France
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
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
Oddo BHF hires new MD to lead corporate finance team
Oddo BHF hires managing director Christophe Marchand and senior adviser Joëlle Antmann
Technology: Europe's magnetic north
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