Biotech Investors Are Flocking to Paris

Ask a summer tourist the prime attraction of Paris and the apt response will be the museums, the restaurants and the shopping.  But for investors around the globe the answer is HealthTech Investor Days, an event sponsored by France Biotech, an association of French entrepreneurs in the life sciences. […]

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Cathay Innovatoin hits €320m first close for Fund II

The firm said Cathay Innovation is looking to close the vehicle on €500m, substantially more than the €287m raised for Cathy’s first fund. The fund has secured commitments from Accor, BioMérieux, Dassault, JCDecaux Holding, Kering and Pernod Ricard. Previous investors including Bpifrance, Groupe ADP, Groupe SEB, Michelin, Valeo and GL events also committed to the fund. […]

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Cathay catches $358m for ccorporate-backed fund

ADP, SEB, Michelin, Valeo, Accor, BioMérieux, Dassault, JCDecaux Holding, Kering and Pernod Ricard have all contributed to the venture fund’s $358m first close. Cathay Innovation, the venture capital arm of France-based private equity firm Cathay Capital, reached the €320m ($358m) first close of a €500m fund today, securing capital from several corporate limited partners. […]

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Cathay Capital’s venture affiliate seeks €500m for latest fund

Cathay Innovation, a venture capital affiliate of midmarket private equity firm Cathay Capital Private Equity, has raised more than €300m so far for its second fund, its co-founder and managing partner Denis Barrier said in an interview. The fund, which has a €500m target, received backing from a mix of institutional investors. […]

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Who is Cathay Innovation, at the origin of a second fund of 320 million euros?

En 2015, Mingpo Cai, président-fondateur de Cathay Capital, société de capital-développement globale, rencontre Denis Barrier, jusqu’alors partner chez Iris Capital et ancien head of venture capital & corporate venture chez Orange. Ils partagent alors une même vision: les entrepreneurs du numérique devraient pouvoir être soutenus par une plateforme internationale qui leur permet de croître significativement, tout en bénéficiant de l’appui […]

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Fintech Used To Be A Local Game. Today It Can Be Global

Historically, financial services was a local player’s game. Just look at the top 5 banks in Canada, US, UK, Canada, France and China in the chart below, ranked by total assets. There is nearly no overlap. In fintech, historically, the same appeared to be true. Outside of certain verticals like cross-border finance, most fintechs remained largely […]

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Cathay Innovation and AfricInvest to raise $168M Africa VC fund

VC in Africa

Tunisia-based private equity firm Africinvest has teamed up with Cathay Innovation — the venture sub of Paris-based private equity firm Cathay Capital — to launch a new Africa tech fund with a target raise of $168 million. Details are still forthcoming, but the Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund will focus primarily on Series A to C-stage investments in African technology […]

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