iXO Private Equity
PE-backed Groupe Fleuret acquires Sati and Paoletti
Group turnover expected to triple to €13m
France’s Sigfox raises €100m
Wealth of new corporate investors back cellular network operator
Ixo, BPI invest €5m in i-Run
BNP Paribas and Crédit Mutuel also provide debt package
Ixo 3 fund reaches €150m hard-cap
Fund is already 20% invested, having deployed €35m
CM-CIC et al. invest €22.4m in MDA
Ixo PE and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement also take part
Ixo buys IFC from Connect
ACG's Connect backed MBI of IFC in 2011
Latest Ixo fund still open, already over €120m target
Ixo 3 reached €85m first close six months ago
Ixo Private Equity et al. buy OIly Gan from Syntegra
Sale comes after three years in Syntegra portfolio
VC-backed Supersonic raises €50m in IPO
Medical imaging specialist reaches €182.6m market cap
Idinvest et al. in €15m Sigfox round
Co-investors include Elaia Partners, Intel Capital and BPI France
MPcroissance et al. invest €10m in Ermic
Ermic to bolt on French mechatronics specialist Noval
Isatis et al. back MBO of HBF
Isatis and Ixo contribute equal amounts
Ixo holds first close on €85m
Ixo Private Equity has held the first close of its Ixo 3 fund on €85m, having received commitments from all the LPs invested the firm’s Ixo 1 and 2 funds.
BPI France et al. fund new French biotech
BPI France, Ixo Private Equity and the Irdinov fund have backed the creation of new French biotech firm GamaMabs Pharma with a €3.1m investment, working in partnership with French pharma group LFB.
Ixo and Omnes invest €6.25m in AT Internet
Omnes Capital has joined Ixo Private Equity in a €6.25m funding round for French web analytics business AT Internet.
iXO Private Equity backs MPS buy-in
iXO Private Equity has taken a minority stake in the management buy-in of French public toilets specialist Michel Plante Systèmes (MPS).
iXO backs Enseignes Hode MBO
iXO Private Equity has taken a majority stake in the management buyout of French advertising material specialist Enseignes Hode.
Intel et al. in €10m round for Sigfox
Intel Capital has joined existing investors Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures International and iXO Private Equity in a €10m funding round for French technology company Sigfox.
iXO et al. exit VSG in trade sale
Visualization Sciences Group (VSG) – a French imaging software developer backed by iXO Private Equity, Tourrette Investissements and CA Aquitaine Expansion – has been acquired by US-based trade player FEI Inc for €44.8m.