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CIC Private Debt closes CIC Debt Fund 3 on €530m
CIC is also fundraising for CIC Mezzanine & Unitranche 5, which launched in September and held a first closing on €150m
Fonds Industries et Technologies II to hold final close in H1
Fund, which backs B2B industrial companies, has a €100m target and a €120m hard-cap
Meeschaert CP backs ID Systemes SBO
GP launched a small-cap strategy in Q3 to back companies of the size of ID Systemes
H2 Equity Partners buys Mill Panel
H2 will help the Dutch wooden exterior door panels specialist expand internationally
Xerys Funds invests €30m in Biolog-id
France-based sensitive health products business received €50m from Xerys to date
Consortium backs €38.75m series-B for Tissium
France-based wound dressing developer previously raised €30.5m at the series-A stage
Gyrus collects €240m for Cortex Fund
Gyrus is fundraising for both its open-ended Cortex Fund and closed-ended Principal Fund
Mentha Capital to buy Van Vulpen
GP plans to buy the Dutch cables specialist, according to a filing with the competition authority
Argos Wityu to de-list EPC Groupe in take-private
Argos will back the France-based manufacturer and distributor of explosives for civil use
Siparex, EMZ back Jacky Perrenot Group
GPs invest in the French freight transportation service alongside management
Equistone to buy Amadys from Vectis
Management team of the Belgian utilities equipment distributor retains a minority stake
France: Private debt still thriving despite muted fundraising
Current fundraising pipeline and recent investment statistics suggest the French private debt space is still in rude health
CM-CIC backs Formes & Sculptures MBO
GP invests €7.3m in the France-based point-of-sale merchandising equipment provider
Andera backs Auxiga SBO
GP will help the inventory pledge service pursue its international expansion
Andera sells Groupe Bacacier to trade
GP sells its stake in the metallic cladding specialist, ending its two-year minority ownership
Isai hires Accenture's de Scorbiac
De Scorbiac was responsible for the Accenture Venture fund's activities in Europe
Avedon exits Olympia in management buy-back
GP sells the Dutch employment agency to its CEO, ending its three-years ownership
EQT closes Ventures II on €660m
EQT Ventures II will back European startups and US companies looking to expand in Europe
Idinvest passes €500m mark in Private Debt V fundraise
Fund, which has already been invested in at least one transaction, has a €1bn target
Pechel, Ommes back Jems Group MBO
Pechel, via Pechel IV, and the co-investment team of Omnes back the French IT services firm
Main Capital buys King Business Software
Deal is Main Capital's third acquisition in the Dutch financial administrative software space
Keensight to buy Sogelink from Naxicap
GP returns to the French software provider, which it owned from 2013 to 2016
PE-backed Cousin Medical Group buys FR2D
Turenne acquired a majority stake in Cousin Medical Group in Q3 this year, via its Capital Santé 2 fund
Providence invests €32m in Net Reviews
GP's growth team is investing via the $2bn Strategic Growth IV fund, closed in Q3