France
Ontario Pension Plan appoints Jane Rowe
Ontario Teachersт Pension Plan has appointed Jane Rowe to head its private equity unit.
Avenir Entreprises invests in Optilog
Avenir Entreprises has provided logistics company Optilog with mezzanine funding.
Sweden: Leading the way out of recession?
With the Swedish economy making a strong recovery after the global recession, confidence in the buyout market has been resurgent during 2010 and there are clear signs that deal flow is once again taking off. But, the playing field for buyout investors...
Turenne Capital backs Plastifrance MBO
Turenne Capital has backed the management buyout of plastic cards manufacturer Plastifrance with a €700,000 investment.
Naxicap and Avenir Entreprises reinvest in Oralia
Naxicap Partners and Avenir Entreprises have participated in the capital restructuring of real estate company Oralia, injecting respectively €27m and €3m.
Pragma Capital acquires IMV Technologies from OFI Private Equity
Pragma Capital has acquired French biotechnology company IMV Technologies from OFI Private Equity (OPEC).
Naxicap backs Primonial MBO
Naxicap Partners has backed the management buyout of The Groupe Primonial, the merging entity of Patrimoine Management & Associés and Primonial FundQuest.
Morgan Stanley and SocGen reportedly hired for Yoplait sale
Morgan Stanley and Société Générale are said to have been hired as advisers to PAI partners and Sodiaal on the sale of Yoplait, according to media reports.
Quartilium strenghtens FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Matthieu Ducorroy as analyst and Anne Vergez as client services and reporting manager.
Carlyle completes B&B Hotels acquisition from Eurazeo
The Carlyle Group has acquired French hotels chain B&B hotels from Eurazeo, in a deal that values the company at around €480m.
Chinese private equity on the rise
The latest market data points to Chinaтs inexorable rise to become the leading private equity market in Asia Pacific. In the latest of our regular features on Asian private equity, we look at the growing importance of Chinaтs private equity market.
EdRIP invests €2m in Garden Price
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has provided French garden goods retailer Garden Price with €2m of funding.
Private equity: People powered
At the Argentum symposium in Stockholm this week, private equity professionals and academics met to discuss private equity's management methods, highlighting the importance of good people in private equity's success.
3i and TCR Capital acquire Trescal from Astorg
3i and TCR Capital have acquired a majority stake in French measurement services specialist Trescal from Astorg Partners.
R Capital et al. back CommentCaMarche and Benchmark merger
R Capital Management, Time Investors and Idinvest have provided funding to finance the merger of French online media groups CommentCaMarche and Benchmark Group.
AXA Private Equity set to sell Eliokem to Omnova Solutions
AXA Private Equity has entered into an exclusive agreement with US listed company Omnova Solutions for the sale of its majority stake in French chemicals company Eliokem for a total valuation of €227.5m.
ERCP backs Pénélope MBO
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (ERCP) has taken a majority stake in French recruitment agency Pénélope alongside management.
Alpha acquires Françoise Saget Linvosges from Activa Capital
Alpha Associés Conseil has bought French mail order company Françoise Saget Linvosges (FSL) from Activa Capital, for an undisclosed amount.
L Capital and Florac acquire SMCP group
L Capital and Florac have acquired 51% of French fashion group SMCP for an undisclosed amount.
Avenir Entreprises leads €1m round for Benne SA
Avenir Entreprises, Midi-Pyrénées Croissance and Nord Midi-Pyrénées Développement have invested €1m in French diversified industrials company Benne SA.
Argos-backed Buffet Crampon acquires Schreiber & Keilwerth
Groupe Buffet Crampon has wholly acquired struggling German musical instruments manufacturer Schreiber & Keilwerth with the support of Argos Soditic.
Nextstage launches two new funds
Nextstage has announced the launch of two new retail vehicles, FIP Nextstage Convictions and FCPI Nextstage CAP 2016.
EdRIP invest €3m in Soft Company OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has backed the owner's buyout of French IT business Soft Company.
Gimv leads €9m round for Private Outlet
A pool of institutional investors led by Gimv has provided French e-commerce company Private Outlet with €9m of funding.