France
Azulis, Time for Growth take over La Boutique Officielle
Company's CEOs and founders retain minority stakes in the group
Siparex, MBO Partenaires back Rondot, IS Engineering merger
Company has been supported by Crédit Agricole and Sofimac Partners since 2012
Isatis Capital invests €3.85m in LM2S
Owner plans to use the fresh capital to extend the company's offering to other EU countries
EdRip in partial exit from Europ Net
Luxury cleaning company also benefits from a refinancing operation as part of the deal
ETF Partners exits Enablon in €250m deal
Exiting GP had invested €10.4m of growth capital in the group in 2011
LBO France to start receiving offers for Consolis in October
Concrete elements manufacturer has been in the portfolio of LBO France for close to 10 years
Argos aims at October final close for new €550m fund
Argos has started fundraising for Euroknights VII with a larger target than its previous effort
Nord Capital, IRD acquire Gaz Service from Neothermie
GPs acquire group from Milestone Capital, the majority shareholder since 2010
VC-backed GenSight Biologics raises €40m in IPO
Flotation on Euronext Paris gives the biotech a market cap of €149m
Activa acquires Atlas for Men from De Agostini
Transaction marks fourth primary acquisition made with Activa's third buyout fund
Ardian acquires Ionisos from Agilitas
Transaction marks fourth buyout of sterilisation group in space of 12 years
Astorg sells Metalor to Japanese buyer
Exit comes two weeks after Astorg closed its sixth buyout fund on €2.1bn
Ixo in €2m round for Rider Valley
Ixo Private Equity recently held a €150m close for venture fund Ixo 3
Storetail raises €2m from Isai et al.
First round of funding will help Parisian startup enhance technology and expand internationally
XAnge, Turenne reap 2.4x on Conexance MD exit to WPP
Acquisition marks WPP's will to emphasise western Europe presence in post-Brexit context
Idinvest targets private investors with new fund-of-funds
New fund will be used for joint investments alongside Idinvest Secondary Fund III
Allianz, BPI France launch Idinvest-managed fund-of-funds
Fund is part of BPI France's France Investissement Assureurs plan
Omnes et al. in €4m series-A round for Horama
Fresh funds will help the biotechnology researcher develop two products
Activa-backed Alliance Étiquettes buys Imprimerie D3
Buy-and-build platform Alliance Étiquettes was set up by Activa Capital in late 2015
Equistone acquires Camusat from MBO Partenaires
Exiting GP bought telecoms company in 2011 via an MBO, acquiring a minority stake
French regulator AMF softens pre-marketing rules for local funds
New rules come as part of the Frog project, aimed at extending French funds' international reach
I&F-backed Claire-Sainte-Lizaigne acquires Fast
Industries & Finances Partenaires acquired the group as a Veolia spinout in 2012
Capital Dynamics raises $564m secondaries vehicle
Closing $200m above target, the fund is the largest-ever secondaries vehicle raised by the GP
Ixo backs Gamma Software's MBO
Manager Alexandre Buffard takes majority stake in the company