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Omnes-backed SVP acquires FYM Conseil
French support services provider Groupe SVP, a portfolio company of Omnes Capital, has bought training agency FYM Conseil.
3i to cut jobs and offices
New 3i CEO Simon Borrows is set to reveal plans to cut staff and close downs several offices at the group's AGM this week, according to reports.
Equistone grabs Fircroft stake in £140m deal
Equistone Partners Europe has bought a "significant" stake in UK-based recruitment solutions provider Fircroft, in a deal that values the business at £140m.
Activa hires ex-Equistone director Sophie Rouland
French mid-cap GP Activa Capital has hired Sophie Rouland as investment director.
AFIC appoints Louis Godron as chairman
French private equity association AFIC has elected Argos Soditic partner Louis Godron as its new chairman.
Vector wins Technicolor battle
US private equity house Vector Capital has seen its offer for a minority stake in troubled French digital video specialist Technicolor accepted by the company's shareholder - pipping JP Morgan to the post.
Video: AXA Private Equity's Stefano Mion
Stefano Mion, the head of AXA Private Equity's UK operations, talks to unquote" news editor Greg Gille about the firm's fund-of-funds strategy.
PE marketers launch Pivot Partners
Emma Payne and Ingrid Tighe have launched Pivot Partners, a strategic marketing business focusing on the private equity industry.
Trade sales on the rise
The partial sale of Alliance Boots to Walgreens by KKR and AXA PE is the latest in a series of exits propping up trade sale figures in 2012. Meanwhile the secondary buyouts trend is showing signs of abating. Greg Gille reports
Bridgepoint's LGC receives additional £80m from lenders
Forensics and scientific testing company LGC, owned by Bridgepoint, has raised £80m of additional capital from a consortium of lenders.
Endless hires general counsel
UK-based turnaround investor Endless has appointed Simon Hardcastle as general counsel.
Europe-wide PE investment to fall below €45bn in 2012
Following a lacklustre start to 2012, Europe should see year-end buyout investment levels barely hit the €40bn mark – the first glitch in an otherwise steady recovery since 2010. Greg Gille reports
Newfund invests €1m in Sykio
French VC Newfund has provided software developer Sykio with €1m of growth capital funding.
Motion and FSI inject additional €80m into Tokheim
Motion Equity Partners (formerly Cognetas) and Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI) have provided French fuel distribution solutions company Tokheim with an €80m equity injection as part of a larger refinancing operation.
17Capital nears final close on latest fund
Preferred equity provider 17Capital is understood to have raised around 80% of its second vehicle.
ISAI hires new deputy chief executive
French venture capital firm ISAI has appointed Pierre Martini as deputy chief executive.
First close for ISAI's second FCPR fund
French venture capital firm ISAI has held a first close for its second FCPR vehicle, ISAI Expansion, on €30m.
French activity: Out of the trough?
Shored up by an uptick in mid-market buyout activity, French dealflow has shown encouraging signs of recovery in May. But subdued activity in the first months of 2012 and a lack of visibility on macro-economic trends should take their toll on year-end...
Apax leads $1bn Paradigm buyout
Apax Partners and JMI Equity have agreed to acquire oil & gas software vendor Paradigm from US investment group Fox Paine for around $1bn.
Market volatility threatens Evonik IPO
The RAG Foundation, which owns a majority stake in CVC-backed German chemicals maker Evonik, could cancel the company's IPO in light of the current market environment.
Siparex launches MidMarket III vehicle
French generalist GP Siparex has launched a new fund, Siparex MidMarket III, days after closing its MidCap II vehicle on €130m.
VCs exit Esterel in €42m trade sale
CDC Innovation, Galileo Partners and Intel Capital have exited French software company Esterel in a €42m trade sale to US-based Ansys.
VC-backed Meninvest raises €5.6m
Orkos Capital, 123Venture and Partech International have provided French e-commerce group Meninvest with a €5.6m funding round.
CDC Entreprises et al. in €6.3m round for Link Care Services
CDC Entreprises, Siparex and iSource have provided French healthcare services provider Link Care Services (LCS) with a €6.3m funding round.