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Capzanine backs Moving OBO
Previous investor Développement & Partenariat is exiting the group, while M Capital Partners stays on
Bain Capital fully exits Maisons du Monde
GP had already sold around 7 million shares in March, representing around 15.5% of the share capital
Sodero Gestion backs MBI of Mobil M
Sodero Gestion invests alongside new company head Mikaël Le Gall and takes a minority stake
Deal in Focus: Eurazeo buys Mondelēz confectionery arm for €157m
Following the deal, the company's international production will be relocated to France
Vendis Capital invests in Sylphar
Transaction marks the sixth investment made from Vendis Capital II, closed on €180m in May last year
EdRip sells Itesa to CM-CIC Investissements
EdRip had invested in Itesa via the €112m small-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle Cabestan Capital I
Naxicap-backed SushiShop in €60m refinancing
Naxicap Partners took a 25% minority stake in the group in 2011 by taking part in a €32m expansion round
Entrepreneur Venture in €6m round for EasyRecrue
Entrepreneur Venture is the latest funder to back EasyRecrue, after Elaia Partners and BPI France
Abénex invests in Europa Organisation
Events business will look to make bolt-ons and launch new conferences following the deal
Eurazeo backs Dominion with $680m in GP's first US deal
Transaction is the first North American investment by Eurazeo since launching its New York office
Ardian invests in Abvent
Ardian invested through its Expansion Fund IV, which closed last year on €1bn
Ardian takes 60% stake in Global Product Solutions
Ardian invests through its mid-cap buyout arm, for which it recently closed Ardian LBO Fund V on €4.5bn
G Square Healthcare acquires Duomed
GP recently closed its second investment vehicle, G Square Capital II, on its €350m hard-cap
Chequers Capital acquires Sport & Leisure Group
Two other bidders were reportdely in the running to acquire the synthetic turf maker
NextStage acquires NaturaBuy
Online marketplace had been backed by publishing house Mondadori France since 2012
Extens et al. take majority stake in Snal
Extens, Capital Croissance and BPI France together hold around 75% of the group's equity
Adelis Equity Partners takes majority stake in Knightec
Launched in 2012 in Stockholm, Adelis is currently investing from its €410m maiden fund
Hivest Capital Partners closes maiden fund on €120m
Hivest Capital Partners was launched at the end of 2016 by two former HIG Capital executives
French fundraising: Sky-high ambitions
With a number of significant closes in recent months, unquote" gauges the current appetite for French private equity funds
Ardian invests in Santédiscount
Ardian made the investment through its lower-mid-market arm Ardian Growth
Eurazeo acquires Mondelez confectionery firm for €157m
Eurazeo's takeover enables brands including Carambar and Suchard to come back under French ownership
Novartis, Columbus et al. in €37.5m series-A round for Vivet
Other investors in the round include Roche Venture Fund, HealthCap, Kurma Partners and Ysios Capital
EdRip backs group Bacacier
EdRip invests from venture fund Winch Capital 3, closed on €300m in 2014
Macron’s proposed tax reforms: what impact on French PE?
With independent candidate Emmanuel Macron currently heavily favoured to win the French presidential election in two weeks, Alice Tchernookova examines how his proposed flat capital gains tax rate could impact private equity