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Stirling Square buys Verescence in SBO
GP buys France-based Verescence, a glass packaging specialist, from Oaktree
Access holds €768m final close for ACF VII
Funds-of-funds vehicle backing European buyout funds exceeds its €500m target
IK's Mademoiselle Desserts bolts on Les Délices des 7 Vallées
France-based Mademoiselle Desserts completes its second bolt-on since the IK acquisition
Inflexion, NVM exit CloserStill Media in SBO
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in CloserStill through its Partnership Capital fund in 2015
Omnes, BPI France back UnitE
GPs invest in the France-based hydropower specialist via renewables-focused funds
French PE market overtakes UK
With a stark drop in H2, the UK's buyout volume looks certain to finish the year short of 2017's total
Victus Participations backs PB Techniek MBO
Amsterdam-based GP buys PB Techniek, a service provider to the horticulture industry
YFM reaps 3.4x on sale of GTK
Sale of the UK-based provider of electronics to a strategic trade buyer generates a 36% IRR
Carlyle's Prima Solutions bolts on Effisoft
Prima and Effisoft combined form an insurtech company generating €50m revenues
Naxicap's DCI bolts on Retis
DCI’s bolt-on of communications specialist Retis follows the acquisition of Lhexian last year
Omnes holds €72m interim close for Expansion III
GP plans to hold a final close in H1 2019, sets target at €120m and hard-cap at €150m
Kurma holds first close for Kurma Biofund III
LPs including Servier, BPI France and Idinvest commit to the biotech- and heath-focused fund
BC Partners and PSP sell Antelliq to trade in €3bn deal
Merck will pay around €2.1bn to buy the outstanding shares of and assume the €1.15bn debt
Siparex et al. back Mathevon in SBO
Transaction sees Aquasourca, Garibaldi Participations, Esfin Gestion and BPI France exit
Adaxtra et al. back Groupe Asia in MBO
GPs invest in tour operator Groupe Asia alongside the CEO and the Chantraine family
Andera sells Scalian to Cobepa – reports
Andera wholly owns the engineering consultancy, having acquired stakes in 2015 and early 2018
Panakès et al. back €9m series-B for Carthera
Consortium of investors back Carthera to accelerate the development of its clinical pipeline
Main Capital-backed SDB Ayton bolts on Cormel IT
Under Main’s ownership since May, SDB Ayton buys Cormel IT to broaden its product portfolio
Rabo PE backs V&S Food Specialist
GP buys a 40% stake via Rabo Pariticipaties in Netherlands-based V&S Food Specialist
Vendis Capital buys Alpine
Vendis buys Netherlands-based Alpine Holding, an earplug manufacturer, from its founders
NPM Capital to sell Iddink to trade in €277m deal
Netherlands-based Iddink Group, an educational platform, is sold to Finnish Sanoma Group
Bridgepoint hires Huët
HuУЋt, former CFO of Unilever and Bristol-Myers Squibb, joins Bridgepoint's advisory board
Weinberg CP launches impact fund
WCP Impact Dév expects to hold a first close in 2019 and will inject €5-20m in businesses
Alpina-backed Germanedge buys Objective International
GP acquires a 70% stake in Objective, while the management team has retained the remainder