Alice Tchernookova
Follow Alice
Articles by Alice Tchernookova
Fortune Fountain Capital acquires Baccarat for €164m
China-based family office FFC is acquiring around 88.8% of Euronext-listed entity Baccarat
Experienced Capital takes 43% stake in Sessùn
Experienced Capital was launched in 2016 and invests from a €78m fund focusing on the retail sector
PE-backed Camping and Co merges with Campsy
Newfund Capital first backed Camping and Co in 2010 via a €500,000 seed round, and was later joined by Otium Capital
Siparex, EdRip back Minafin
Company CEO and founder Frédéric Gauchet stays in control of the business following the deal
Eurazeo launches Eurazeo Brands arm with up to $800m
New entity will be headed by Jill Granoff and dedicated to the consumer and retail sectors
Advent completes €2.42bn Safran acquisition
Advent merges the business with portfolio company Oberthur Technologies to form a €2.8bn group
Capital Grand Est and Agro Invest back MBI of TSA Inox
TSA's current CEO Eric Vinay will be replaced by Philippe Jeannot but retains a minority shareholding
European Capital provides €26m unitranche in Moria refinancing
Bridgepoint Development Capital became Moria's new majority owner in 2014 as it took over the EdRCP group
Fostering growth in Belgium's private equity market
While Belgian private equity activity is traditionally quieter than in the Netherlands, the market still has room to grow
EdRip's Altavia acquires Sumis
EdRip acquired a 10% stake in Altavia in 2015, investing from the €300m Winch Capital 3 fund
Omnes, Partech, Korelya in $17m round for AB Tasty
Omnes Capital had already taken part in a €5m series-A round for the SaaS company in 2016
AAC Capital Partners exits Baarsma Wine Group
AAC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Baarsma in 2007 from the founders and a pool of banks
KKR Infrastructure acquires Q-Park for €2.95bn
Transaction, made from KKR's infrastructure funds, values the asset at 15x EBITDA
Egeria takes 65% stake in Ilionx
Prior to the transaction, Ilionx was fully owned by its directors and management team
Active Capital takes majority stake in Arnold Suhr
Amsterdam-based GP recently closed its third buyout fund with €45m in commitments
Apax France, Fortino back Vodafone Malta, Melita merger
Apax France and Fortino took a majority stake in Melita through a secondary buyout in 2016
Sioen acquires AAC's James Dewhurst for £44m
AAC had been backing James Dewhurst since 2008, when it acquired a majority stake in the group
BlueGem takes 80% stake in Big Fernand
Deal should be sealed by June 2017, with BlueGem aquiring shares from the founders and family office SEP
Parquest Capital closes second fund on €310m
Parquest Capital 2's target, originally set at €250m, was subsequently raised
Newfund holds €100m first close for second fund
Fund is a significant step-up from Newfund 1, which closed with €72m in commitments in 2009
Montefiore Investment buys QCNS Cruise from Duke Street
Duke Street acquired a majority stake in QCNS Cruise in 2011, with Kings Park Capital as co-investor
NPM's De Boer Structures to be acquired by Gilde's Losberger
NPM Capital acquired De Boer from 3i and the De Boer family in 2005
French PE urged to help mend country's social divide
Panellists at the annual Afic confrence agree private equity has a large part to play in helping the country's dispossesed
Demeter, Innovacom and Kreaxi in €10m round for I-Ten
Three GPs first invested in I-Ten in 2014, injecting €3.2m into the group