France
Ardian backs SFAM in €1.7bn deal
GP acquires a €200m minority stake in the French broker of smartphone and multimedia insurance
M Capital backs $3.7m series-A funding round for Intuilab
Private investment company IRDI Soridec Gestion also takes part in the financing
CalSTRS looks to widen co-investment and direct investing
US LP, worth $224.8bn, is consulting on setting up direct investment capabilities
Capzanine, Creadev back Recommerce
GPs invest €50m in the French used electronic products retailer in a series-C funding round
Eurazeo buys Idinvest in €310m deal
Eurazeo becomes majority shareholder of French asset manager Idinvest, taking over from IDI
Capitem invests in MPI to finance Scaelec bolt-on
Capitem-backed MPI bolts on French electronic devices production subcontractor Scaelec
Activa Capital promotes France to associate
Emma France will have a specific focus on ESG and digital transformation for portfolio companies
Gimv buys France Thermes
GPs Normandie Capital, Initiative et Finance and Volney Développement exit the business
Ardian adds four to executive committee
Ardian France president Dominique Gaillard has now withdrawn from the committee
Isatis Capital backs Pure Trade Worldwide in MBO
GP invests in the French manufacturer of luxury retail equipment and promotional packaging
Idinvest backs Bimedia
GP provided a unitranche facility to the French software developer back in 2015
Keensight Capital sells TravelFactory to trade
GP sells its stake in the French online provider of mountain holiday rentals
CM-CIC Innovation et al. in series-A round for ForCity
Round of funding sees €8m invested in the French urban simulation software developer
Ecofi Investissements buys Esfin Gestion
Asset manager Ecofi and general partner Esfin are both subsidiaries of French bank Crédit Coopératif
Intel Capital et al. in series-C for Aledia
Braemar Energy Ventures, Demeter, BPI France, Ikea GreenTech and Sofinnova Partners also take part
Cathay Innovation et al. in series-A round for Saagie
Consortium of investors commit €5m to the French big-data processing platform
Canaan et al. in series-B round for ContentSquare
US GP leads the round for the French online content optimisation platform
KKR appoints Veyrat as senior adviser
Veyrat will work with Henry Kravis, Johannes Huth and the wider EMEA leadership team
Eurazeo reportedly in second round for Hg's Trace One
Hg has looked to sell the French retail and private-label goods SaaS platform since October
Secondaries: all systems go following bumper 2017
Following a slump in 2016, the global volume of PE secondary transactions increased last year to reach new records
Go Capital et al. invest in Pherecydes Pharma
New backers include Omnes Capital, Fa Dièse and a group of angel investors
Advent International to buy French telecoms business Circet
GP acquires the asset from majority backer CM-CIC Investissement, Omnes, founders and management
Felix leads $20m round for Heetch
Via ID and Alven Capital both took part last time and have reinvested along with Idinvest
Ace Management to raise cybersecurity fund
GP aims to hold a first close for its €150m-target Brienne III fund in March 2018