France
Q&A: Weathering the 'perfect storm'
Following an almost doubling of activity in the German small- and mid-cap segment January and September 2008, the financial crisis finally began to take its toll on the space in the final quarter. Mareen Goebel speaks with Andreas Schober , vice-chairman...
Evolving infrastructure
In recent years the amount of capital being raised for dedicated infrastructure funds has risen substantially and the sector has emerged into a major new area for investment. With raising and deploying capital in the traditional LBO market becoming increasingly...
FRANCE - Close Brothers strengthen team
David Benin has been appointed managing director of Close Brothers' Paris office.
FRANCE - Oddo invests EUR 3m into Mixicom
Oddo Private Equity has invested EUR 6m into publishing company Mixicom.
FRANCE - Seventure returns for EUR 11.5 financing of assurOne
Returning investor Seventure Partners has alongside new investors CDC Entreprises and Philippe Louis-Dreyfus invested EUR 11.5m into assurOne, an internet insurance provider.
FRANCE - Platina purchases Compobaie assets
Platina Partners has acquired the assets of Compobaie, a producer of pre-fabricated window units for residential housing, from the French courts, forming Compobaie Solutions SAS.
FRANCE - Sofinnova leads EUR 6m DBV funding
Sofinnova Partners has provided EUR 4m as part of a EUR 6m financing round for biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies, with the balance being supplied by new investor ALK-Abello, a leading worldwide immunotherapy company.
EUROPE - Final quarter records lowest deal value for a decade
Though it will come as no surprise that private equity investment in Europe dropped considerably in the final quarter of 2008, the scale of the decline just might; with deal value sliding 59% against the preceding three months from around EUR 20bn to...
GLOBAL - CalPERS hires investment chief
US pension fund CalPERS has appointed Joseph Dear, the head of the Washington state fund, as its new chief investment officer following a nine-month search.
FRANCE - Naxicap and ICSO invest EUR 3.4m into Exakis
Naxicap Partners and IRDI-ICSO have returned for a EUR 3.4m third round of financing for IT advisory services company Exakis, with each providing half of the total.
FRANCE - Abénext boosts team
Abénext Capital has recruited Emmanuel Herbinet as a director.
FRANCE - Argos invests EUR 1m into Buffet Crampon
Argos Soditic has invested EUR 1m into portfolio company Buffet Crampon to finance the development of a new line of 20,000 clarinets per year.
FRANCE/UK - Cognetas promotes two
Cognetas has promoted CУЉdric Rays, based in France, and Simon Cottle, based in London, to partner and investment manager respectively.
FRANCE - Argos Soditic sells Jaybeam Wireless
Argos Soditic has sold Jaybeam Wireless, a manufacturer of cellular antennas for wireless telecommunications, to US-based connectors specialist Amphenol.
FRANCE - Private equity groups circle Caceis
According to reports, TPG, CVC Capital Partners and Advent International are seeking to table bids for the 45% stake for sale in asset custody company Caceis, which is valued at between EUR 1.5bn and EUR 2bn.
GLOBAL - Blackstone to invest in South Korea
According to reports, Blackstone Group will open a unit in South Korea in January.
FRANCE - Banexi and CDC inject EUR 4.7m into Kewego
Existing investors Banexi Venture Partners and CDC Entreprises have supported Kewego, an internet video company, with EUR 4.7m in a third round investment.