Articles by Francesca Veronesi
Alpha Private Equity buys Ipcom from Waterland
Acquirer uses Alpha Private Equity Fund 7, which closed on €903m earlier this year, to fund the acquisition
Jolt Capital holds final close on €83m
GP holds a final close for Jolt Capital III, which will have a three-year investment period
Citic Capital nears Axilone SBO
Chinese GP nears a buyout of the Paris-headquartered packaging supplier from Oaktree
Elige Capital backs AB Report in MBO
Debt for the transaction was provided by Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire
BPI France et al. back Conecteo in MBO
GPs take part in a new round of funding for French customer interaction software developer
BNP Paribas, Normandie Participations inject €2m into Alticap
GPs invest in the French IT firm with debt provided by BPI France and CIC
Entrepreneur Venture backs InsideBoard
Entrepreneur Venture, BPI France and Banque Populaire invest $5m in the French SaaS platform
Van Lanschot Participaties to spin out from bank
Dutch bank intends to sell its private equity division, which will look for third-party money
Fosun acquires PE-backed Tridem Pharma for €63m
Fosun acquires shares in the French drug distributor, which operates in African countries
Jones Day recruits three Linklaters lawyers in Paris office
Partner David Swinburne and two associates move to Jones Day's Paris office
Rhone Alpes PME backs Groupe Structa MBO
GP buys French wooden and aluminium joinery manufacturer Groupe Structa
BioGeneration Ventures closes fund on €82m
New investors include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Schroder Adveq
Five Arrows Principal Investments backs A2Mac1
FAPI acquires French automotive benchmarking provider for a total of €200m
Galia Gestion, Alliance Entreprendre back Barbarie
GPs replace owner and LT Capital as investors of pallet boxes business Barbarie Groupe
Ardian backs management buyout of Babeau-Seguin
Ardian buys the French detached house builder Babeau-Seguin from Nixen
Truffle et al. exit Vexim in €162m Stryker deal
US-based Stryker Corporation acquires French VC-backed company Vexim for €162m
Idinvest Partners, BPI France et al. in €32m iAdvize series-C
French GPs invest €32m in the conversational marketing platform developer
Céréa Partenaire backs management buyout of Store Novation
Investment is financed via Céréa Capital II, which closed in January 2017 on €225m
Gimv, UI Gestion sell Almaviva Santé to Antin
Gimv and UI Gestion sell the French private hospitals group to Antin Infrastructure Partners
Accel Partners et al. in $28m Shift Technology series-B
Consortium of US and French investors backs the platform, which helps insurers detect fraud
BC Partners acquires MCS
GP acquires a 90% stake in the French bank loans portfolio management company
BPI France and UI Gestion acquire Theradial in MBO
GPs jointly acquire a majority stake in the French medical equipment distributor
KKR's SMCP valued at €1.5bn in IPO
A third of the French retailer's shares are put in free float by investors and management
Triton's Befesa sets IPO price range
Environmental services provider announces a €28-38 share price range for its upcoming IPO