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Platina buys Cap Vital Sante
France-based Cap Vital Sante was previously owned by the founder and members of the network
Active Capital's FTNon sold to trade for €32m
US-based JBT Corporation acquires Dutch FTNon, the industrial food equipment provider
Pechel backs Vernicolor
Pechel buys a minority, while founding CEO François Champier and management retain the remainder
Alven, Idinvest inject $45m into Meero
After a funding round in Q4 2017, commercial photography specialist Meero attracts new capital
Amundi Private Equity backs Appart Fitness
France-based gym operator will bolt on its peer Nextalis following the capital injection
CM-CIC et al. inject €53.5m in Socomore
CM-CIC and Ace recommit to France-based Socomore, Raise and BPI France are new backers
Societe Generale Capital Partenaires backs Netcom
Three founders retain their majority stake in the France-based telecommunications operator
Demeter backs Piscines Magiline in MBO
UI Gestion, BPI France, Esfin Gestion and BTP Capital remain backers of Piscines Magiline
Gilde Equity Management acquires Eiffel
Transaction sees founder Ferdi van Dommelen exit his investment in the Dutch consultancy
Quilvest reshuffles management
Alexis Meffre takes over from Stanislas Poniatowski as Quilvest's executive chairperson
Benelux large-cap activity swells in H1
Aggregate value of deals valued at more than €500m is approaching pre-crisis levels, based on H1 2018 figures
Naxicap's Technicis bolts on HL Trad
Idinvest Partners' single-tranche loan supports translation service HL Trad's acquisition
NorthEdge's SME Fund I closes on £120m
NorthEdge's small-cap-focused vehicle, launched in February 2018, hits £120m hard-cap
Marlborough opens office in Madrid, hires head of Iberia
PwC's Pedro Manen de Sola-Morales will become managing director and head of Iberia
Ontex rejects PAI's takeover offer
Board of directors rejects offer on the basis that it undervalues Belgium-based Ontex
Andera et al. back Dynacure in €47m round
Investors support the biotech business in advancing its lead programme into clinical development
Raise to back Artemis Courtage
Raise Investissement typically invests €10-50m in companies generating a €30-500m turnover
Investec hires HSBC's Burgess
Burgess will focus on origination and execution of private debt services across Europe
Hivest buys St Mamet in SBO
Florac sells stake in canned fruits specialist Saint Mamet having invested in 2015
Chevrillon & Associés buys DCW Editions
Chevrillon provides equity tickets in the €5-75m range for businesses valued at between €200-250m
Cinven's Chryso buys Ruredil
Chryso, a producer of additives for concrete and cement, buys assets from Italy-based Ruredil
MBO Partenaires backs Laboratoires Embryolisse
French GP provides a €16m ticket for the transaction, which values Embryolisse at between €50-100m
Weinberg's Pharma Omnium sells Biodim subsidiary
Apax Partners' NuPharm acquires France-based Laboratoire Biodim from its parent company
PE-backed Neovia sold to trade in €1.53bn deal
Eurazeo, Unigrains and Idia owned Neovia alongisde French cooperative group InVivo