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Alpha acquires Françoise Saget Linvosges from Activa Capital
Alpha Associés Conseil has bought French mail order company Françoise Saget Linvosges (FSL) from Activa Capital, for an undisclosed amount.
L Capital and Florac acquire SMCP group
L Capital and Florac have acquired 51% of French fashion group SMCP for an undisclosed amount.
Inveready et al. invest €380k in Proretina
Inveready, Corporación CAN, Clave Mayor and Sodena have teamed up to invest €380,000 into Proretina Therapeutics as part of a capital increase.
Avenir Entreprises leads €1m round for Benne SA
Avenir Entreprises, Midi-Pyrénées Croissance and Nord Midi-Pyrénées Développement have invested €1m in French diversified industrials company Benne SA.
Argos-backed Buffet Crampon acquires Schreiber & Keilwerth
Groupe Buffet Crampon has wholly acquired struggling German musical instruments manufacturer Schreiber & Keilwerth with the support of Argos Soditic.
Nextstage launches two new funds
Nextstage has announced the launch of two new retail vehicles, FIP Nextstage Convictions and FCPI Nextstage CAP 2016.
Latham & Watkins adds partner to Rome team
Law firm Latham & Watkins has recruited Stefano Sciolla as a partner in its Rome office.
EdRIP invest €3m in Soft Company OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has backed the owner's buyout of French IT business Soft Company.
ICF Capital to manage Barcelona Emprèn
A subsidiary of the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) is to take charge of Barcelona Emprèn, after the investor in early-stage high-tech projects severed its alliance with Highgrowth.
AXA Private Equity takes 6% stake in Bravofly
AXA Private Equity has led a round of growth capital funding for Swiss online booking company Bravofly, securing a 6% stake in the business.
Gimv leads €9m round for Private Outlet
A pool of institutional investors led by Gimv has provided French e-commerce company Private Outlet with €9m of funding.
Marcello Bottoli joins Advent International
Advent International has announced that Marcello Bottoli has joined the firm’s Operating Partner Programme.
Axcel launches IPO of Pandora
Axcel has launched an IPO of its portfolio company Pandora with a share price in the range of DKK 175-225, according to reports.
Consortium invests €53.8m in immatics
A consortium of investors including Wellington Partners, dievini Hopp Biotech holding, MIG Verwaltungs and AT Impf have raised €53.8m in a series-C funding round for immatics biotechnologies GmbH.
Industrifonden co-invests in RxEye
Industrifonden (Swedish Industrial Development Fund) and Praktikerinvest have provided SEK 20m for medical imaging provider RxEye.
Bank of Ireland leads €1.8m round for InishTech
The Bank of Ireland has led a €1.8m round of funding for Dublin software start-up InishTech via its Seed and Early Stage Equity Fund.
Naxicap invests €21.5m in Colisée Patrimoine
Naxicap Partners has provided French retirement homes operator Colisée Patrimoine with €21.5m of funding.
EdRIP and Initiative & Finance exit Laboratoires Filorga
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Initiative & Finance (I&F) have sold their stake in French laboratory Filorga to the company's management.
123Venture et al. back Unowhy with €2.8m
123Venture and a pool of private investors have injected €2.8m into French technology company Unowhy.
Greenpark Capital acquires Seventure Partners portfolio
Greenpark-sponsored Chopin Invest has bought a portfolio of minority stakes from Seventure Partners, for an undisclosed amount.
Advent acquires Euroclinic bolt-on for CMU
Advent International has assisted Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU) in its acquisition of Euroclinic Medical Centres.
Sovereign acquires Christchurch Court
Sovereign Capital has acquired brain injury care specialist Christchurch Court.
Paluel-Marmont Capital acquires Finipar from LBO France
Paluel-Marmont has backed the management buyout of French cleaning products manufacturer Finipar from LBO France.
Qualium backs MBO of La Foir'Fouille
Qualium Investissement, part of the Caisse des Dépôts group, has led a syndicate of investors to acquire the discount retail chain La Foir'Fouille for an undisclosed amount.