For its first round of financing, Groupe Touriste, a hotel group created in 2008 by Adrien Gloaguen and specializing in “boutiques-hôtels” in Paris, raised € 2,4 million from Bpifrance Investissement. With the opening of a hotel in London, Groupe Touriste intends to extend its activities at an international level.

Solferino Associés (Bernard-Olivier Becker & Camille Chastagner) assisted Bpifrance Investissement on contractual aspects, with the assistance of Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin on tax aspects, of Daher Avocats on labour law aspects, and Sphère Avocats on real estate law aspects.

Groupe Touriste was advised by Maguelon Beaumont-Loriot.

For its Series A, PowerZ, start-up developing an educational video game, raised EUR 6 million. In this round, Bpifrance Investissement, Raise Ventures, Bayard Presse and several business angels are joining historical investors, some of whom also reinvested on this occasion, notably EduCapital, Pierre Kosciusko Morizet, Michaël Benabou and Hachette Livre. 

Solferino Associés (Bernard-Olivier Becker & Camille Chastagner) assisted PowerZ on contractual and corporate law aspects, with the assistance of Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin on tax aspects.

Bpifrance Investissement and Raise Ventures were advised by Joffe & Associés.

iXBlue, a French provider of solutions and services for navigation, positioning, and imaging acquired Muquans, a French company specialised in very high performance instrumentation.

Solferino Associés (Bernard-Olivier Becker & Louise Toison) assisted MuQuans on contractual and corporate law aspects, with the assistance of Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin (Maxence Manzo & Bertrand de Saint-Quentin) on tax aspects.

IXblue was advised Stance Avocats