HEADLINES

March 31, 2023

ALFA, the new economic diplomacy tool for agricultural cooperation between Africa and France, moves into high gear

This coalition of French companies and institutions initiated on October 6, 2021, on the sidelines of the Africa-France Summit, is convinced that French players in the sector have unique expertise in agriculture, livestock and the agri-food industry, and that this asset should support the agricultural transition in Africa, where more than 60% of the population lives in rural areas and where a third of the calories consumed are still imported today.

March 30, 2023

X-ELIO under Canadian flag

The Spanish renewable energy developer, whose historical shareholder KKR was looking to sell its stake (50%), is moving into the hands of its Canadian partner Brookfield Renewable, which had already acquired half the capital in 2019.

March 21, 2023

The CARSO group acquires the Italian AGRO.BIOLAB LABORATORY.

The CARSO group (based in Vénissieux/Rhône- France, turnover 200 M€, 3,000 employees), a specialist in environmental, food and pharmaceutical analytical services, has announced the acquisition of AGRO.BIOLAB LABORATORY (turnover 3.5 M€, 35 employees), one of Italy's leading analytical laboratories in food safety field.

March 21, 2023

The operator GEOFLEX accelerates its development with a €6M financing.

Geoflex welcomes Bouygues, Stellantis Ventures and Thales to its capital alongside Demeter IM, its historical investor.  Geoflex confirms its ambition to become a key global player in the field of New Mobility, Construction 4.0 and Newspace

March 21, 2023

Cloud services provider GEOFLEX raises €6M

Geoflex welcomes Bouygues, Stellantis Ventures and Thales to its capital alongside Demeter IM, its historical investor. Through this new round of financing, Geoflex confirms its ambition to become a key global player in the field of New Mobility, Construction 4.0 and Newspace

March 21, 2023

CARSO-Group-announces-acquisition-of-Agro.biolab Laboratory

The CARSO group (headquartered in Vénissieux/Rhône, France, €200 million turnover, 3,000 employees), a specialist in environmental, food and pharmaceutical analytical services, has announced the acquisition of Agro.biolab Laboratory (€3.5 million turnover, 35 employees), one of Italy's leading analytical laboratories in the food safety field.

March 21, 2023

The boat dealer NAUTI PLAISANCE(Ouistreham),has been sold to LEGRAND AUTO 24 (Le Mans/Sarthe).

NAUTI PLAISANCE, which markets the Prestige and Jeanneau brands in Ouistreham, with thirteen employees, has been sold to LEGRAND AUTO 24.

This acquisition allows the company to diversify its activities in the nautical sector and to strengthen its presence in the Grand Ouest region. The company's ambition is to reach a turnover of 240 million euros in 2023 and 400 million euros in 2025

March 20, 2023

KPMG acquires CENSIO KARAMBA.

The acquisition of Censio Karamba strengthens KPMG's position as a major player in digital consulting. KPMG now has 1,000 experts in France in its "Connected Tech" center of expertise dedicated to supporting the digital transformation of companies.

March 20, 2023

EURAZEO's transition Infrastructure Fund completes second closing

The Investment fund has completed a second round of financing for its Transition Infrastructure Fund, raising a total of €420 million from international LPs. The vehicle has now reached 80% of its target size of €500 million and has been deployed through four investments

March 16, 2023

DEMETER strengthens its vertical infrastructure

Two new arrivals for Demeter. The investment fund strengthens its infrastructure team with the recruitment of Frédéric Gilbert and Miriam Yaker, who arrive respectively as partner and analyst in the Paris office

March 14, 2023

AMARENCO completes the entry of a minority shareholder

Amarenco completes the entry of a minority shareholder. The Franco-Irish renewable energy specialist has completed the fundraising initiated by Tikehau Capital with the arrival of British investor Arjun Infrastructure Partners, which has taken a 30% stake, bringing the total amount raised to €300m.

March 10, 2023

New financial support for CVE

The renewable energy developer CVE, which operates in France and internationally, has secured a second capital increase of €100 million from the investment fund ICG Infra. The aim is to quadruple its installed capacity and turnover by 2027