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CCI backs Sports Surgery Clinic Dublin
Fund sponsored by The Carlyle Group and Cardinal Capital Group backs sports medicine clinic
Lion to list Loungers
GP bought stake in the UK-based chain of café-bars in a deal valued at £137m in 2016
LBO France buys Infodis majority stake in SBO
France-based IT services firm Infodis has been controlled by the PE firm Ciclad since 2016
Ergon closes Ergon Capital Partners IV on €580m
Fund is smaller than predecessor Ergon Capital Partners III, which closed in 2010 on €775m
Towerbrook sells Groupe GSE to trade in €127m deal
Towerbrook backed the France-based commercial real estate developer Groupe GSE in 2006
GIC backs CitizenM in €2bn deal
Sovereign wealth fund and previous backers KRC and APG invest €750m in the Dutch hotel operator
Ardian sells Indigo to Mirova and Meag
Mirova and Meag and Crédit Agricole Assurances intend to help the group develop in China
Ouest Croissance et al. back Ocea Group
Andera Partners, which first backed Ocea Group in 2007, sells its stake in the business
CIC and BNP Paribas pursue China strategy with Eurazeo
Eurazeo will manage a fund dedicated to European companies seeking to expand in China
Smile Invest buys Gimv's Oldelft Ultrasound
Belgian GP acquires a majority stake in Dutch Oldelft Ultrasound via an MBO transaction
BlackRock to buy eFront in $1.49bn deal
Sale of investment management software provider generates 4.8x return for Bridgepoint
Capzanine hires Tourmente
Renaud Tourmente will join as partner and be part of Capzanine's executive committee
Go Capital et al. invest €4.1m in Graftys
Graftys sells products in 25 countries and plans to penetrate new markets with the funding
Cobepa buys Scalian in SBO
Andera sells majority stake in the France-based engineering consultancy and reinvests
Time for Growth invests €10m in Oslo
Time for Growth buys minority stake in France-based digital transition specialist Oslo
PAI to acquire Elior's Areas
PAI to buy concession catering operator Areas for a €1-1.5bn valuation, press report says
Unigrains, Sofiproteol back Caussade Semences
Agri-business-focused GPs back a seed production group Caussade Semences Group
General Atlantic et al. invest €150m in Doctolib
Fresh capital by new and previous investors will help Doctolib foster expansion abroad
Ardian closes fifth infra fund on €6.1bn
Fund is more than double the size of Ardian Infrastructure Fund IV, closed in 2016
Axeleo closes Capital I fund on €45m
Axeleo's Capital I fund is dedicated to B2B tech startups based in France and Europe
ICG's DomusVi to bolt on Residalya
Under the ICG ownership, DomusVi also acquired the Spain-based Sarrikue Group in 2018
Paluel-Marmont Capital to buy Securinfor in SBO
PMC takes majority stake in Securinfor, an IT outsourcing and telephony services provider
Ardian backs Eloquant in OBO
Ardian Growth team will support France-based Eloquant's growth strategy internationally
LBO France buys Passman group in SBO
SBO sees Siparex exit the investment and Andera reinvest via ActoMezz III in Passman