Articles by José Rojo
Accel's Showroomprivé to raise €373m in upcoming IPO
VC to retain 5-8% stake from current 31%
EQT exits Vertu
GP sells 90% stake acquired in 2012
Abingworth recruits Chu as partner
Hire comes three months after firm concluded management succession
VC-backed Deezer to raise up to €405m in upcoming IPO
Music streaming business sets price range ahead of listing
Origination: Carve-outs and take-privates
Part five of our Origination Series looks at take-privates and carve-outs
Breega's €40m first VC fund nears final close
Vehicle hits €35m after €11m commitment from BPI France
Multicroissance et al. in management buy-back for Temps des Cerises
Deal to return control of business to CEO
Midi Capital injects €1.5m into PBI
Firm understood to have secured 40% stake in business
LDC adds three directors to UK transactions team
Hires follow active period for mid-market GP
HI Inov closes maiden VC fund on €40m
Vehicle to deploy €500,000-4m tickets in 12-15 businesses
Ardian to boost US operations with San Francisco office
GP to push West Coast funds-of-funds activity via new base
Main's Roxit to merge with Green Valley
First move in build-up strategy since July buyout
Electra's Axio sells Mims for $250m
Partial exits and a refinancing have already returned 2x to GP
Rothschild to launch €250-300m fund as part of PE push
GP to bolster PE team with new head of investor relations
Rothschild's FAPI II closes on €775m
Mid-market fund held тЌ493m first close in March
Artemid closes maiden debt fund on €345m
Senior-debt vehicle to provide up to €30m per deal
Monitor's STS bolts on MSS
Acquisition of sixth unit follows Luigi Salvadori add-on in May
SFPI-FPIM et al. in €16m series-B for Euroscreen
Drug developer has received €28m in funding since 2012
iXO et al. in MBO for Azulis's Optimum
Takeover comes five years after Azulis picked up majority stake
OrbiMed et al. in $35m series-A for Therachon
Injection follows seed round for business in 2014
Omnes invests €9.5m in Capcom OBO
Third investment for GP’s €180m fourth vehicle
Eurazeo leads $28m round for Peopledoc
Financing follows $17.5m series-B for business
Argos et al. in MBI for Brézac
Business to grow via bolt-ons and diversify into festive illuminations
Bain in exclusive talks for TowerBrook's Autodis
PE-backed buyout would be fourth seen by business since inception