Articles by Francesca Veronesi
Naxicap's Technicis bolts on HL Trad
Idinvest Partners' single-tranche loan supports translation service HL Trad's acquisition
NorthEdge's SME Fund I closes on £120m
NorthEdge's small-cap-focused vehicle, launched in February 2018, hits ТЃ120m hard-cap
Marlborough opens office in Madrid, hires head of Iberia
PwC's Pedro Manen de Sola-Morales will become managing director and head of Iberia
Ontex rejects PAI's takeover offer
Board of directors rejects offer on the basis that it undervalues Belgium-based Ontex
Andera et al. back Dynacure in €47m round
Investors support the biotech business in advancing its lead programme into clinical development
Raise to back Artemis Courtage
Raise Investissement typically invests €10-50m in companies generating a €30-500m turnover
Investec hires HSBC's Burgess
Burgess will focus on origination and execution of private debt services across Europe
Hivest buys St Mamet in SBO
Florac sells stake in canned fruits specialist Saint Mamet having invested in 2015
Chevrillon & Associés buys DCW Editions
Chevrillon provides equity tickets in the €5-75m range for businesses valued at between €200-250m
Cinven's Chryso buys Ruredil
Chryso, a producer of additives for concrete and cement, buys assets from Italy-based Ruredil
MBO Partenaires backs Laboratoires Embryolisse
French GP provides a €16m ticket for the transaction, which values Embryolisse at between €50-100m
Weinberg's Pharma Omnium sells Biodim subsidiary
Apax Partners' NuPharm acquires France-based Laboratoire Biodim from its parent company
PE-backed Neovia sold to trade in €1.53bn deal
Eurazeo, Unigrains and Idia owned Neovia alongisde French cooperative group InVivo
Blackstone acquires Averys in SBO
Acquirer of the storage products manufacturer drew capital from Blackstone Capital Partners VII
Bridgepoint buys Privatesportshop in SBO
GP buys a majority stake while previous backer Pechel Industries partially exits
Bain buys DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
Bain Capital acquires DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals via its Bain Capital Europe IV vehicle
Charterhouse eyes France's Funecap
ICG provided Funecap with €350m in unitranche debt at the end of last year
GP Profile: Gimv
Investor relations and corporate communications manager De Leenheer discusses the firm's history of public backing and current strategy
Advent International sells Mondo Minerals to trade
Mondo’s enterprise value of $600m equates to an EBITDA multiple of around 13.1x
Atomico, Korelya back Oh Bibi
Venture capital firms inject €21m into the France-based mobile games startup
Idinvest backs Blue Soft
Idinvest acquires a 25% stake in the digital transformation business, injecting €10m
Etoile ID, Ace Management back Rafaut
Ace, which has backed Rafaut since 2015 via its Aerofund III fund, reinvests in the business
Montagu buys Wireless Logic Group in SBO
Sale of the connectivity platform provider is the first exit from CVC's $1bn growth fund
Bridgepoint invests in Burger King France
Corporate Groupe Bertrand sells significant minority stake in France-based burger chain