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Large transactions continue to drive the market, fueling suspicion that this year’s total will surpass last year’s record $20bn. Kimberly Romaine reports
Silverfleet Capital has added Alexandre Lefebvre and Cyril Bourdarot to its Paris team.
Another European venture homerun may be on the cards for next year, with PhotoBox believed to be headed for the stock exchange.
The French government has announced the launch of a €400m fund designed to back innovative technology companies.
French mid-market firm Activa Capital has appointed Jean-Baptiste Salvin as investment manager.
The general assembly of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has elected Karsten Langer, partner of The Riverside Company, as its chairman for the year to June 2012.
Weinberg Capital Partners has appointed Sophie Chateau as director of investor relations.
TBU-3 International, a holding owned by BC Partners, has sold a 28.1% stake in listed French homecare company Médica.
BlackRock has announced the addition of private equity to its alternative offerings for clients.
Colony Capital and Butler Capital are about to sell French football club Paris St Germain (PSG) to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), according to French daily Le Parisien.
Axa Private Equity and Clayton Dubilier & Rice will make a joint bid for PAI's engineering company Spie, according to media reports.
US firm Apollo is looking to acquire French steel producer Ascometal from its parent company Lucchini, according to media reports.
Private equity firms are looking to exit a large number of their portfolio companies in the coming 12 months, according to Grant Thornton UK's latest Private Equity Barometer.
SJ Berwin has promoted eight of its lawyers to partner.
Eurazeo has agreed to acquire French listed private equity firm OFI Private Equity, in a deal that values the business at €132m.
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