France
FRANCE – MBO Partenaires takes 35% stake in BFD
MBO Partenaires has taken a 35% minority stake in banking and finance information systems company BFD. The remaining stake is retained by founder Philippe Michelin. The senior debt package was provided by Société Générale and CIC.
EUROPE - EVCA data shows increased returns in 07
Private equity delivered increased returns for investors in 2007, with buyout funds the best performers, according to data from the European Venture Capital Association.
FRANCE – Advent International grows team
Advent International has recruited Alice Escoffier as assistant director. Escoffier joined Advent from 3i where she worked for four years in the buyouts team.
FRANCE - Weinberg Capital Partners strengthens team
Weinberg Capital Partners has appointed Benoît Guigou as an analyst. Guigou joins Weinberg CP after three years at Ernst & Young.
FRANCE - CM-CIC Capital Privé backs buyout of EPS
CM-CIC Capital Privé has acquired industrial cleaning company EPS. CM-CIC funded the deal through its FIP Select Paris Rhône 5 and FIP Select France 6 funds.
FRANCE – Truffle backs consultancy in EUR 2m deal
Truffle Capital has pumped EUR 2.1m into French consultancy firm Eco-Carbone. The business was set up in 2001 as a specialist adviser for climate change mitigation. Eco-Carbone’s two main areas of focus are acting as a consultant to coal mines, and as...
Mezzanine funds gather pace
Francois Rowell speaks to Olivier Bossan, leader of Argos Expansion's management team, about the rise of sponsorless mezzanine funds and what this means for the French private equity market
Carry on up
It seems things could be looking up for French private equity. We are only in the early months of 2008, a year which has been roundly touted as likely to be one of the toughest and most testing for the industry for some time, yet there has already been...
MiFID changes the rules in France
Francois Rowell talks to George Pinkham of SJ Berwin about the technicalities of the MiFID's transposition into French law and what this means for French private equity