France
Eurazeo to buy C2S from Bridgepoint
Eurazeo Patrimoine enters talks to buy French private clinics operator C2S from Bridgepoint
Stirling Square buys Vernet
GP acquires a majority stake in French copper-wax thermostatic elements producer Vernet
Abénex backs debt manager Premista
GP acquires minority stake in debt consolidation expert Premista in LBO transaction
LBO France buys Bexley majority stake
GP announces its first ever buyout of a French men's shoes retailer with acquisition
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Eurazeo buys 30% stake in Rhône
Eurazeo managers will serve on Rhône's boards and a Rhône observer will sit on Eurazeo's
Argos Soditic caps Euroknights VII at €520m
Final close comes almost exactly a year after the firm held a first close on €300m
Eurazeo promotes Virginie Morgon
Eurozeo's Morgon is currently serving as deputy CEO and will become CEO in March 2018
Nordic Capital's Itiviti acquires Ullink
Itiviti plans to merge with Hg-backed cash equity and trading solutions platform Ullink
Eurazeo, BPI France join forces to invest €35m in Doctolib
Eurazeo makes a €17m contribution to the round, with the remainder coming from BPI France
Qualium looking to raise €350m for second fund
Vehicle will hold a close on its original target of €350m but has not yet set a hard-cap
BPI France and Crédit Agricole back Technique Solaire
Deal is the first investment for BPI France's FIEE fund, launched in July 2017
Paluel-Marmont Capital hires CEO
PMC hires François Poupée and Thomas Geneton from Atria, with its previous team leaving to found LT Capital
Quilvest acquires Groupe EDH in SBO
Platina Partners, which backed the business in 2014, fully realises its investment
Pontifax et al. in €14.5m round for Step Pharma
Consortium of French investors back the biotechnology company in a series-A round
Lenders take control of CVC- and Eurazeo-backed Fraikin
Debt arranged as part of the 2007 LBO will be significantly reduced from €730m to €265m
Initiative & Finance backs Azman in OBO
GP buys a minority stake in the security solutions business via Initiative & Finance FPCI II
Gimv buys Agrobiothers
Jenoudet family will reinvest in the new company in return for a significant minority stake
Ardian-backed Brico Privé acquires Noova
Ardian-backed Brico Privé buys e-commerce marketplace Noova, which offers products from startups
PAI, Sagard to exit Kiloutou in €1.5bn deal
HLD Europe and the Dentressangle family holding take a majority of the equipment rental business
BPI France and French armed forces ministry launch fund
French armed forces ministry and state-backed BPI France launch the €50m Definvest fund
Partech leads €10m series-A for Shippeo
Existing investor Otium Venture also takes part in the latest round of financing
Aster holds €240m first close for sixth fund
VC firm is already working on investing in a first European company via the fund
Idinvest hires Daulon du Laurens as new IR head
Daulon du Laurens will be responsible for the firm's fundraising in his new role