Francois Rowell

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The next generation

The succession issue has raised its head again of late, as teams consider hitting the fundraising roadshow. With senior partners reaching retirement age, the younger generations are being......

France unquote | 28 May 2010 | secure

CM-CIC Private Equity leads €8m investment in Implanet

CM-CIC Private Equity has led an €8m second round of financing in surgical implant producer Implanet, alongside returning investors Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Wellington...

France unquote | 07 May 2010 | secure

Gimv and Sofinnova lead €11.2m Inside deal

Gimv and Sofinnova Partners have led an €11.2m round-D investment in open-standard contactless chip company Inside Contactless alongside existing shareholders and Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement...

France unquote | 07 May 2010 | secure

Crédit Agricole PE injects €4m into oclio

Crédit Agricole Private Equity has invested €4m in online puericulture company oclio.

France unquote | 07 May 2010 | secure

Avenir invest in Estivel

Avenir Entreprises has staged an LBO of luxury real estate agency Estivel alongside company founders Alban and Lise Maurial.

France unquote | 07 May 2010 | secure

21-backed Almaviva acquires Juge for €20m

21 Centrale Partners-backed private healthcare provider Almaviva Santé Group has acquired Juge Private Hospital, based in Marseille, in a build-up operation worth less than €20m.

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

Graphite backs £2m Third Space expansion

Graphite Capital has supported gym portfolio company The Third Space’s £2m expansion plans to build a second new London gym at the Marylebone Hotel, owned by the Doyle Hotel Group.

UK unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

I-Source lead €3m Compario financing

I-Source has led a €3m first round of financing in e-commerce company Compario alongside XAnge Private Equity.

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

Amundi leads €9m investment in Wyplay

Amundi Private Equity has led a €9m third round of financing for audiovisual equipment manufacturer Wyplay alongside returning investors Elaia Partners, A Plus Finance and Sofinnova Partners...

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

Butler-backed César raises €5.52m

Butler Capital Partners-backed costume company César has raised €5.52m on the stock exchange, making use of the extension clause.

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

Fondations Capital acquires Tarmac assets

Fondations Capital signed its maiden investment by purchasing Tarmac’s French and Belgian building materials divisions in a spin-off acquisition alongside CIC Investissement Nord.

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

Orkos et al. invest $4m in MXP4

Orkos Capital has led a $4m third financing round for music technology platform MXP4 alongside returning investors Sofinnova Partners and Ventech.

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

AXA PE-backed SynerLAB buys Pharmaster

AXA Private Equity has supported its portfolio company The SynerLAB Group in the acquisition of Pharmaster, a third party manufacturer in sterile, liquid preservative-free forms.

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

Eurazeo invest €50m in Fonroche

Eurazeo has invested €50m in renewable energy company Fonroche as part of its new Eurazeo Croissance strategy to commit €500m to French SMEs over the next five years.

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

NextStage exits interest in Groupe Gruau

NextStage has exited its investment in commercial vehicle converter Groupe Gruau, selling its stake back to company president Patrick Gruau and reaping a 2.36x money multiple on its initial...

France unquote | 06 May 2010 | secure

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