France
Elaïs Capital invests in SBD
Second deal for the GP, created in 2014
CM-CIC injects €10m into Compte.R buyout
Institutional investors secure majority stake
IRDInov et al. in €1.5m seed round for aPSI 3D
Startup to use the funds to move into industrial phase
MBO Partenaires scores 3x on Roland Monterrat sell-off
Trade sale comes less than two years after MBO’s takeover
Scality raises $45m from Idinvest et al., targets IPO for 2017
Company has received $80m in funding since inception
Bregal sells Studialis to Providence
Education group thought to be valued around €250m
MyRoomIn raises €800,000 in seed round
Business aims to expand to London and Rome by year-end
France's new SLP fund structure to entice foreign LPs
Will modifications to the LP structure in France attract foreign investments?
European PE funds: top 5 closes of 2015 so far
Looking back on the five largest European fund closes of 2015 so far
Uncertain road ahead for French private equity
Deal volume might well be back but the future of French private equity remains uncertain
French market springs back to life, but for how long?
Recent deal surge in France shows a market returning to pre-crisis levels
Q2 Barometer: dealflow slips as aggregate value swells
Latest figures show total deal volume falling while overal value rises
LBO France gets 2x on Tractel exit to Cinven
Deal represents Tractel’s fifth buyout since inception
Cathay et al. acquire Datawords
Deal marks GP's return to company after exiting in 2011
BDC sells Siblu to Stirling Square
Company was acquired by Hermes for around €150m in 2006
PE-backed Menix acquires OneOrtho-Medical
Bolt-on comes one year after Menix’s SBO
Ardian’s Kallista completes €155m refinancing
Company claims to have doubled capacity under GP’s ownership
French exit activity continues rebound in Q2
GPs across Europe continue to take advantage of seller's market
Deal in Focus: Blackstone sells Vitalia to CVC’s Vedici
Transaction mirrors consolidation trend in French private hospitalisation sector
UI Gestion et al. in OBO for Jet Freeze
Maiden deal for UI Gestion’s latest fund
Bridgepoint to exit Ponant to Artémis
Sale comes three years after carve-out by Bridgepoint
PE-backed Alain Afflelou bolts on Optical Discount
Add-on to lead to creation of low-cost optical retail network
Seventure injects further €1m into MaaT
Investment comes after first €1m round by VC in January
Mega-buyout bonanza: Q2's five largest deals
Taking stock of the five largest European buyouts inked in the past quarter