Articles by José Rojo
HIG sells ARMetallizing to Nissha
Exited group was created via merger of two companies by GP in 2012
Ribbit et al. in €20m series-B for SavingGlobal
Startup received €7.5m from Index Ventures in June 2014
Uncertain road ahead for French private equity
Deal volume might well be back but the future of French private equity remains uncertain
VC-backed HelloFresh mulling IPO
Company was valued at €623.8m after last funding round in February
Livingbridge exits Inov-8 to Descente
Trade sale comes three years after ТЃ13.5m investment by the GP
Capnamic et al. in $6.4m series-A for Zeotap
Startup received $1.3m in seed funding in November 2014
Allianz et al. buy Tank & Rast from Terra Firma
The transaction is understood to value the company at around €3.5bn
Bridgepoint buys Tastecard, Gourmet Society from Didix
Waterland-owned vendor bought businesses in 2014
Oakley reacquires minority stake in Daisy for £39m
GP held 13.6% stake in business until it was delisted in 2014
LBO France gets 2x on Tractel exit to Cinven
Deal represents Tractel’s fifth buyout since inception
LBO France et al. offload Flash Europe to Eurazeo PME
Listed GP to deploy €32m in return for 43% stake
Cathay et al. acquire Datawords
Deal marks GP's return to company after exiting in 2011
BDC sells Siblu to Stirling Square
Company was acquired by Hermes for around €150m in 2006
Lead Edge et al. in $82m series-C for Catawiki
Largest funding round in Benelux so far in 2015, according to unquote” data
Deal in Focus: TDR in record-breaking €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
First buyout to break the €3bn mark in 2015, according to unquote” data
PE-backed Menix acquires OneOrtho-Medical
Bolt-on comes one year after Menix’s SBO
Ardian's Kallista completes €155m refinancing
Company claims to have doubled capacity under GP’s ownership
Deal in Focus: Blackstone sells Vitalia to CVC's Vedici
Transaction mirrors consolidation trend in French private hospitalisation sector
Arle and Eyrir in €706m Fokker exit
Arle to reap €500m in cash on sale of majority stake
UI Gestion et al. in OBO for Jet Freeze
Maiden deal for UI Gestion’s latest fund
Bridgepoint to exit Ponant to Artémis
Sale comes three years after carve-out by Bridgepoint
Mobeus in £4m round for Tushingham
Deal marks GPтs fifth investment in 2015
PE-backed Alain Afflelou bolts on Optical Discount
Add-on to lead to creation of low-cost optical retail network
Seventure injects further €1m into MaaT
Investment comes after first €1m round by VC in January




