FRANCE - Direct Energie receives additional funding

Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE), CITA Gestion and NBGI Ventures have renewed their commitments in the third round financing of Direct Energie. As a result of the transaction, industrial Group Louis Dreyfus takes a two third equity stake, financial investors and management share the remaining third, and IDI Kairos, CM-CIC Capital Privé and BNP Private Equity (BNP PE) exit their first round investments