France
ICG provides Funecap with €350m unitranche
Ophiliam-backed funeral service Funecap undergoes a refinancing totalling €350m
Mid-market valuations at highest level ever in latest Argos index
Sharp increase in prices paid by strategic buyers push the median entry multiple to 9.5x
Omers PE to acquire Trescal in SBO
GP is in talks to buy French calibration services specialist Trescal from Ardian
Nixen looking to raise €200m for third fund
French GP Nixen closed its previous fund on €164m, short of its €300m target, in 2012
ICG's DomusVi secures refinancing
French private nursing-homes operator DomusVi secures a cov-free term loan B of €1.02bn
Technology: Europe's magnetic north
Mid-market deals in northern Europe are at the forefront of tech deal activity, with enterprise software and payment tech notable areas of attraction
BPI France sells MR Cartonnage Numérique to trade
Diam International buys French packaging producer MR Cartonnage Numérique from BPI France
Keensight hires Moras as associate director
Javier Lopez Moras previously worked in Montalbán's Madrid office and DC Advisory in London
Kurma Partners et al. in €19m series-B for Horama
Previous investors Omnes Capital, Go Capital and Sham Innovation Santé also reinvest
Astorg's Parkeon to bolt on Cale
French parking services provider Parkeon starts talks to acquire Sweden-based Cale
European SBOs reach record levels in first three quarters
Europe sees 202 secondary buyout deals between January and September, surpassing the peak of 200 seen in Q1-Q3 2007
French state arm CDC IC ramps up Mubadala partnership
New co-investment agreement will see CDC International Capital, BPI France and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala deploy an extra €1bn in French businesses
Capzanine sells stake in Taliance
Capzanine became a majority shareholder in the financial software business during an LBO in 2007
Amundi holds final close on €665m for private debt fund
Marketing materials for the fund, circulated in March 2017, mentioned a target of €700m
Jolt Capital holds final close on €83m
GP holds a final close for Jolt Capital III, which will have a three-year investment period
Citic Capital nears Axilone SBO
Chinese GP nears a buyout of the Paris-headquartered packaging supplier from Oaktree
Elige Capital backs AB Report in MBO
Debt for the transaction was provided by Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire
BPI France et al. back Conecteo in MBO
GPs take part in a new round of funding for French customer interaction software developer
BNP Paribas, Normandie Participations inject €2m into Alticap
GPs invest in the French IT firm with debt provided by BPI France and CIC
Amundi acquires minority stake in Greenoffice
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's international expansion into the US
Entrepreneur Venture backs InsideBoard
Entrepreneur Venture, BPI France and Banque Populaire invest $5m in the French SaaS platform
Fosun acquires PE-backed Tridem Pharma for €63m
Fosun acquires shares in the French drug distributor, which operates in African countries
Jones Day recruits three Linklaters lawyers in Paris office
Partner David Swinburne and two associates move to Jones Day's Paris office
Brighteye holds €50m close for education technology fund
Vehicle will back European education technology companies from seed stage to series-C