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CVC sells Linxens to trade in $2.6bn deal
France-based smartcard parts maker Linxens is sold to Chinese conglomerate Unisplendour
BPI France, Latour buy Plastic Omnium Environment
Latour Capital is currently investing via its Latour Capital II vehicle that closed on €306m
Naxicap's SushiShop sold to trade for €240m
Poland-based restaurant group AmRest acquires the France-based Japanese restaurant in a €240m deal
5Square backs My Micro Group
5Square, business angels and founders invest in online electronics wholesaler My Micro Group
Initiative & Finance invests in Proferm
GP buys a minority stake in French carpentry specialist Proferm, CEO Dejonghe retains majority
Ekkio buys Calicéo
GP invests alongside management, while founding family Ponteins sells stake in Caliceo
Waterland buys Within Reach Group
Including the latest acquisitions, WRG expects total annual turnover of €75m in 2018
PAI Partners to acquire Asmodee in €1.2bn deal
investment in Asmodee generated 4x money multiple for Eurazeo and yielded 35% IRR
Momentum Invest holds €101m interim close for maiden fund
Momentum Invest I, targeting France-based and services-focused SMEs, exceeds €100m target
Andera holds €360m first close for Winch Capital 4
Andera's fourth generation SMEs fund is well positioned to hit its €400m hard-cap in Q3 2018
Andera buys Skill & You in SBO
Skill & You investment is the first transaction from the mid-cap vehicle Winch Capital
The Carlyle Group buys LPG Systems
Europe and Asia-focused funds deployed to back France-based LPG, in view of Asian expansion
BNP Paribas, BPI France back BEG Ingénierie MBO
Six managers join the capital structure of French real estate construction company BEG
Eurazeo et al. sell PeopleDoc to trade
US-listed Ultimate Software buys France-based PeopleDoc, a cloud-based HR delivery system
CDC International, Mubadala back SFAM
Franco-emirati Fund (FEF), jointly-owned by CDC and Mubadala, was used for the transaction
BlackFin holds €180m final close for tech fund
Having held a first close a year ago, BlackFin Tech Fund 1 surpasses €150m target
Avedon sells Robidus to trade
During Avedon's three-year ownership, social security service Robidus doubled its revenues
Eurazeo sells Odealim to TA
Sale of insurance brokerage firm Odealim is expected to generate a money multiple of around 2x
Cathay holds €600m first close for Midcap II
Vehicle will provide equity tickets of up to €100m and up to €150m with co-investment
BC Partners’ MCS Group bolts-on DSO
Debt management service MCS Group, backed by BC Partners since 2017, buys peer DSO Group
Corpfin buys Grupo Barna
Grupo Barna plans to make an acquisition and commence its international expansion plans
BPI France launches InnoBio 2
BPI France and France-based corporate Sanofi have already made commitments to the vehicle
Abry Partners sells Basefarm to trade
PE-backed Norwegian IT services company Basefarm is acquired by France-based corporate Orange
Holland Venture backs MedAngel
GP invests alongside the fund manager of the province of Gelderland's innovation fund