Articles by Francesca Veronesi
Investors complete €17m series-B round for Unifly
Series-B, started in Q4 2018, closes on €17m thanks to Belgian sovereign wealth fund
TPG holds interim $11.2bn close for TPG Partners VIII
Fund was launched in 2018 with an $11bn target, which it surpassed with its interim close
EQT Ventures, Naspers et al. invest €30m in Dott
Funding will help electric scooter and electric bike specialist Dott expand in new cities
Seventure launches Sport & Performance Capital fund
Vehicle will back around 15 companies, startups and SMEs operating in the sports industry
BPI France, Ixo Private Equity buy MAT
GPs buy majority in MAT, a residential construction company operating in southern France
MBO Partenaires sells Alkos to trade
GP exits cosmetics manufacturer Alkos to Canadian peer Knowlton, backed by Cornell Capital
Arkéa backs Sagesse Retraite Santé
GP Arkéa and insurance company Macif inject €75m into healthcare-focused holding SRS
Capital Croissance backs Emresa SBO
After seven years of ownership, Siparex and Re-sources sell Luxembourg-based Emresa
BC Partners carves out Synthon
GP invests in Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company Synthon alongside its founder
Alto sells La Suissa to trade
Alto sells Italian chocolate specialist La Suissa to Colussi after a three-year ownership
PAI's M Group buys Antagrade Electrical
Antagrade follows multiple bolt-ons for M Group since it was acquired in May 2018
Pamplona backs Loparex SBO
Mergermarket reported in June that packaging company Loparex posted an $80-90m EBITDA
KKR hires Nommé as head of France
Nommé will work across all investment platforms, including infrastructure, real estate and credit
Equistone to back SBO of Sateco from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners backed Sateco, a France-based metal formwork manufacturer, in 2016
Idinvest, BPI France back Ornikar €35m series-B round
Former investor Idinvest and newcomer BPI France back Ornikar, an online driving school
LBO France buys majority in Eurotab
GP’s small cap team backs France-based compacted powder tablets specialist, Eurotab
Integra holds second close on €75m for maiden fund
Fund held a first close on €21.5m in Q4 2018 with the backing of a number of entrepreneurs
Enterprise Investors sells 3S to trade in €96m deal
Polish fibre-optic and data centre service 3S is sold after a four-year holding period
Dentressangle partially exits Acteon
Investment company FFP buys a minority stake in the medical equipment company for €15m
Apax and Altamir to sell stakes in Altran to trade
GPs will sell their entire interest in the share capital of Altran for €14 per share
French GPs opt for organic diversification
Recent fund closes show that organic diversification is still a valid option for some GPs and VCs willing to step out of their comfort zones
NPM Capital buys majority stake in Rooftop Energy
Founders will retain a stake in the Dutch developer and operator of solar power plants
Seventure et al. sell Endocontrol to trade
Current CEO will remain at the helm of the France-based surgical robotics business
Dawn closes $125m Opportunities fund
New fund will also invest in startups previously backed by Dawn at earlier stages