Francesca Veronesi
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Siparex et al. back Mathevon in SBO
Transaction sees Aquasourca, Garibaldi Participations, Esfin Gestion and BPI France exit
Adaxtra et al. back Groupe Asia in MBO
GPs invest in tour operator Groupe Asia alongside the CEO and the Chantraine family
Andera sells Scalian to Cobepa – reports
Andera wholly owns the engineering consultancy, having acquired stakes in 2015 and early 2018
Panakès et al. back €9m series-B for Carthera
Consortium of investors back Carthera to accelerate the development of its clinical pipeline
Main Capital-backed SDB Ayton bolts on Cormel IT
Under Main’s ownership since May, SDB Ayton buys Cormel IT to broaden its product portfolio
Rabo PE backs V&S Food Specialist
GP buys a 40% stake via Rabo Pariticipaties in Netherlands-based V&S Food Specialist
Vendis Capital buys Alpine
Vendis buys Netherlands-based Alpine Holding, an earplug manufacturer, from its founders
NPM Capital to sell Iddink to trade in €277m deal
Netherlands-based Iddink Group, an educational platform, is sold to Finnish Sanoma Group
Bridgepoint hires Huët
Huët, former CFO of Unilever and Bristol-Myers Squibb, joins Bridgepoint's advisory board
Weinberg CP launches impact fund
WCP Impact Dév expects to hold a first close in 2019 and will inject €5-20m in businesses
Alpina-backed Germanedge buys Objective International
GP acquires a 70% stake in Objective, while the management team has retained the remainder
Gilde Equity Management hires van Breukelen
GP appoints ex-KPMG Jurgen van Breukelen as managing partner, plans investments in Germany
Gimv sells Walkro to trade
GP fully sells Walkro, a mushroom substrate specialist, to Irish strategic co-owner
Parquest et al. carve out Sopral from Avril Group
Parquest, Idia Capital Investissement, Agro Invest and Unexo acquire stakes in Sopral
French PE investment in aerospace soars to new heights
Asset class is fuelling growth in the industry, with aggregate value in France picking up pace in recent years
Arkéa et al. buy Malherbe from Siparex, NCI
Consortium of backers buy a minority stake in the logistics and transport specialist
One Equity Partners-backed Inside Secure buys Verimatrix
GP participates in the equity financing with a view to becoming the cornerstone investor of Inside Secure
NewAlpha Verto holds first close for maiden fund
France-based NewAlpha Verto aims to hold a second close for first-time vehicle mid-2019
Andera closes WC4 on €445m
Andera's independence from Edmond de Rothschild Group encourages new LPs to back WC4
21 Invest France closes fifth fund on €230m
Fund comes short of target but LPs agree to commit an extra €70m via co-investment programme
Ukraine-based Horizon Capital's Rozetka bolts on Evo
E-commerce specialist Rozetka, owned by Horizon Capital since 2015, bolts on Evo
Creadev et al. inject €40m in InnovaFeed
Investors back InnovaFeed, a biotech company producing insect-based protein flour
Arkéa, Sofimac back Decortiat Estelle MBI
Dominique Bidaut buys a majority stake in Decortiat, a perfumes and luxury cosmetics packaging company
Mubadala, BPI France sign new investment agreement
Vehicle will target French startups operating in the technology and innovation space