Francesca Veronesi
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Waterland sells Attero to 3i Infrastructure
GP sells stake in Dutch waste management company Attero to 3i and DWS
PAI Europe VII closes on €5bn hard cap
PAI says it hits its hard-cap after only six months on the road, with a demand of more than €15bn
Anchorage, CVC Credit Partners wholly acquire Ideal Standard
Lenders take over from Bain, concluding a restructuring process initiated in 2017
Ciclad in talks to buy Bertin Ergonomie
French GP plans to wholly acquire ergonomics consultancy Bertin Ergonomie via Ciclad VI fund
BlackFin Capital Partners exits Cyrus
Management team buys back the French wealth management advisory firm, with debt from Ardian
Ardian exits Brico Privé in SBO
Ardian sells its minority stake in the French online DIY and gardening retailer to a fellow institutional investor
Isatis backs Oriental Viandes
Senior debt for the transaction was provided by CIC Est, LCL and Banque Palatine
Carlyle acquires AkzoNobel's chemicals arm in €10bn deal
Deal for the AkzoNobel division is the largest European PE-backed buyout recorded since 2007
Entrepreneur Venture, Carvest back VM Constructions
Entrepreneur Venture and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement inject €4.3m for a minority stake
Ardian sells Groupe Bio7 to trade
Buyer Cerba HealthCare is owned by Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments
Spark Capital et al. back Tourlane
Consortium of VC firms take part in a €7m series-A round for German travel planning specialist Tourlane
Active Capital backs Lumat
GP acquires a significant majority stake in Dutch yarns distributor Lumat in MBO deal
Naxicap enters exclusive negotiations to buy ECS
GP is in talks to buy French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Omnes launches new funds
Omnes Real Tech, Omnes Expansion III amd Mezzanis III expected to hold closes in 2018
PAI, BCIMC finalise €1.58bn Refresco take-private
97.4% of the company's issued and outstanding shares are tendered at €20 per share
Mentha Capital's Destiny bolts-on Motto Communications
GP injects new equity into Destiny to finance acquisition of Dutch cloud service Motto
Idinvest, Brighteye Ventures back Ornikar
GPs take part in a €10m series-A round for the French online driving school
Alliance Entreprendre et al. back Demarne
Historical backers Unexo, Ouest Croissance and BPI France exit the French seafood specialist
Newport Capital backs Cow Hills
VC firm Newport invests in Cow Hills, a Dutch omnichannel point-of-sale software provider
PE-backers exit Quitoque to trade
360 Capital, Isai and NCI sell stakes in the French meal kits provider to Carrefour
Abénex to back Silvya Terrade
Abénex joins previous investors backing the French hairdressing colleges group
Gilde Equity Management's Chemogas bolts on Stereo Group
Belgium-based Chemogas has acquired Malaysian sterilisation gases distributor Stereo Group
Pragma sells NACC to trade
GP sells French distressed corporate debt specialist NACC to Norway's B2Holding
Five Seasons Ventures holds first close for maiden fund
French VC firm's first fund, dedicated to agriculture technology, holds a €60m first close