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Benelux activity picks up in first half of 2017
Following a slow H2 in 2016, dealflow in the Benelux region is on the up with Belgium in particular seeing increasing activity
François Fillon joins Tikehau Capital as partner
Fillon ran as candidate for France's Les Republicains party in the country's 2017 presidential election
AlpInvest hires Bagijn as primaries business head
New managing director is joining from her previous role at Axa Investment Managers
Mentha mulling Optimum sale
Mentha Capital took a majority stake in Optimum in 2014, investing from Mentha Capital Fund IV
Mentha Capital exits Venko Groep
Mentha sells the Dutch business to Clayton Dubilier & Rice portfolio company BrandSafway
Maven Capital appoints Hopwood as investment director
Craig Hopwood joins the GP's northern team from HSBC, where he was a director
Endless backs Sewtec Automation MBO
Endless is currently investing from Endless Fund IV, which closed on £525m in 2014
TGFS, HTGF in seed round for FlyNex
TGFS and HTGF provide seed and early-stage funding to German tech-focused startups
Astorg, Montagu partially exit Sebia to CDPQ
Astorg and Montagu acquired the healthcare company from Cinven in 2014
Blackstone to acquire JOA from Alchemy
Alchemy had taken a majority stake in JOA in 2014 through a quarternary buyout
LFPI invests in Eductive
BPI France and BNP Paribas Développement join in as minority co-investors
UI Gestion backs Sofilab management buy-back
UI Gestion has backed Sofilab since 2003 through its Irpac Développement vehicle
BPI, Idia and Sofipaca invest in Keep Cool
Keep Cool's founder will retain a majority stake in the company following the transaction
Apax/EPF merger highlights consolidation trend in French GP landscape
Apax's acquisition of EPF Partners is the latest in a number of consolidation plays within the French market
NextStage to take majority stake in Dream Yacht Charter
NextStage is currently investing from €69m growth and buyout fund FCPR Nextstage PME Championnes II
Equistone to acquire Bruneau
GP will invest through Equistone Partners Europe V, closed on its hard-cap of €2bn in 2015
MBO Partenaires acquires Cellier, Orthofiga
MBO closed its fourth buyout fund, MBO Partenaires 4, on its €250m hard-cap last year
LBO France acquires Serapid
LBO France draws equity from its small-cap buyout vehicle Hexagone III, closed on €154m in 2010
Pragma Capital exits Groupe Brunet
Pragma Capital acquired Azulis Capital's majority stake in the company in 2011
Deal in Focus: Ekkio Capital exits Amatsigroup
Under the GP's seven-year tenure, the pharmaceuticals business bolted on numerous competitors and acquired new laboratories
Carvest and Loire-Centre Capital back ATER MBO with €2m
Siparex and Sodero Gestion, which previously held a 37.5% stake, are fully exiting the company
Omnes carves out three Geoxia subsidiaries
LBO France became the majority shareholder of Geoxia in 2009 as part of a restructuring
BlackFin holds €100m first close for BlackFin Tech Fund 1
BlackFin is targeting €150m for the fund's final close by the end of the year
IK acquires Bretèche Industrie from Equistone
IK is investing through the IK VIII Fund, closed on its €1.85bn hard-cap last year