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French Strategic Investment Fund Makes Two Acquisitions

The France's Strategic Investment Fund (Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement) has announced two acquisitions.These investments include the participation in the equity of a new company which...

Aquafadas Completes €1.2M Financing Round

Aquafadas, a Montpellier, France-based company specialising in the development and marketing of software for processing digital images and video, has completed a €1.2m financing...

France, Creavalley Receives €1M Investment from Alto Invest and NCI Gestion

Creavalley, a Caen, France-based company founded in 2007 that operates two e-commerce sites, Cadres-Et-Album.com and MaPapeterie.com, completed a €1m financing round led by Alto...

China Development Bank (CDB) and Caisse des Dépôts Sign Agreement to Support SMEs

Caisse des Dépôts and China Development Bank, on October 28, 2009, signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement paving the way for a new era of...

KBC Private Equity Participates in €2.2M Capital Increase of Cellumat

KBC Private Equity and Cellumat’s management team have carried out a €2.2m capital increase aimed at funding the further growth of Cellumat, a company...

France, FSI Invests in €140M Biotech Fund

The France Government-backed Strategic Investment Fund (Fonds stratégique d’investissement-FSI) is participating, along with major pharmaceutical companies, in the creation of a €140m biotechnology fund.The...

France, CDC Entreprises Invests in Two Regional Funds

CDC Entreprises, a subsidiary of Caisse des Depots, a publicly-owned company serving general interest and the economic development of the country, invested in two...

Dailymotion Announces €25M Funding

Dailymotion, one of the leading sites for sharing videos, announced a $25m (€17m) funding round led by the French Sovereign Fund (FSI) and...

EIB, €600M in loans for SAAB and Renault

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved loans to European-based car makers SAAB Automobile AB and Renault worth a total of €600m.A €400m loan...

Ariana Pharma Receives €1.0M from France’s Innovation Agency OSEO

Paris, France-based Ariana Pharma, a provider of decision support tools and services to accelerate drug discovery and development, is to receive €1m from France’s...

Business Social Network Viadeo Acquires Social Networking Company UNYK

Viadeo, a business social network, has acquired Montreal-based UNYK, a social networking companies.The acquisition, whose terms were not disclosed, includes UNYK's membership of 16m...

Deezer Raised €6.5M to Fund Growth

Deezer, one of the the most popular music site in Europe, raised €6.5m in a second financing round led by AGF Private Equity and...

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