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Experienced Capital backs NV Gallery
NV Gallery founders Natalie Hanczewski and Thibaut Saguet retain a majority stake
Index Ventures leads €30m series-B for Lunchr
Daphni and Idinvest previously invested €11m in the France-based startup in Q2 2018
Keensight inks first Spanish deal with Asti Mobile Robotics
French GP Keensight enters the Spanish market with a growth capital investment
Three Hills closes third fund on €540m hard cap
THCS III exceeds its тЌ400m target, attracting LPs from Europe, North America and Australasia
Cathay backs Finance Active
Finance Active’s founders and managers also acquire stakes in the digital finance business
Eurazeo holds first close on €500m for Capital IV
Asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and family offices back the fund
Permira buys Hana Group in SBO
GP buys France-based Hana Group, based on 2019 projected EBITDA of €43m, from TA Associates
CM-CIC backs Septeo MBO
GP, buying a minority stake, will help France-based Septeo to grow internationally
French buyout value climbs to post-crisis peak
Total deal value comfortably surpasses 2017's figure in a market driven by fierce competition, high prices and easy access to debt
IK backs NetCo MBO
IK, drawing capital from its Small Cap II Fund, invests alongside historical backer Andera
Main Mezzanine spins out as Pride Capital
As Pride Capital, the rebranded mezzanine provider will maintain the same investment strategy
CM-CIC Innovation et al. invest €7m in Diota
Safran Corporate Ventures, Supernova Invest and Calao Finance reinvest in the company
Bridgepoint acquires Miya from Arison Investments
Miya's acquisition is the first investment made by Bridgepoint's €5.7bn Europe VI fund
BPI France, CM-CIC back Bretagne Télécom
GPs inject €20m into telecoms specialist Bretagne Telecom in the form of equity and debt
Apax France sells aviation division of SK FireSafety
US-based LLCP carves-out SK AeroSafety division from Apax France's SK FireSafety Group
Idia backs LGI Wines in SBO
Historical backers Initiative & Finance and Agribev Holding divest their LGI Wines stakes
Siparex backs Valentin Traiteur in MBO
GP uses the Siparex ETI 4 fund to acquire its stake in Valentin Traiteur, a fresh food provider
Siparex sells stake in Cotherm to trade
Siparex sells its majority stake in Cotherm, acquired in 2012, to heat exchangers specialist Thermofin
Eurazeo sells stake in Capzanine to Axa in €82m deal
Axa France recommits having backed Capzanine since 2015; Axa IM is a new backer
Natixis et al. invest €72m in Wynd
Fresh capital will be used to hire staff, pursue Wynd's expansion abroad and invest in R&D
Capzanine backs Intescia in SBO
Exiting GPs Andera and BNP Paribas Development supported Intescia's spin-out in 2013
Naxicap exits Jaguar Network to trade in €100m deal
GP sells minority stake in France-based Jaguar Network after five years' ownership
Charterhouse's Siaci Saint Honore bolts on Driesassur
SSH, backed by Charterhouse since 2018, bolts on jewellery insurance specialist Driesassur
BEX collects $280m for third fund
BEX III should hold a first and final close by Q2 2019 near its $350m hard-cap