IDInvest Partners (AGF Private Equity)
Eurazeo hits EUR 5.2bn fundraising record in 2021
GP raised EUR 3.1bn for its PE strategies and plans “a major fundraising programme” in 2022 and 2023
Eurazeo closes Idinvest Private Debt V on EUR 1.5bn
Fund exceeds its EUR 1.2bn target and is already deployed at nearly 80%, with a successor lined up
VCs in $75m round for Kaia Health
Digital physical therapy platform is backed by all existing investors, including Balderton Capital
Tiger Global et al. in €178m round for Vestiaire Collective
Previous backers Eurazeo, BPI France and Vitruvian Partners also take part in the investment
Eurazeo Smart City II Venture holds €80m first close
Fund invests in energy, transport, property technology and logistics startups worldwide
Bencis acquires PePe Parts from MKB
Bencis Capital Partners plans to support the motorcycle parts wholesaler's international expansion
EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m
Since being founded in 2015, Peakon raised around $68m from investors including EQT Ventures, Atomico, IDInvest, Balderton and Heartcore.
Capital Croissance buys majority stake in Cathay's Smart AdServer
Cathay will retain a minority stake as part of the deal, having acquired the business in 2015
Cathay et al. in €49m series-B for Alma
Company intends to use the fresh capital to consolidate its presence in the French market and expand across Europe
Idinvest backs refinancing of Quadriga's Kinetics
Quadriga acquired Kinetics in August 2011 - unitranche will in part to finance growth projects
HBM Healthcare leads €127m series-B for IO Biotech
Funding follows the US Food and Drug Administration granting the company breakthrough therapy designation for its lead programmes
IK invests in Valoria Capital
GP invests via IK Small Cap II Fund, while Idinvest provides financing for the transaction
Aglaé, BPI France lead $30m series-B for Livestorm
Raise Ventures and Idinvest also take part in the round, which brings the total amount raised by Livestorm to $35m
France Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
BPI France et al. invest $30m in Comet Meetings
Investment was reportedly equally split between equity and debt
Eurazeo acquires the remaining capital of Idinvest
This additional purchase is a provision in the agreement struck by the two firms in 2018
Consortium in $60m series-B for Withings
Withings plans to add 100 new positions in the US and France by the end of the year to strengthen its teams
Index Ventures leads €70m series-C for Swile
Company will use the funding to expand internationally, starting with Brazil
Optum Vetures et al. back $26m series-B for Kaia Health
Idinvest and Capital300 also back the digital therapy platform, along with existing investors
Idinvest completes secondaries deal for growth portfolio
Manager has transferred 12 companies into a new fund backed by secondary capital
Consortium in €6m round for Ambler
Fresh capital will be used to continue the company's technological developments
Russmedia-backed Erento buys Campanda
Online camper van rental company's venture backers, including Accel and BtoV, sell their stakes
Eurazeo increases stake in Idinvest to 80%
Eurazeo acquired 70% of the French asset manager in early 2018
IK takes minority stake in EDH
Existing investors Quilvest Capital Partners and Amin Khiari retain stakes in the group