Francesca Veronesi
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Céréa Partenaire holds €300m first close for Céréa Dette II
Senior debt vehicle inches closer to its €350m hard-cap and already exceeds its predecessor
Arkéa et al. in Armor SBO
Existing backers reinvest in the French printing service, Unexo joins for the first time
Advent International in €1.91bn Zentiva carve-out
GP to buy generics business division Zentiva from French biopharmaceutical company Sanofi
Azulis Capital buys Jordenen
GP acquires a 67% stake in the French designer and producer of promotional products
CM-CIC Capital Privé divests Celeste
GP sells its stake in French B-to-B internet provider Celeste to owner Nicolas Aube
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Permira acquires Exclusive Group in €1.3bn deal
Permira buys French cybersecurity and cloud distributor Exclusive Group in SBO deal
Star Platinum Capital invests in Naf Naf carve-out
Chinese backers buy the French womenswear retailer from corporate Vivarte in a €52m deal
Ardian holds €230m final close for Growth Fund II
New vehicle is already three times bigger than its 2014 predecessor, Ardian Growth Fund I
OTPP buys 40% stake in European Camping Group SBO
Former backers Carlyle and Montefiore retain a majority stake in the French mobile-homes rental business
Omnes sells Adictiz to trade
Omnes Capital invested €2m in French video games developer Adictiz in 2012
Apax France et al. exit Silvya Terrade in SBO
Abénex takes over French beauty and hairdressing colleges Silvya Terrade, acquiring a 70% stake
Benelux's biotech and pharma buyouts market in rude health
Buyout houses are becoming more attracted to assets in the Benelux biotech and pharma spaces, typically the preserve of venture capital investors
DLA Piper hires Vandenbussche and Pinkham
Law firm hires partner Vandenbussche and senior counsel Pinkham to strengthen PE arm
Alliance Entreprendre et al. sell Safir to trade
GPs sell the French manufacturer of automatic garage doors to corporate Accedia Group
Ixo PE et al. back Groupe RYB
GPs inject €16.5m into the French polyethylene piping producer to finance a bolt-on
Idinvest Digital Fund III holds €180m first close
Idinvest's third digital fund, with a target of €300m, surpasses its €154m predecessor
Oxatis announces intention to float
Oxatis, a French PE-backed e-commerce SaaS developer, will float on 24 April
Tikehau backs insurance broker Filiassur
GP buys a minority stake in French insurance specialist Filiassur in a €30m MBO deal
LFPI et al. invest €50m in Bioline by InVivo
LFPI, Idia and Unigrains back French agricultural products manufacturer Bioline by InVivo
EdRip completes spinout from Edmond de Rothschild
Fully independent French firm with €2bn in AUM will operate under the name Andera Partners
Sofinnova holds €275m close for Crossover Fund 1
Vehicle will focus on biopharma and medical companies with EVs of €50-150m
Naxicap's Technicis bolts on TextMaster
Technicis acquires French online translation service TextMaster with debt from Idinvest
French VC fundraising shifts towards sector specialisation
A number of specialist VC funds have held first or final closes in recent months, bringing distinct advantages and risks in equal measure