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Extens et al. take majority stake in Snal
Extens, Capital Croissance and BPI France together hold around 75% of the group's equity
Adelis Equity Partners takes majority stake in Knightec
Launched in 2012 in Stockholm, Adelis is currently investing from its тЌ410m maiden fund
Hivest Capital Partners closes maiden fund on €120m
Hivest Capital Partners was launched at the end of 2016 by two former HIG Capital executives
Ardian invests in Santédiscount
Ardian made the investment through its lower-mid-market arm Ardian Growth
Eurazeo acquires Mondelez confectionery firm for €157m
Eurazeo's takeover enables brands including Carambar and Suchard to come back under French ownership
Novartis, Columbus et al. in €37.5m series-A round for Vivet
Other investors in the round include Roche Venture Fund, HealthCap, Kurma Partners and Ysios Capital
EdRip backs group Bacacier
EdRip invests from venture fund Winch Capital 3, closed on €300m in 2014
Macron's proposed tax reforms: what impact on French PE?
With independent candidate Emmanuel Macron currently heavily favoured to win the French presidential election in two weeks, Alice Tchernookova examines how his proposed flat capital gains tax rate could impact private equity
AnaCap buys Ellisphere
Ellisphere was hitherto a subsidiary of Natixis, which had managed the group since 2014
Perspective et Participations et al. back Société Besnard bolt-on
Previous funders Unexo and Sodero Unigestion have backed Microsteel since 2006
Advent France Biotechnology holds €64.75m first close
Firm was launched in 2016 and targets early-stage companies in the life sciences sector
Ardian strikes $2.5bn secondary/primary transaction with Mubadala
Ardian takes majority stake in an existing PE portfolio and becomes lead investor in a new $1.5bn fund
Active Capital Company acquires Codi Group
Active Capital had been the majority owner of Codi since 2013, when it invested €9.2m
Azulis Capital closes MMF V on €215m
Azulis also reshuffles its team in parallel with the fundraise, with certain partners retiring
Ixo backs Noeva's MBO
Ixo becomes the new majority shareholder of Noeva, with the balance going to management
IK Investment Partners opens Amsterdam office
Local team will consist of a mid-cap and a small-cap team, to be headed by partner Remko Hilhorst
Vendis Capital invests in Fatboy
Transaction is the fifth investment made through the €180m Vendis Capital II fund
Pamplona sells further 33% of OGF to Teachers' Private Capital
Pamplona, which first acquired the group in 2013, had already sold a 41% stake to OTTP in 2015
LBO France to take over HMY Group
Sagard became majority shareholder in HMY Group in 2005, acquiring the company for €340m
Capitem Partenaires exits Planett
Capitem Partenaires acquired a majority stake in Planett in 2015 through an MBO
Main Capital acquires Muis Software
GP is currently investing from its fourth buyout fund Main Capital IV, closed on €85m in 2015
ArchiMed makes 400% IRR on HIS exit
Transaction marks the first exit for ArchiMed's maiden fund Med 1, closed on €350m in 2015
Naxicap buys Findis from Activa et al.
Naxicap’s takeover marks the third LBO for Findis, with previous owners including Activa and Abénex
Abénex backs LP Promotion MBO
GP is acquiring its stake from company founder Lucien Ponsot, allowing him to retire