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Apax France et al. exit Silvya Terrade in SBO
Abénex takes over French beauty and hairdressing colleges Silvya Terrade, acquiring a 70% stake
Benelux's biotech and pharma buyouts market in rude health
Buyout houses are becoming more attracted to assets in the Benelux biotech and pharma spaces, typically the preserve of venture capital investors
DLA Piper hires Vandenbussche and Pinkham
Law firm hires partner Vandenbussche and senior counsel Pinkham to strengthen PE arm
Alliance Entreprendre et al. sell Safir to trade
GPs sell the French manufacturer of automatic garage doors to corporate Accedia Group
Ixo PE et al. back Groupe RYB
GPs inject €16.5m into the French polyethylene piping producer to finance a bolt-on
Idinvest Digital Fund III holds €180m first close
Idinvest's third digital fund, with a target of €300m, surpasses its €154m predecessor
Oxatis announces intention to float
Oxatis, a French PE-backed e-commerce SaaS developer, will float on 24 April
Tikehau backs insurance broker Filiassur
GP buys a minority stake in French insurance specialist Filiassur in a €30m MBO deal
LFPI et al. invest €50m in Bioline by InVivo
LFPI, Idia and Unigrains back French agricultural products manufacturer Bioline by InVivo
EdRip completes spinout from Edmond de Rothschild
Fully independent French firm with €2bn in AUM will operate under the name Andera Partners
Sofinnova holds €275m close for Crossover Fund 1
Vehicle will focus on biopharma and medical companies with EVs of €50-150m
Naxicap's Technicis bolts on TextMaster
Technicis acquires French online translation service TextMaster with debt from Idinvest
French VC fundraising shifts towards sector specialisation
A number of specialist VC funds have held first or final closes in recent months, bringing distinct advantages and risks in equal measure
Waterland sells Attero to 3i Infrastructure
GP sells stake in Dutch waste management company Attero to 3i and DWS
PAI Europe VII closes on €5bn hard cap
PAI says it hits its hard-cap after only six months on the road, with a demand of more than €15bn
Anchorage, CVC Credit Partners wholly acquire Ideal Standard
Lenders take over from Bain, concluding a restructuring process initiated in 2017
Ciclad in talks to buy Bertin Ergonomie
French GP plans to wholly acquire ergonomics consultancy Bertin Ergonomie via Ciclad VI fund
BlackFin Capital Partners exits Cyrus
Management team buys back the French wealth management advisory firm, with debt from Ardian
Ardian exits Brico Privé in SBO
Ardian sells its minority stake in the French online DIY and gardening retailer to a fellow institutional investor
Isatis backs Oriental Viandes
Senior debt for the transaction was provided by CIC Est, LCL and Banque Palatine
Carlyle acquires AkzoNobel's chemicals arm in €10bn deal
Deal for the AkzoNobel division is the largest European PE-backed buyout recorded since 2007
Entrepreneur Venture, Carvest back VM Constructions
Entrepreneur Venture and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement inject €4.3m for a minority stake
Ardian sells Groupe Bio7 to trade
Buyer Cerba HealthCare is owned by Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments
Spark Capital et al. back Tourlane
Consortium of VC firms take part in a €7m series-A round for German travel planning specialist Tourlane