France
Idinvest’s Appsfire bought by MNG
Idinvest backed the company in 2011
Alven, Siparex exit MakeMeReach
Perion wholly acquires business from shareholders
Ardian to buy Siaci from Edmond de Rothschild
Investment bank retains 20% stake in the business
Founder Jean-Marie Lavirotte leaves Perfectis
Lavirotte plans to remain involved in private equity
Fosun, Ardian clinch Club Med deal
Bidding war for French resort operator finally comes to an end
France’s Sigfox raises €100m
Wealth of new corporate investors back cellular network operator
Omnes invests €9m in Cogepart OBO
French investor Finadvance also takes part in transaction
Idinvest launches €500m senior debt fund
GP anticipates holding final close in June
Eurazeo’s Elis lists with €1.5bn market cap
Eurazeo and other selling shareholders raise €50m in IPO
Peaked Hill invests €60m in Arc
Company was previously in talks with HIG Capital
Terra Firma to invest from €1bn committed capital
Firm says it has €1bn of own money ready to be deployed
Ixo, BPI invest €5m in i-Run
BNP Paribas and Crédit Mutuel also provide debt package
Azulis Capital holds first close for latest vehicle
Middle Market Fund V raises €121m towards €200m target
21 Centrale-backed Vacalians bolts on Canvas and CIAT assets
Deal expands company's portfolio to 44 European campsites
Sagard invests in Les Délices
Company hopes to double its industrial capacity
Naxicap sells Nord-Sud Brasseries
Company's MD buys back business via holding Pôl Développement
European private equity outlook: building on the momentum
A look ahead at what is in store for European private equity in 2015
Equistone's Bretèche Industrie buys IsernHäger
Bolt-on executed with backing from the GP
Alto Invest et al. back EZ-Wheel
BPI France leads round via €150m Fonds Ecotechnologies
Activa’s Nexeya acquires Cabletest
Acquisition will support Nexeya's expansion across the US
Is French private equity finally turning the corner?
Following a government reshuffle, business-friendly reforms could be on the way for the French PE market
Eurazeo's Europcar to list in Q2
Car rental business has been owned by Eurazeo since 2006
Siparex, BPI invest €3m in Duralex
Initiative & Finance sells majority shareholding in the company
Ixo 3 fund reaches €150m hard-cap
Fund is already 20% invested, having deployed €35m