Seventure (SPEF)
Seventure preps third generation of microbiome fund
Health for Life III to be slightly larger than EUR 250m predecessor; will invest in Europe, US, Israel
Silver Lake's Cegid buys VC-backed Talentsoft
Following the merger, the combined group's turnover is expected to exceed €600m
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
PE-backed Navabi to be acquired by founders
Founders of the online fashion retailer are to buy back shares as the company undergoes restructuring
VC-backed IDNow acquires Wirecard Communication Services
IDNow intends to expand its customer service offering following increased demand in recent months
Seventure, BioGeneration lead €18.5m round for Citryll
Pharma company has so far raised €33.5m from private backers
Omnes, Principia, Seventure in €46.3m series-E for Enterome
New investors SymBiosis and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company also take part in the round
Seventure sells Chronotruck to trade
Seventure led a €3.5m series-A round of funding in France-based Chronotruck in Q1 2017
Seventure launches Sport & Performance Capital fund
Vehicle will back around 15 companies, startups and SMEs operating in the sports industry
Seventure et al. sell Endocontrol to trade
Current CEO will remain at the helm of the France-based surgical robotics business
Seventure holds first close for Health for Life II
Investments can range from between €500,000-10m per round, or up to €20m per company
BPI France et al. inject $50m into Launchmetrics
BPI France, Seventure, Cipio Partners and Famille C back the SaaS data analytics company
Seventure nears final close for Digital Opportunities Fund
Seventure is also currently fundraising for its Health For Life II and AVF vehicles
Seventure holds first close on €24m
France-based animal nutrition specialist Adisseo is among Seventure's AVF fund investors
Khosla, Seventure in $20m Eligo round
Series-A also includes a $2m award from the Worldwide Innovation Challenge
Seventure Partners leads €2.2m round for Machtfit
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, PHS Capital and the Dr Becker clinic group have also participated in the round
PE-backed Global Bionenergies in €10m private placement
CM-CIC and Seventure Partners are among the company's shareholders, and are reducing their respective stakes
Seventure Partners leads €1.3m round for Botfuel
Seed funding is the first round ever raised by the Parisian startup
KPN leads €5m seires-B for Personal MedSystems
Backers include German lender NRW Bank, Seventure and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Seventure sells MinuteBuzz shares to TF1
French media group TF1 has acquired a shareholding of more than 50% in the group
Ysios et al. raise €15.5m series-B for CorWave
Backers include existing shareholders Sofinnova Partners, BPI France and Seventure Partners
BayBG backs IDnow
Fresh capital will be used to drive the company's European expansion
VC-backed SumUp and Payleven to merge
Newly merged mobile payments company will have a presence in 15 countries
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