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Aztec Group strengthens private equity team
Aztec hires Detournay as director, and Khan and Lombardo as associate directors
Eiffel collects €80m from EIB for impact fund
Targeting a €400m final close, Eiffel Essentiel will have a lifespan of around 15 years
Apollo- and BPI France-backed Verallia sets IPO price range
BWSA, a Brazilian investment company, commits to place an order to the tune of €275m
Raise Investissement invests €200m in Epsa
Transaction sees the management team retain a majority stake in consultancy Epsa
Cipio Partners, Hi Inov et al. invest €16.5m in Agorapulse
Social media management platform Agorapulse achieved a year-on-year growth of around 65%
Lahoud becomes executive board chairman of Ace management
Marwan Lahoud succeedes Thierry Letailleur, the founder of French GP Ace Management
Idia, Carvest et al. back Groupe Mauffrey in SBO
Previous backer Siparex divests the business while the Mauffrey family retains a majority
Macron pledges €5bn investment for late-stage venture
President says €2bn will back late-stage funds, and €3bn will support publicly listed tech firms
Younan Company buys Chateau La Garelle
Chateau La Garelle is the second vineyard acquisition in the Bordeaux region for the US-based GP
InnovaHealth backs Koelis
GP provides growth equity to French developer of medical imaging products Koelis
Geneo backs Pinette Emidecau Industries SBO
GP will help industrials business Pinette to grow externally in Europe and the US
83North, Marathon Capital back Lenses.io
Series-A will help data and analytics specialist Lenses.io to expand internationally
Andera, Capital Croissance sell stakes in Snadec
Deal sees Aumndi and LFPI invest in French decontamination and asbestos removal specialist
Silverfleet carves out two divisions from Boa group
Boa is the 10th investment from Silverfleet Capital Partners II, which closed in 2015
Mentha Capital backs Kader MBO
Owners van Dijk and KleinJan will remain minority shareholders of Dutch consultancy Kader
Apax France hires DC Advisory's Hamou as TMT partner
Hamou joins from DC Advisory, where he was co-head of the business in France since 2012
Qualium backs Magnolia.fr MBO
GP invests in French online insurance brokerage, while management retains a majority stake
Ardian closes fifth co-investment fund on $2.5bn
Ardian Co-investment V is more than double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2015
Summit, Alven et al. invest $46m in Akeneo series-C
New funding will support Akeneo in its product development and recruitment efforts
Amundi, BPI France, Socadif invest €115m in Wifirst
GPs carve out France-based Wifirst, an internet access provider, from the Bolloré Group
Capza acquires a minority stake in Audensiel
GP will support international expansion and organic growth of the digital consultancy
Highland Europe, Alven et al. invest £45m in JobTeaser
GPs will help French recruitment and career expert JobTeaser to strengthen its network
PE consortium and Sogecap invest in Primonial
Deal sees PE firm Bridgepoint reduce its shareholding in Primonial from 56.1% to 35%
H1 Review: Large-cap value drives Benelux buyout activity
H1's aggregate value of €11.1bn resulted in a 60% increase on H2 2018, and reveals large-cap activity remains strong in the region