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Advent International closes GPE VIII fund on $13bn hard-cap
Advent scores the largest fund close of the year so far, following in the footsteps of Blackstone and Warburg Pincus
Vespa, Cathay back ATI buyout
Primary LBO marks the first investment of Vespa's second fund, which closed in late 2015
Idinvest, Kima in €10m Zenly round
Geolocalisation startup had already raised €2m from Kima Ventures for its seed round
The birth of the French pension fund?
The French government’s plans to create a new pension funds regime could ultimately spell good news for private equity
Campbell Lutyens appoints new principal in London
Jeffrey Griffiths, formerly of Credit Suisse, has joined the firm as principal
Sofinnova leads €22.5m Gecko Biomedical round
Extension to series-A round also includes BPI France, Omnes, CM-CIC Innovation and CapDecisif
Cinven in €450m Prezioso exit to Altrad
Cinven had acquired the French industrial services company from Indigo Capital in 2012
LFPI, BPI France buy Pénélope from Bridgepoint
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners, now part of Bridgepoint, had bought the business in 2010
Tenzing hires Inflexion's Hamilton as co-managing partner
UK-based Tenzing Private Equity hires Christian Hamilton to drive the business alongside Guy Gillon
Apax France promotes four
French mid-market GP appoints a new director, a business development principal and two principals
Gimv et al. in final exit of Punch Powertrain
Chinese trade player Yinyi Group buys the powertrains manufacturer at around €1bn EV
French VCs exit RSI Video in trade sale to Honeywell
A Plus Finance and Galileo Partners were among the backers of a funding round in 2009
Capzanine secures minority stake in Talan
French GP invests in equity only, to support the company's growth over the next five years
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Azulis leads Destia MBO
BNP Paribas Développement, Societe Generale Capital Partenaires and management co-invested
Towerbrook in swift partial exit from Van Geloven
GP bought a majority stake from Lion Capital and Avedon back in March 2015
The perfect LP base: All new flavours
Part two of our LP selection series reveals new investors keen to invest in PE funds
PAI's Labeyrie taps high-yield market for double bolt-on
Fine foods producer issues fresh €80m notes to finance purchases in the Benelux region
BGF ups investment in Boost Juice Bars to £4.9m
Latest £1m injection adds to two previous rounds of funding in 2012 and 2014
Omnes et al. support €5m AB Tasty round
XAnge and Kima Ventures had already supplied the company with €1.1m in 2014
MML's Luneau buys French assets of Haag Streit
MML backed French ophthalmology equipment specialist Luneau Technology Group in early 2015
Palatine hires three for Manchester deal team
Palatine has recruited Kieran Lawton, Tom Wildig and James Painter for its investment team
CVC closes tech growth fund on $1bn
Fundraising for the Europe- and US-focused vehicle started in mid-2014 with a $750m target
Expert Voices: Grant Thornton
The team at Grant Thornton share their views on the market in an exclusive column for unquote"