Francesca Veronesi
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UI Gestion, Alliance Entreprendre back Treo BIMBO
Thierry Girardeau and Dominique Marrast are appointed as director and sales manager of Treo
Egeria to sell stake in CleanLease
Active Capital is about to buy Dutch laundry services provider CleanLease says report
M80 holds €100m first close for maiden vehicle
Brussels-based M80 is halfway through the fundraising process for its maiden vehicle
Charterhouse reaps 2.4x on sale of Comexposium
Comexposium is sold to Crédit Agricole Assurances after three years under Charterhouse's ownership
CM-CIC exits Coprodex to trade
CM-CIC sells its stake in profiles maker Coprodex to an aluminium products manufacturer
Andera to close WC4 on €450m
Latest vehicle has surpassed its €400m hard-cap, according to two French publications
EmergeVest backs EV Cargo
Hong Kong-based GP creates EV Cargo, grouping six of its logistics-focused companies together
Oddo BHF, et al. inject €10m into Wizbii
Investors back the professional network operator to support product development
Carlyle launches Europe Technology Partners IV
ETP IV's target amounts to €1.3bn, about double the size of its predecessor, closed in 2014
ArchiMed buys Clean Cells in SBO from Sodero Gestion
GP buys biotechnology service Clean Cells, investing alongside management
Capitem backs Cortex MBO
Deal sees Cortex CEO buy a majority stake in the mail outsourcing and document management firm
Ardian buys Technology & Strategy in SBO from Dzeta
Ardian acquires the technology-focused consultancy via Ardian Expansion Fund IV
Q&A: Forbion Capital Partners' Sander Slootweg
Managing partner at the life-sciences-focused VC speaks to Unquote about fundraising, pursuing a 'build' strategy and the European market
ICG raises €4bn for seventh European fund
Debt and equity investor's fundraising reaches €4bn in third party commitments
Illumina et al. in €16m series-A for Stilla Technologies
Kurma Partners, LBO France, BNP Paribas, Paris Saclay Seeds and Idinvest Partners also take part
Eurazeo buys Efeso Consulting from Argos Wityu for €56m
Acquirer buys a 70% stake in the France-based consultancy firm, ending an eight-year tenure for Argos
PE-backed Creations & Parfums buys Floressence
BPI France, BNP Paribas Developpement acquire stakes in C&P, which buys Floressence
PAI to buy Stella Group in €600m deal
PAI enters talks to buy building-closure equipment specialist Stella Group from ICG
Siparex closes Midcap 3 fund on €170m
GP's latest vehicle is larger than its predecessor, Siparex Midcap 2, which closed on €130m in 2012
EMZ in talks to buy Vignal Lighting in SBO
Eurazeo PME stands to make €119m in proceeds from the sale, representing a return of 2.8x
Sagard, BPI France to buy Sabena Technics
Reports say the transaction would value Sabena at €350m, equivalent to 9x its EBITDA
V-Bio Ventures et al. invest €37m in Camel-IDS
Consortium of investors backs series-A round for Belgium-based biotech company Camel-IDS
ABN Amro to partially sell stake in PE arm
Bank will partially exit PE division ABN Amro Participaties, which will be renamed as Capital A
Gimv buys Groupe Claire in SBO
Belgium-based GP buys the France-based manufacturer of programmable valves from Industries & Finances