France
Céréa Capital and BPI France invest in GPS Group
Transaction marks fourth deal completed with €225m Céréa Capital II fund
Silverfleet's Coventya makes two Turkish bolt-ons
French chemicals producer buys Turkish metal treatment businesses Politeknik and Telbis
Triton, Davidson Kempner buy Via Location from ICG
ICG invested in Via Location in 2007, providing mezzanine debt for the group's second LBO
Siparex backs Flip in owner buyout
Transaction marks second deal for Siparex Midcap 2 fund within a month
BPI France and Sofipaca support MBO of Vectorys from ACG
French logistics company has doubled its turnover and expanded its African operations under the vendor's tenure
Cobalt makes 3.5x money on TCS sale to Meeschaert
GP takes over from previous majority owner Cobalt Capital after an eight-year holding
Accel, BPI in €26m series-C round for Doctolib
Healthcare platform has raised around €50m funding from various VCs over the last three years
Activa Capital exits Bruno Saint Hilaire
GP took a 66% stake in the group in 2008, with IRDI acting as co-investor
MBO Partenaires acquires Icare from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners and Sofimac Partners entered the group as minority shareholders in 2012
BPI, Sofinnova, Novo Nordisk-backed Lysogene launches IPO
Sofinnova entered the group in 2014, leading a €16.5m round for the group
Keensight hires LBO France's de Bonnefon as IR head
New recruit leaves her role as director at LBO France after five years with the firm
Vitruvian leads €58m series-E round for Vestiaire
Paris-based group has so far raised €116m in funding from a large pool of investors
Siparex takes minority stake in Lebhar
Group's owner and founder retains a majority stake after the investment
Naxicap-backed Osmozis launches IPO with €8m capital increase
Capital increase should bring the wifi provider up to €9.2m of proceeds
Index Ventures leads €11m round for Qapa
VC recently closed its eighth early-stage fund, Index Ventures VIII, on $550m
Eurazeo-backed Elis launches €325m share capital increase
Fresh funds will enable laundry, linen and sanitary equipment business to refinance
PAI exits Cerba Healthcare in sale to Partners Group
PAI is exiting the group after a six-year holding, during which Cerba's turnover tripled
Ouest Croissance, Unexo take minority stake in Kiclos
Investors are taking over from previous investor MBO Partenaires
Capital Croissance acquires ID Systemes
New funding will help group push its international growth across Europe
Wise's Colcom bolts on Sadev
Bolt-on transaction comes after two years from the GP’s original acquisition
PAI-backed Ethypharm acquires Martindale Pharma
New combined entity will generate revenues in excess of тЌ300m
PE-backed Consort NT acquires Altea and Estia
Ardian has been backing the group since 2002, while other backers entered the group later
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital in $1.7m round for Qonto
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital have invested a joint $1.7m in banking platform Qonto through an early-stage round.
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year