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Gimv to acquire La Comtoise in SBO
Céréa Partenaire and Unigrains-backed La Comtoise is currently doubling production
ArchiMed holds first close for MED Platform I
Healthcare-focused mid-cap buy-and-build fund raises less than two thirds of its €800m target
VC-backed Themis announces IPO price range
Size of the offering for Austria-based Themis is €55.3m – at the high-end of the price range
Sofindev to sell House of Talents
PE house hires advisers to end holding period of two years for its €107m Sofindev IV Fund
Omnes to launch fourth Capenergie fund in Q3 2019
Energy-transition-focused Capenergie IV has a €500m target, double the size of its predecessor
Idinvest backs MP Hygiene
Idinvest will help disposable hygiene products business generate a €100m turnover by 2020
Isatis backs Nova Consulting
Isatis acquires a minority stake to support further acquisitions and expand abroad
Connection hires Caird's Coupland
Asset manager Connection Capital hires Coupland as portfolio manager for PE team
Naxicap's Technicis Group bolts on AAC Global
Finland-based translation services business AAC is Technicis's fourth bolt on in 2018
Céréa, Unexo buy Linxis Group cheese and dairy division
GPs carve out the division from France-based equipment supplier Linxis Group, owned by IK
I&F makes governance changes
Sophie Pourquéry and Edouard Thomazeau take the helm of the French GP founded in 1998
Amundi PE, A Plus Finance invest €12m in Crosscall
GPs join BPI France and ACG in backing heavy duty, waterproof smartphones company
Nordian Capital buys Pos Service Holland
Nordian is currently investing from its Nordian Fund II fund, closed on €400m in 2014
NewPort Capital closes maiden buyout fund on €90m
Closing of Newport Buyout Fund I takes place a year after Dutch GP announced launch
ICG's DomusVi bolts on Sarrikue Group
DomusVi, a France-based nursing homes operator acquires Basque peer Sarrikue Group
Unigrains invests in Roger Descours
Agrifood-focused investor Unigrains buys a stake in frozen-fruits producer Roger Descours
Equistone carves out Courir
Equistone to buy Courir, a French footwear retailer, for an equity value of €283m
Idinvest et al. inject €20m into Cooptalis
Following a €1.5m round in 2015, the France-based recruitment agency now generates €250m in turnover
ICG to sell Stella Group
ICG appoints Lazard to conduct auction for France-based Stella Group, say reports
Tikehau and DWS enter strategic alliance agreement
Alliance encourages cross-investment in reciprocal products as well as co-investments
Apax France hires Vigier
French mid-market specialist GP Apax hires associate Arnauld Vigier to strengthen its TMT team
Dawn Capital et al. inject $12m into Zivver
UK-based Dawn Capital and DN Capital, and previous Dutch investor HenQ Capital, back Zivver
GP Profile: PAI Partners
Partner Yvan Massonnat speaks to Unquote about the firm's strategy and GP consolidation in the French market
Andera sells stake in Gris Group
Andera sells minority stake to management, Soc Gen Capital Partners and BNP Développement