France
Tikehau to consolidate activities with Salvepar tender offer
All Tikehau group businesses will now be unified under the Tikehau Capital brand
Eurazeo holds €500m final close for Eurazeo Capital II
Vehicle targets growth capital injections across GP’s portfolio companies
Socadif, BPI France sell Eurosites via trade sale
GPs fully exit the French event organiser after five-years at the helm
Ardian takes minority stake in Piz'wich
GP acquired its stake in the company through ist 2014-vintage Ardian Croissance Fund
Bain to acquire Consolis from LBO France
Proposed deal is expected to complete in Q1 2017 and follows a 10-year holding period for the vendor
Deal in Focus: Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Sale of the specialised chemicals company follows a three-year holding period in which the group invested in new ventures and made bolt-ons
Equistone sells Meilleurtaux.com to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs takes over holding company Finizy, which includes five different brands
MVM Life Science Partners injects €7.5m into Valneva
Previous investors BPI France and Groupe Grimaud will respectively retain 9.6% and 15.6% in the group
Access Capital holds €343m first close for Fund VII
Fund's predecessor closed on €644m in May 2015, exceeding its €500m target
Naxicap takes over Ecotel Chomette Favor
Naxicap is acquiring the group from Weinberg Capital Partners, Initiative & Finance, Salver and Five Arrows
Naxicap to acquire Sogelink from Keensight Capital
Keensight had co-acquired a stake in the group alongisde Fondations in 2013
Stirling Square Capital acquires AD Industrie
Acquisition marks the exit of previous owners Ingefin, BPI France and GE Capital
Argos Soditic backs Destiny Foods and CDD merger
Transaction marks the GP's last investment with Fund VI; Fund VII held a first close in November
Future Positive, BPI France in €14.2m round for Ynsect
New funding round brings total raised by the startup to €35m over the last two years
Alven Capital V closes on €250m hard-cap
Fund size has more than doubled compared to previous generation, Alven Capital IV, which closed on €120m in 2013
A Plus and Capital Export in €5.2m round for Adeunis RF
Latest funding round brings total raised by the startup to €9.8m.
Partech Ventures in €30m round for EcoVadis
New funding round brings the total raised by the startup since inception in 2007 to $35.7m
CIC Mezzanine 4 closes on €300m hard-cap
Fund's previous generation, CIC Mezzanine 3, gathered €180m in 2013 and is now fully deployed
Argos Soditic buys Sasa Demarle from Weinberg Capital
Weinberg took a majority stake in the group in a deal valued at €92.6m in 2007
Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Entreprise value represents an 8.8x EBITDA multiple and is expected to close in summer 2017
Access closes co-investment fund on €226m
Nearly half of Access Co-Investment Fund Buyout Europe is already deployed
MBO Partenaires takes 70% stake in Cosmogen
GP first acquired a 51% stake in Cosmogen's parent group Alkos in 2014
Isatis backs Daveo's MBO with €3m
Deal marks first investment by small-cap buyout fund Crescendo, which held a €42m first close this year
Canopia Capital hires Quenardel for investment team
GP continues building its team following its name change from Corvm Capital in September