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KKR close to €650m SMCP deal
US buyout giant KKR is in talks to buy French clothing brands Maje, Sandro and Claudie Pierlot – regrouped under the SMCP holding – for €650m, according to media reports.
Axa Private Equity to spin off from parent company
Insurer Axa is set to sell its private equity arm to a management-led consortium, following months of speculation, for €510m.
French private equity back from the brink
Back from the brink
Ace Management invests €10m in Duqueine
Ace Management has injected a further €10m into French aerospace-focused parts supplier Duqueine.
Abénex buys RG Safety from Salvepar
Abénex has agreed to acquire French protection equipment RG Safety from industrial holding Salvepar.
Accel raises $475m for Europe and Israel venture fund
Accel Partners has held a first and final close for its Accel London IV venture vehicle on $475m, after only eight weeks on the road.
Lower mid-cap renaissance for London in 2012
London was home to a noticeable dealflow uptick in the £5-50m segment last year, with both activity volume and overall value up by more than 30% on 2011 figures.
Iris Capital leads reBuy round
French VC Iris Capital has led a funding round for Germany-based used products e-commerce website reBuy.
Alpha Associés invests in ECS Group MBO
Alpha Associés Conseil has taken a stake in the secondary management buyout of French services provider to the air transportation industry European Cargo Services Group (ECS) from Chequers Capital, Equistone Partners and Indigo Capital.
Isis makes 2.8x money on MLS sale
Isis Equity Partners has sold Micro Librarian Systems (MLS), a provider of library management systems to the education sector, to Capita plc.
MBO Partenaires injects €6m into Raphael Michel
MBO Partenaires has provided French wine business Raphael Michel with €6m in equity as part of a wider €27m round of funding.
Fondations Capital buys Mazarine from LBO France
Fondations Capital has acquired French communications agency Mazarine in a secondary buyout from LBO France and 123Venture.
LDC marks hat-trick with Ramco investment
LDC has backed the buyout of Scotland-based oil & gas services business Ramco, the third deal announced by the firm in quick succession.
LDC backs NRS Healthcare MBO
LDC has taken a stake in the £24m management buyout of NRS Healthcare, the healthcare division of listed multi-channel retailer Findel plc.
Apax France sells Numericable B&L and Cabovisao stakes
Apax France has agreed to sell its stakes in cable operators Numericable Belgium/Luxembourg and Cabovisao to co-owner Altice.
Mobeus backs Gro Group MBO
Mobeus Equity Partners has invested in the management buyout of nursery brand Gro Group.
Marks & Spencer circled by Qatar-led consortium
Iconic British retailer Marks & Spencer could be the target of an £8bn takeover by a Qatar Investment Authority-led consortium, which could also include private equity players such as CVC, according to reports.
Latour Capital buys Oxand
Latour Capital has taken a majority stake in the buyout of Oxand, a French engineering and consulting firm specialised in the risk-based management of industrial infrastructure.
EdRip and BNP Paribas to back RBI spinout
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) and BNP Paribas Développement have entered exclusive negotiations to back the management buyout of French media group Reed Business Information (RBI) from its parent company Reed Elsevier.
Vendis backs Alexandre de Paris
Vendis Capital Management has taken a stake in the buyout of French hairdressing salon and cosmetics company Alexandre de Paris, in what marks the GP's first investment in France.
Omnes et al. in €10m round for EyeTechCare
Returning backer Omnes Capital has taken part in a €10m series-C round of funding for French medical devices developer EyeTechCare.
UK consumer sector: private equity dealflow up 45% in 2012
High street woes notwithstanding, the UK consumer sector proved to be ripe for investment opportunities last year: private equity dealflow was up by 45% compared to 2011 figures while the overall value of these investments rose by a quarter.