France
Gimv’s Almaviva buys Arago and Domus
Bolt-on is the latest in a series by the business since inception
Novartis et al. in $36m series-B for GenSight
Capital to be used for development of GS010 therapy
BlackFin holds €300m second close
Interim close puts GP on track to hit €400m hard-cap
Mid-cap PE valuations back to pre-crisis heights – Argos research
PE houses and corporates neck and neck on pricing
D-Bi raises €3.5m from Jaina Capital et al.
Funds to finance 20 hires and launch of UK and Germany offices
CapDecisif et al. in €3.6m round for InnaVirVax
Third funding round for French biopharma
Felix Capital et al. in $20m series-B round for Mirakl
Deal represents largest investment by Felix to date
Isatis backs Lermite MBI from Siparex et al.
Second exit by Siparex in the space of a week
Silverfleet recruits two, promotes two
Second wave of appointments by GP in a year
Activa's Findis refinances, acquires Désamais
GP bought business in 2011 SBO
LBO France appoints four
Jacques Franchi to become the firm's new chief investment officer
Blackstone offloads Vitalia to CVC’s Vedici
Transaction believed to value Vitalia around €950m mark
Capital Croissance buys minority stake in Altima
Enterprise value understood to sit below €30m mark
Initiative & Finance invests in FAK
Capital to finance bolt-on of Armony Signalétique
Siparex reaps 20% IRR on Sogexi exit to Lacroix
GP thought to have scored returns in the 2-4x region
Callista buys PCH Metals
Buyout sees Callista buy all shares in PCH
Activa-backed Armatis completes refinancing
Deal understood to have involved dividend recap
Parquest and CM-CIC back Caillau MBO
Vendors include ING Belgique, Arkéa and 2JP Finances
IK buys majority stake in Auxiga
Second deal for IK’s new small-cap fund
Midi Capital and BPI France in €3m round for Cirpack
First capital injection since being wholly acquired by current CEO
Cathay Capital buys Cenexi from Chequers
Ardian provides unitranche financing
Siparex, Carvest invest in Groupe Sipas
Capital to fund acquisition of charcuterie producer Claviere
Alven leads €7m round for Genymobile
Funding round to finance deployment of Genymaster platform
Long-term performance of French PE continues to improve
New figures from Afic show France's private equity industry making progress