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Minefi
22/10/2025
Mergers & Acquisitions, Funding & Fundraising, Financial News

Foreign Capital: Bercy Tightens Controls

The French regulator is tightening its grip on foreign capital. While foreign investors account for 45% of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving French targets, the government is stepping up its oversight. Could France’s economic competitiveness be at risk? Experts from AURIS Finance, a consulting firm specializing in M&A transactions, share their analysis. In an op-ed published […]
Eureden
29/09/2025
Funding & Fundraising, Financial News

Eureden closes a €520 million financing round

At the start of 2025, the agricultural and agri-food cooperative group Eureden achieved a significant milestone by securing €520 million in syndicated financing. The experts at AURIS Finance, a consultancy specialising in mergers and acquisitions, give you their analysis. €520 million over five years. This is the amount raised in the financing round carried out […]
Saas
20/06/2025
Funding & Fundraising

Fundraising: New market trends in 2025

As we move well into 2025, key trends in fundraising are caution and the search for resilient models. Investors are focusing on robust companies, particularly those in the fields of ‘hard’ tech, hyper-specialised SaaS software, and, as ever, artificial intelligence solutions. Here, the experts at AURIS Finance, an M&A consultancy, share their analysis. Following the […]
bpifrance
11/06/2025
SME and Mid-Cap Sales, Financial News

Bpifrance is stepping up its support to company buyers

Bpifrance, the French state-owned investment bank, has unveiled its ‘Transmission Plan’, an initiative designed to facilitate company takeovers, preserve jobs, and safeguard local expertise. The experts at AURIS Finance, a consultancy specialising in mergers and acquisitions, take a closer look. The evidence is clear. According to figures provided by Bpifrance, 41% of SME managers in […]
Deeptech santé
08/01/2025
Funding & Fundraising

SurgAR, a French deeptech specialising in healthcare, closes an €11 million financing round

The Clermont-Ferrand-based start-up has just raised €11 million to develop its augmented reality solutions for minimally invasive surgery. Here are some insights from the experts at AURIS Finance, a consultancy specialising in mergers and acquisitions. This is a new step for SurgAR, which aims to accelerate its development by launching the marketing of its first […]
Danger des levées de fonds
18/12/2024
Funding & Fundraising

The dangers of poorly managed fundraising

What if fundraising wasn’t all as beneficial as it might seem? Directors of two start-ups that entered receivership despite raising several rounds of financing have recently denounced the ‘perverse effects’ of fundraising. Here are some explanations and analysis from the experts at AURIS Finance, a consultancy specialising in mergers and acquisitions. Could it be that […]
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