France
Siparex et al. acquire Sintex NP for €155m
Deal for the plastics firm forms part of the trade vendor's plans to focus on its domestic market
Q2 Barometer: small-cap boom offsets mid-market lull
Europe records 533 buyout, expansion and early-stage investments over Q2, a nine-quarter low
Nordic region sees highest entry multiples for sixth quarter running
Q2 edition of the Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap finds a slight cooldown across Europe, though the average multiple still exceeds 10x
GPs sell MeilleursAgents to trade in €200m deal
Axel Springer's Aviv buys France-based MeilleursAgents, an online real estate service
ESG due diligence gains ground in France
Number of ESG due diligence processes conducted ahead of deals quadrupled in 2018, France invest says
Tikehau, BPI France back Groupe Rougnon SBO
Tikehau invests in the French environmental engineering firm via its T2 Energy Transition Fund
LSP et al. in €67m series-A for Alizé Pharma 3
LSP leads the round for the biotech business, investing alongside previous and new backers
Gimv exits Legallais in management buy-back
Members of the founding family, management and employees will wholly own Legallais
France gearing up for a carve-out comeback
EY's recently published Corporate Divestment report makes encouraging reading for French GPs looking for corporate carve-out opportunities
Eurazeo, Céréa to sell Léon de Bruxelles to trade
Sale will enable Eurazeo PME to realise total proceeds of €24.1m, a multiple of 1.5x
Omnes collects commitments across funds
Omnes Mezzanis 3, dedicated to French small and mid-market businesses, closes on €100m
EMZ acquires stake in Arturia
EMZ draws equity from EMZ 9 fund, which launched in January 2019 with a target of €900m
GP Profile: Omnes Capital
With a busy fundraising pipeline, Omnes Capital is making inroads towards becoming a large, multi-strategy investor
Ardian sells Ionisos
Latest transaction is France-based Ionisos's fifth buyout transaction since Acto bought it in 2004
Unigrains sells Céréa Partenaire management business
Céréa's management team and institutional investors have wholly acquired the company
Naxicap, Ardian back Emera MBO
GPs will help France-based Emera, a residential care home service, to expand abroad
Eurazeo holds a €2.5bn final close for Eurazeo Capital IV
Third party investors committed €700m to the fund, while GP provided the remainder
LBO France backs Ecritel in SBO
Transaction sees Nextstage AM and Isatis Capital sell stakes in France-based Ecritel Group
Demeter acquires Chesneau
Existing investor UI Gestion has reinvested in the company following its initial investment in 2011
Keensight buys Smile from Eurazeo
Keensight invested in the digital and Open Source services business between 2013 and 2017
Andera carves out Siemens' Merlin Gerin business
Andera's Winch Capital team backs French high-voltage equipment producer Merlin Gerin
Allen & Overy hires Dechert's Sarailler
Allen & Overy wants to position itself among the top three fund structuring firms in France
Ardian buys majority stake in Staci from Cobepa
Transaction sees logistics services provider Staci valued at €600m, according to a report
Alcentra closes European direct lending fund on €5.5bn
Predecessor held a final close on €4.3bn in 2017 and had an average ticket size of around €100m
