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Montefiore to take majority share in Isabel Marant
GP will support international growth and aim to develop the brand's accessories line
EdRip acquires Acto Mezzanine from ACG Capital
ACG had acquired the activity from Groupama Private Equity in 2013
Clayton Dubilier & Rice to acquire French retailer But
Decomeubles Partners, backed by Goldmans Sachs and other investors, has been main the shareholder since 2008
French PE must exploit “momentum”, says new Afic chair
Olivier Millet outlines his key priorities in an interview with unquote" following his appointment
Ardian to exit Laboratoires Anios to Ecolab
GP exits in a trade sale to a US buyer, having entered the company in 2013 via an MBO
Activa Capital backs French bicycle brand Look
CEO and general manager will retain minority stake in the group
Astorg closes Astorg VI fund on €2.1bn extended hard-cap
GP's fourth fund closes above original €1.5bn target and €2bn hard-cap
Lion Capital-backed Afflelou to acquire Optimil
Bolt-on acquisition will enable French group to further develop Spanish activity
Smartangels in €3.5m round from Idinvest et al.
Round comes two years after a first €1m funding round for the crowdfunding platform
Ardian closes Expansion Fund IV on €1bn
Fund is double the size of Ardian's previous effort, closed on €500m in 2014
Partech closes Partech Growth on €400m hard-cap
Fund was launched in early 2015 and had already hit its €375m target by October last year
Gimv-backed Brakel acquires Argina Technics
Gimv acquired a majority stake in Dutch group Brakel in September 2015
Deal in Focus: Kartesia in Desmet Ballestra debt-for-equity swap
unquote" looks back on alternative lender Kartesia's progressive takeover of the Belgian-Italian group
Montefiore in €20m round for MisterFly
Investment comes nine months after Paris-headquartered startup was founded
BlackFin Capital Partners launches €120m VC fund
Fintech fund is the financed-focus GP's first venture capital fund
Xerys Gestion leads €13m second round for Sevenhugs
Parisian tech startup had previously raised €1.5m in a seed funding in March 2015
Advent appoints Gilles Denoyel as industry adviser
Denoyel will retain his role as senior adviser for financial services at Bain & Co
Mentha takes majority stake in petrol supplier Nefco
Transaction marks the second deal within a month for the Dutch private equity firm
Mannai takes majority stake in Apax-backed GFI
Qatar-based listed group raises stake in French business GFI Informatique to 51.24%
Weinberg Capital-backed Climater acquires Aditec
Weinberg Capital Parners had acquired a majority stake in Climater in 2011
Fintech startup OptioPay secures €7m seed funding
Transaction marks the payment software company's third seed round
Randstad launches tender offer for Siparex-backed Ausy
BPI France and Siparex provided a €20m capital increase in the first funding round for Ausy
Sovereign exits Lifetime Training to Silverfleet
Sovereign had backed the professional training group's management buyout in 2011
Pragma Capital exits Nasse-Demeco to Siparex
Pragma Capital had supported the buyout of the removal company back in 2007