France
Montefiore smashes target for latest fund
French mid-cap GP Montefiore Investment has closed its third fund on its €240m hard-cap, well beyond its initial €180m target.
Nixen Partners et al. acquire Carré Blanc in SBO
Nixen Partners, BPI France and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement (Carvest) have acquired a majority stake in Groupe Carré Blanc from MML Capital Partners and Qualium Investissement.
Ardian arranges €275m unitranche facility for Flexitallic SBO
Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity) has arranged a €275m multi-currency unitranche facility to finance the €450m buyout of Flexitallic by Bridgepoint, in what marks the first investment for Ardian's Private Debt Fund III vehicle.
Ardian buys Laboratoires Anios
Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity) has supported the management buyout of French disinfection solutions provider Laboratoires Anios.
PE backers mull Ceva Santé Animale sale
French veterinary laboratory Ceva Santé Animale, backed by Nixen, Euromezzanine and Sagard, has mandated Lazard to explore the possibility of a sale in the first half of 2014.
KKR-backed Tarkett to float
French flooring and sports surface maker Tarkett, backed by KKR, has announced its plans to float on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
Ardian's Trescal bolts on SE Laboratories
Trescal, a portfolio company of Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity), has acquired SE Laboratories, a Silicon Valley-based provider of calibration services.
LPs highlight continued relevance of French private equity market
French Renaissance
CVC inks Campbell Europe deal
CVC Capital Partners has purchased Campbell Soup Company’s European simple meals business for €400m.
Isai and 3T Capital invest €1.2m in 360Learning
French VCs Isai and 3T Capital have injected €1.2m into 360Learning, a Paris-based e-learning platform.
Alven et al. inject €1.2m into Algolia
Alven Capital, Index Ventures, Point 9 Capital and private investors have provided French search engine Algolia with a €1.2m round of funding.
MMC's Boticca bolts on L'Atelier De La Mode
MMC Ventures-backed Boticca has acquired French online designer fashion marketplace L’Atelier De La Mode, just weeks after receiving a £2.5m investment from an MMC-led consortium.
Latour backs MBO of Risk & Co
Latour Capital has acquired French consulting firm Risk & Co in a management buyout that sees the company management retain a 40% stake.
Arle exits Qioptiq in trade sale
Arle Capital Partners has sold photonic products manufacturer Qioptiq to Excelitas Technologies, an electronic system provider.
BPI France et al. fund new French biotech
BPI France, Ixo Private Equity and the Irdinov fund have backed the creation of new French biotech firm GamaMabs Pharma with a €3.1m investment, working in partnership with French pharma group LFB.
Iris Capital hires two investment managers
French VC firm Iris Capital has hired Gil Doukhan and Julien-David Nitlech as investment managers.
Omnes invests €1m in Prodealcenter
Omnes Capital has backed Prodealcenter, a French online retailer of agricultural parts, with a €1m investment.
Entrepreneur Venture backs edjing
Entrepreneur Venture and Deezer founder Daniel Marhely have invested a joint $2.5m in edjing, a France-based DJ application developer.
ICG refinances Exclusive Networks
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has provided a senior debt package to refinance Omnes Capital-backed Exclusive Networks.
Club Med takeover pushed back to earliest March 2014
Axa Private Equity and Chinese conglomerate Fosun have suffered a setback in their plan to take French holiday resorts operator Club Med private, as a court of appeal will not rule on minority shareholders' opposition to the deal before March 2014 at...
Nextstage in €15m round for Cap Cinema
Nextstage has taken part in a €15m funding round for French multiplex operator Cap Cinema.
French VCs invest €12m in Fermentalg
BPI France, Viveris Management and IRDI have taken part in a €12m fundraising round for biotechnology company Fermentalg, alongside existing investors.
Numericable plans IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has laid out plans for an IPO on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
EdRCP sells Mediascience to Siparex
Siparex has led a consortium to wholly acquire Mediascience Group from Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP).