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LGV Capital to wind down portfolio
Insurer Legal & General has confirmed its private equity arm LGV Capital will stop making new investments, and will instead focus on managing and eventually divesting its existing portfolio.
Equistone seals Brétèche Industrie deal
Equistone has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in French food machinery business Groupe Brétèche from Azulis Capital and Unigrains.
Alven Capital raises €120m for fourth venture fund
French venture firm Alven Capital is set to close its latest fund on its €120m hard-cap after nine months on the road.
Cathay makes first investment from Franco-Chinese Fund
Cathay Capital has invested €5m in French sealing solutions provider Flexitallic, in what marks the first transaction for the recently raised Franco-Chinese Fund.
Bridgepoint's Siblu in €80m refinancing
Siblu, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has completed an €80m refinancing.
Carvest to buy Rave from Naxicap and Siparex
French transportation services group Rave is reportedly about to be sold by Naxicap and Siparex in a tertiary LBO backed by Carvest.
Sun European Partners leads Dreams race
Sun European Partners looks close to acquiring UK-based beds retailer Dreams for around £35m.
Omnes Capital injects €4m into Futuris
Omnes Capital has provided Futuris, an Italian developer of biomass-powered co-generation plants, with €4m of growth capital.
Investec in €10m Explore Learning refinancing
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a £10m financing facility to support Explore Learning, a UK-based academic tuition provider backed by Graphite Capital.
Better Capital sells ATH debt after 3-month holding
Better Capital has reaped €5m after selling its debt holding in struggling coal mining business ATH Group.
Axa Private Equity arranges €220m unitranche for IPH buyout
Axa Private Equity has arranged a €220m unitranche debt facility for the secondary buyout of industrial supplies distribution company IPH by PAI partners – a transaction which saw vendor Investcorp reap a €210m windfall.
Naxicap and Siparex buy IPC
Naxicap and Siparex have acquired a majority stake in French cleaning products supplier IPC from Ciclad and private holding MFGI.
Ventech et al. in €6.5m round for Ad Valem Technologies
Ventech and A Plus Finance have taken part in a €6.5m round of funding for French fibre optics broadcaster Ad Valem Technologies.
KKR sells BMG stake to Bertelsmann
KKR has sold its 51% stake in joint music venture BMG to co-owner Bertelsmann – a deal reportedly valuing the whole of the business at around €1.1bn.
Xerox buys Impika from Siparex et al.
A consortium of French private equity houses including Siparex, CM-CIC Capital Innovation, Turenne Capital and XAnge Private Equity have sold inkjet printing solutions business Impika to Xerox.
Siparex invests €1m in VitrineMedia
Siparex has injected €1m into French back-lit signs manufacturer VitrineMedia.
Seventure et al. inject €7.1m into Recommerce Solutions
Seventure Partners, CDC Entreprises and 3T Capital have provided French used electronic products retailer Recommerce Solutions with a €7.1m round of financing.
Lower mid-market buyouts hit €2bn record in January
France and the UK led Europe in January in the lower mid-market, which saw 18 such transactions across Europe worth a combined €1.9bn - the largest monthly value witnessed for a year. Greg Gille reports
Mid-cap valuations pick up in Q4 2012
Mid-cap valuations
Equistone to buy Meilleurtaux
Equistone has entered into exclusive negotiations with French banking group BPCE regarding the sale of real estate mortgage adviser Meilleurtaux.
Montefiore to back BVA
Mid-cap GP Montefiore Investment is reportedly about to invest in French opinion polls and social research business BVA.
Isai invests €2m in Hospimedia
Isai Gestion has injected €2m into French medical information website Hospimedia, in what marks the first investment from its latest fund.
Argos Soditic to buy four Sage subsidiaries
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has entered exclusive negotiations with Sage Group regarding the acquisition of four of its software-focused subsidiaries in France and Spain.
Oaktree's Countrywide to launch £200m IPO
UK-based real estate agency Countrywide, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management, confirmed it will list on the London Stock Exchange.