France
HI Inov closes maiden VC fund on €40m
Vehicle to deploy €500,000-4m tickets in 12-15 businesses
Rothschild to launch €250-300m fund as part of PE push
GP to bolster PE team with new head of investor relations
Omnes Capital hires three, promotes two
GP appoints new partner and director
Rothschild's FAPI II closes on €775m
Mid-market fund held €493m first close in March
Artemid closes maiden debt fund on €345m
Senior-debt vehicle to provide up to €30m per deal
iXO et al. in MBO for Azulis’s Optimum
Takeover comes five years after Azulis picked up majority stake
OrbiMed et al. in $35m series-A for Therachon
Injection follows seed round for business in 2014
Omnes invests €9.5m in Capcom OBO
Third investment for GP’s €180m fourth vehicle
Idinvest leads $14m series-B for Happn
Deals comes shortly after competitor Spotted announced $14.5m round
Eurazeo leads $28m round for Peopledoc
Financing follows $17.5m series-B for business
Ardian buys Solina from IK
Ardian previously owned Sfinc, which merged with Savena to form Solina
Argos et al. in MBI for Brézac
Business to grow via bolt-ons and diversify into festive illuminations
Bain in exclusive talks for TowerBrook’s Autodis
PE-backed buyout would be fourth seen by business since inception
Fondinvest reshuffles executive team amid fund launch
Founder Charles Soulignac to retain partner role
Vendis bolsters French operations with two hires
De Pimodan and Snijders appointed director and analyst at Paris office
N+1 launches corporate finance business in France
Firm claims it is working on around 15 mandates
Qualium to sell Quick to Burger King France owners
Company reportedly valued at €600-700m ahead of sale
Emertec holds €21m first close for materials-focused fund
Vehicle to write €500,000-2m cheques for SMEs past seed stage
Parquest et al. buy Creadev’s Homeperf
Creadev had acquired business from minority owner 3i in 2009
21 Partners backs MBO for Impact
Closing investment for GP’s €380m fourth fund
Creadev in €5m series-A for Ysance
Business to invest in R&D and make 50 new hires
Bridgepoint acquires Balt
Second French foray for GP’s €4bn fifth buyout fund
Advent’s Oberthur eyeing IPO
Listing plans come as GP rejects PE bids, according to reports
Pragma et al. to sell Nasse-Demeco
Exit plans come eight years after GP picked up majority stake