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LBO France et al. back Deezer
Consortium of investors injects €160m in France-based music streaming service Deezer
Charterhouse acquires Funecap
Management equally reinvests in funeral service Funecap, which posts an EBITDA of around €40m
HIG's Valtris bolts-on Ineos divisions
Valtris buys France-based Ineos Baleycourt and Benelux-based Ineos ChloroToluenes
Elementis puts sale of Mondo Minerals to Advent on hold
Advent announced the sale of Mondo to listed Elementis in June, with EV amounting to $600m
Main Mezzanine Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Mezzanine division of Main Capital first started investing via a €50m capital pool
Ardian's Trigo bolts-on SCSI
SCSI represents the sixth acquisition since Ardian bought France-based Trigo in 2016
Advent rejects offers for Unit4
Netherlands-based software developer Unit4 was acquired by Advent for €1.17bn in 2014
Chequers, IGI PE sell Rollon Group to trade
Business was first backed by PE houses in 2010, when Ardian took a 51.8% stake at a €48.9m EV
Tikehau holds first close, launches fund
French GP's TGE II backs SMEs across western Europe with EBITDA in the €5-50m range
Endless-backed Brabant Alucast files for bankruptcy
Dutch car component manufacturer was bought by Endless via Endless Fund IV in 2016
CapDecisif holds first close for CapDecisif 4
VC is aiming to exceed its €50m target but will not surpass the €70m assigned hard-cap
BPI France sells CPI to trade
French book printing group CPI is bought by Netherlands-based Circle Media Group
Argos Wityu buys Juratoys in MBO
Juratoys was previously owned by US-headquartered Alex Brands, backed by Propel Equity
CVC sells Linxens to trade in $2.6bn deal
France-based smartcard parts maker Linxens is sold to Chinese conglomerate Unisplendour
BPI France, Latour buy Plastic Omnium Environment
Latour Capital is currently investing via its Latour Capital II vehicle that closed on €306m
Naxicap's SushiShop sold to trade for €240m
Poland-based restaurant group AmRest acquires the France-based Japanese restaurant in a €240m deal
5Square backs My Micro Group
5Square, business angels and founders invest in online electronics wholesaler My Micro Group
Initiative & Finance invests in Proferm
GP buys a minority stake in French carpentry specialist Proferm, CEO Dejonghe retains majority
Ekkio buys Calicéo
GP invests alongside management, while founding family Ponteins sells stake in Caliceo
Waterland buys Within Reach Group
Including the latest acquisitions, WRG expects total annual turnover of €75m in 2018
PAI Partners to acquire Asmodee in €1.2bn deal
investment in Asmodee generated 4x money multiple for Eurazeo and yielded 35% IRR
Momentum Invest holds €101m interim close for maiden fund
Momentum Invest I, targeting France-based and services-focused SMEs, exceeds €100m target
Andera holds €360m first close for Winch Capital 4
Andera's fourth generation SMEs fund is well positioned to hit its €400m hard-cap in Q3 2018
Andera buys Skill & You in SBO
Skill & You investment is the first transaction from the mid-cap vehicle Winch Capital