France
Keensight to sell FircoSoft to Reed Elsevier
Deal is expected to complete in coming weeks.
Siparex appoints new managing partner
Siparex hires Jérôme Burtin as managing partner in mid-market team
IK Partners refinances Solina debt
Refinancing follows company's purchase of SFK Foods from Odin
Richter joins Sofinnova from Novo Seeds
Former investment director joins after seven years in Denmark
Newfund backs Bureau 14
Company is the 34th investment by Newfund
LBO France to buy Chryso from Wendel's Materis
GP acquires subsidiary after selling Materis to Wendel in 2006
Q&A with Meketa's McCourt on branching out into Europe
Meketa recently set up shop in London to increase European activity
Ardian, Fosun give up on Club Med
Investindustrial bid values company at around €786m
Travel sector investments taking off
The digital revolution is creating exciting opportunties in the travel sector
Blackstone acquires Alliance Automotive from Weinberg
Deal marks full exit for Weinberg after eight-year holding
Direct lending moves into mainstream but confusion persists
Will corporate borrowers come to terms with direct lenders?
French retail funds: is the model still viable?
Further consolidation of France's FCPI managers could spell an opportunity for direct secondaries
Alcentra supports Ardian's acquisition of Groupe Bio 7
Alcentra, Bank of Ireland and Hayfin provided unitranche package
Secondaries: A balancing act
Transfers are becoming more complex as cash continues to flood secondaries market
PAI's DomusVi buyout financed with €355m in senior notes
Cash raised will be used to pay down DomusVi debt
Club Med board approves Investindustrial offer
Ardian and Fosun had looked likely to buy company
Siparex and Calao back Enertime with €1.8m
Company had already attracted PE funding in 2011
Eurazeo's 3S Photonics goes bankrupt
Company could not recover from major Thailand floods
Eurazeo takes majority stake in Colisée
Deal values retirement home operator at around €175m
Qualium to sell DGF to 21 Centrale Partners
21 Centrale set to take majority stake in secondary MBO
Ardian picks up Equistone's stake in Spie Batignolles
Equistone first backed the company in 2003
Industries & Finances adds to team in wake of fundraise
GP recruits Philippe Rollin as associate
Idinvest closes second senior debt fund on €400m
Fund was on the road for only three months
XAnge closes Capital 2 fund on €62m
Fund attracted several corporate backers