Profile: BPIfrance

France’s main agency supporting private entrepreneurs and venture capitalists ended the year on a high note both at home in Europe and more widely. At its 20th anniversary celebration in November, BPI-france’s Capital Invest conference celebrated the international as well as innovation and fundraising activities. It called for bigger fund managers and a more international shareholding structure.

A month later and BPIfrance, the public investment bank of France, and the European Union member state-backed European Investment…