year growth
Springwater buys Pullmantur and CDF
Deal marks fifth acquisition from Springwater across Royal Caribbean Cruises’ portfolio companies
Steel pipes maker Vallourec raises €1bn from BPI et al.
Company will use funds to restructure and refinance activity after financial troubles in 2015
PAI in €725m deal to acquire Ethypharm from Astorg
Deal comes nine years after Astorg acquired a 60% stake in the company via the Astorg IV fund
Bridgepoint exits designer Christian Liaigre Group
Bridgepoint had acquired a majority stake in the company from Rothschild Capital in 2014
BPI, BNP Paribas invest €1m in spa software firm SequoiaSoft
Group will use the funds to acquire DL Software subsidiary Thelis
Naxicap exits caterer Bertrand Restauration
Group CEO Olivier Bertrand buys majority stake back from the private equity firm
ACG Management in €2.6m round for MyCoach
The French company is hoping to raise its turnover from €500,000m to €1m this year
Bnbsitter raises €2.2m series-A from CapDecisif et al.
Backers include business angels and high-net-worth individuals, including Blablacar CEO Mazzella
Capzanine takes majority stake in Soccer Park and Le Five
The new entity will generate an estimated €12m turnover and open six new complexes
Eurazeo contributes $20m in series-F funding for Farfetch
Farfetch's sixth round of funding brings the overall amount raised to $304.5m
Perfectis exits Piscines Magiline in SBO
Investors including UI Gestion and BPI France will take over Perfectis's 70% stake in the company
PAI Partners in partial exit from Kaufman & Broad
Holding Financiere Gaillon 8 reaps €257m from the sale of a 39% stake in the business
Cathay, Nokia Growth in €31m series-C for Drivy
Fourth round of funding brings the total amount raised by Drivy to €47m
Seventure injects €1.2m into tactile tech maker Actronika
Seventure has used its Quadrivium 1 seed fund to invest in the French tech startup's seed round
AnaCap to acquire Barclays' French retail banking operations
Financial specialist buyout house continues investments in European banking groups
Gemmes reaps €12m in Asten partial exit
Gemmes Venture will remain the majority shareholder in the business
Abenex in partial Prosol exit, reaps 3x multiple
Sagard, Siparex, Five Arrows and Carvest secure a minority stake in the fresh products retailer
Partech in €12m series-B for Lendix
Deal marks Partech's third investment in the French crowdlending platform
BPI et al. exit Withings to Nokia in €170m deal
Previous VCs had backed the digital health company with €30m of investments
Pamplona-backed OGF acquires funeral service Serenium
Buyout will support OGF's expansion in France's Grand-Ouest region
Apax, BPI France acquire LIUF
The five institutions complete Apax's investment in Groupe INSEEC in 2013
How French private equity creates value
French GPs rely overwhelmingly on organic EBITDA growth to drive value creation, according to a new, in-depth study conducted by trade body Afic and EY
Access Capital completes wave of promotions
Promotions also include the appointment of two new investment directors