Articles by Francesca Veronesi
Generis Capital et al. back Naskeo
Consortium of investors injects €12m into France-based Naskeo, a biogas plants developer
Waterland opens new office in Zurich
Opening of the Swiss base follows the inauguration of offices in Manchester and Copenhagen
Siparex, Arkea exit Nadia Group
Previous backer Unexo and management reinvest in the France-based industrials group
KKR hires Palamon's Daan Knottenbelt
Knottenbelt will lead KKR's EMEA financial services coverage
Investec hires UniCredit's Bachtler
Former Unicredit director Joerg Bachtler joins Investec's institutional sales group team
Tikehau appoints Laillier as head of private equity
Laillier was a member of the investment and audit committees of Tikehau from 2004 to 2016
BPI France et al. back Qucit
Backers include Urban US, which backs startups seeking to improve the functioning of cities
Eurazeo's CPK in talks to buy Lutti
CPK, the holding company of Carambar & Co, will buy the France-based sweets producer from Katjes
VisVires New Protein Capital et al. back Mitte
Three VC firms in $10.6m seed round for Mitte, a water purification system developer
Nordian Capital backs Codema
Nordian is currently investing via its Nordian Fund II vehicle, closed in 2014 on €300m
FnB Private Equity, Agro Invest buy Valade
French PE houses FnB Private Equity and Agro Invest have jointly bought a majority stake in France-based fruit-processing company Valade Groupe.
Aslanoba Capital et al. back Colendi
Turkey- and UK-based VC firms inject $2.5m into the Zug-based credit scoring platform
PE-backed Vivalto Santé bolts on Capio's French division
French division of hospitals and clinics operator Capio is valued at around €455m
Siparex backs NG Travel in MBO
Olivier Kervella and the management team retain the majority of French tour operator NG Travel
Benelux industrials booming and primed for internationalisation
Sector soars past consumer in terms of aggregate value of H1 buyouts, having historically attracted similar levels of PE backing
CVC sells Stage Entertainment to trade
CVC sells 60% stake in Dutch musical theatre producer Stage to Advance Publications
Newion backs startup PlayPass
Belgium-based PlayPass, a provider of technology services for events, has raised €7.9m to date
Active's Hendrik Veder bolts on Universal Inspection
Hendrik Veder acquires Scotland-based testing and lifting supply specialist Universal
Prime Ventures sells Greetz to trade
Photobox, backed by Exponent Private Equity and Electra Private Equity, buys Greetz
Ardian in talks to buy Trustteam
Ardian is set to acquire Belgium-based IT company Trustteam, owned by Naxicap since 2014
Weinberg eyes Realease Capital
Andera invested in Realease Capital, a professional equipment leasing company in 2015
Avedon sells CycloMedia to Volpi in €100m deal
Investment in Netherlands-based B2B geospatial data business generates a 5x return
Penta-backed GRP buys Digney Grant
GRPтs Irish division Abbey Bond Lovis, a retail broking specialist, buys a majority stake
French mid-cap seeks new approaches as competition heats up
Buy-backs edge into the French mid-market, as H1 activity hits record highs and entry multiples swell