France
Apax et al. to acquire Eric Bompard
Apax Partners, BPI France and Xavier Marie will acquire the French cashmere knitwear retailer
European PE in 2018: beware the bullet
unquoteт brings together a group of leading practitioners to analyse industry developments during 2017 and discuss emerging trends heading into 2018
Principia et al. in €32m series-D round for Enterome
Company also nets a €40m credit line provided by the European Investment Bank
European PE in 2017: fundraising tailwinds and growing leverage
Industry professionals look back on a resilient year for private equity during a period of turbulent geopolitics
PAI buys Albéa from Sun European
Sale comes a year after the collapse of an auction led by strategic bidder RPC
Eurazeo enters exclusive discussions for Idinvest deal
Rumours of a deal between the two asset managers emerged back in mid-December
Tech gains traction in French private equity
Expansion deals and small-cap buyouts fuelled a strong 2017, with tech proving increasingly popular among buyout houses
Equistone acquires French spirits business Dugas
Equistone invests alongside the management team, led by the founder, and Chevrillon Group
French PE-backed firms still outperform rest of economy – study
2009-2016 cumulative job creation rate also far exceeded that of the wider economy, Afic says
Newfund invests €1.2m in LoginChinese
Newfund acquires a minority of shares in the Chinese-teaching app developer
CDC IC, RDIF inject €10m into Olmix
Russian investment fund and French state investment arm extend their partnership to smaller deals
Qualium hits €370m mark for Qualium Fund II
Qualium Fund II surpasses its €350m target and looks to continue fundraising in 2018
EMZ Partners reaches €815m hard-cap
EMZ 8 surpasses its target and raises €120m more than its predecessor
LBO France carves out Crouzet
French manufacturer of automation components Crouzet is carved out of PAI's InnoVistaSensors
FCDE buys 70% of Utac Ceram
Transaction includes mezzanine financing provided by Tikehau and other debt by BNP Paribas
Capzanine hires TCR's Bernez
Former TCR Capital managing partner will focus on managing Capzanine 4 Sponsorless fund
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007
TDR Capital buys Touax Solutions Modulaires
UK-based TDR Capital uses Paris-based holding company WH Bidco for the acquistion
Eurazeo in talks to buy Idinvest
Investment company Eurazeo looks into buying majority stake in French GP Idinvest
21 Centrale's DL Software bolts-on Futurosoft
21 Centrale Partners-backed DL Software acquires French software publisher Futurosoft
Industries & Finances-backed Calliopé bolts on IT businesses
Industries & Finances injects capital in Calliopé to make the Titanium and Groupe Diagonal bolt-ons
BPI France to launch medtech fund
GP announces the launch of a €50m fund supporting healthcare tech startups at seed stage
Omnes launches early-stage tech fund
Omnes Real Tech will be dedicated to European startups and will target between €100-150m
Bridgepoint-backed Primonial buys 40% of LFDE
Financière de l'Echiquier will take over Primonial's asset-management activities