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Parcom's MGG Group buys Eurotech
PE-backed aluminium castings developer MGG Group acquires its Dutch peer Eurotech Benelux
iBionext in series-B follow-up for Prophesee
Series-B round for French computer vision technology developer Prophesee now totals $19m
Permira's Vacalians undergoes refinancing
Total of €345m is secured via a pool of 20 lenders, led by Crédit Agricole CIB
Capzanine to hold final close for €950m private debt fund in Q1
Launched in Q1 2017, Capzanine 4 Private Debt fund should hold a final close in March
Idinvest backs Vision Systems in SBO
GP buys 20% of French aeronautics and automotive systems developer Vision Systems
PE-backed footwear retailer Sarenza sold to trade
French retail chain Monoprix buys Sarenza from HLD, BPI France and Akila Finance
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes bolts on Groupe Etienne
Acquisition is Alliance Etiquettes’s sixth add-on since Activa's investment in 2015
Egeria’s Clondalkin Group sells Cats-Haensel and Nimax to trade
Austrian packaging manufacturer Schur Flexibles buys the confectionery and tea packaging businesses
Aquilo et al. invest $55.8m in Merus
Consortium of backers invests in the Dutch clinical-stage immuno-oncology company
Oaktree-backed NL Holding buys ProCrea, Archimed, Imer
GP-backed German reproductive medicine group NL Holding bolts-on three European competitors
Isatis invests in Hotline to finance Groupe Metalis bolt-on
Isatis-backed outsourced IT service Hotline acquires competitor Groupe Metalis in bolt-on
iBionext closes maiden fund iBionext Growth on €90m
Backers of the fund include French and international investors, including a Chinese corporate
Artemid closes second debt fund
Launched in Q3 2017, Artemid Senior Loan II surpasses its predecessor and closes on €413m
Scor, LBO France launch Scor Mid Market Loans fund
Asset manager Scor Investment Partners teams up with GP LBO France for a leveraged loans fund
Core Equity buys IDVerde in SBO
Chequers sells its stake in the French landscaping and grounds maintenance service
Idinvest/Eurazeo merger: Going global
Eurazeo's permanent capital and an international footprint will help Idinvest attract an international LP base
Capzanine backs EOS Corrugated in MBO
Capzanine secures a majority stake from Capzanine 4 and also invests mezzanine debt
Eurazeo's Asmodée bolts-on Lookout
French games publisher Asmodée acquires the Germany-based board and card game publisher
Apollo, PGGM partner in bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
Apollo and Dutch pension fund PGGM join forces to bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
BPI France et al. invest in Enygea
Nord Croissance backs French portable toilets rental service provider Enygea for the first time
Turenne Capital exits Volfoni to trade
GP sells its minority stake in the French maker of 3D cinema glasses to Chinese corporate Shandong Luxin-Rio
CM-CIC Investissement backs Bougrier
GP acquires 32% of French family-owned wine business Bougrier, investing €4.2m
Capzanine backs Alphitan in MBO
GP used its Capzanine 4 Flex Equity fund, closed in 2016 on €350m, for the transaction
Pragma Capital buys GSRI in MBO
GP buys a majority stake in the French infrastructure inspection engineering group