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KKR Infrastructure acquires Q-Park for €2.95bn
Transaction, made from KKR's infrastructure funds, values the asset at 15x EBITDA
Egeria takes 65% stake in Ilionx
Prior to the transaction, Ilionx was fully owned by its directors and management team
Active Capital takes majority stake in Arnold Suhr
Amsterdam-based GP recently closed its third buyout fund with €45m in commitments
BlueGem takes 80% stake in Big Fernand
Deal should be sealed by June 2017, with BlueGem aquiring shares from the founders and family office SEP
Parquest Capital closes second fund on €310m
Parquest Capital 2's target, originally set at €250m, was subsequently raised
Newfund holds €100m first close for second fund
Fund is a significant step-up from Newfund 1, which closed with €72m in commitments in 2009
Montefiore Investment buys QCNS Cruise from Duke Street
Duke Street acquired a majority stake in QCNS Cruise in 2011, with Kings Park Capital as co-investor
French PE urged to help mend country's social divide
Panellists at the annual Afic confrence agree private equity has a large part to play in helping the country's dispossesed
Demeter, Innovacom and Kreaxi in €10m round for I-Ten
Three GPs first invested in I-Ten in 2014, injecting €3.2m into the group
Capzanine backs Moving OBO
Previous investor Développement & Partenariat is exiting the group, while M Capital Partners stays on
Bain Capital fully exits Maisons du Monde
GP had already sold around 7 million shares in March, representing around 15.5% of the share capital
Sodero Gestion backs MBI of Mobil M
Sodero Gestion invests alongside new company head Mikaël Le Gall and takes a minority stake
Deal in Focus: Eurazeo buys Mondelēz confectionery arm for €157m
Following the deal, the company's international production will be relocated to France
Vendis Capital invests in Sylphar
Transaction marks the sixth investment made from Vendis Capital II, closed on €180m in May last year
EdRip sells Itesa to CM-CIC Investissements
EdRip had invested in Itesa via the €112m small-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle Cabestan Capital I
Naxicap-backed SushiShop in €60m refinancing
Naxicap Partners took a 25% minority stake in the group in 2011 by taking part in a €32m expansion round
Entrepreneur Venture in €6m round for EasyRecrue
Entrepreneur Venture is the latest funder to back EasyRecrue, after Elaia Partners and BPI France
Abénex invests in Europa Organisation
Events business will look to make bolt-ons and launch new conferences following the deal
Eurazeo backs Dominion with $680m in GP's first US deal
Transaction is the first North American investment by Eurazeo since launching its New York office
Ardian invests in Abvent
Ardian invested through its Expansion Fund IV, which closed last year on €1bn
Ardian takes 60% stake in Global Product Solutions
Ardian invests through its mid-cap buyout arm, for which it recently closed Ardian LBO Fund V on €4.5bn
G Square Healthcare acquires Duomed
GP recently closed its second investment vehicle, G Square Capital II, on its €350m hard-cap
Chequers Capital acquires Sport & Leisure Group
Two other bidders were reportdely in the running to acquire the synthetic turf maker
NextStage acquires NaturaBuy
Online marketplace had been backed by publishing house Mondadori France since 2012