France
FRANCE - Naxicap leads EUR 8m round in La Boucherie
Naxicap Partners has led a EUR 8m investment round in restaurateur La Boucherie alongside Perspectives et Participations Bred and BNP Paribas Développement. The Baudaire family and Christophe Mauxion will retain a majority stake in the company.
FRANCE - Bridgepoint Capital et al sell Pisto
Bridgepoint Capital, Banexi Capital Partenaires and BNP Paribas Développement have exited their investment in oil services company Pisto in a trade sale to Australian financial services giant Macquarie Group.
GLOBAL - Nextech Venture holds final close on USD 65m
Switzerland-based Nextech Venture has held a fourth and final close of its oncology-focused fund on USD 65m.
FRANCE - Innovacom leads EUR 3.5 Drimki funding
Innovacom has invested EUR 3.2m as part of a EUR 3.5m second round of financing for Drimki, with Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) providing the remaining EUR 300,000.
FRANCE – L Capital sells Micromanina for EUR 480m
L Capital has sold games retailer Micromanina to US-based GameStop in a deal worth around EUR 480m including the assumption of the debt. GameStop will use several existing credit lines, as well as a EUR 150m loan from Bank of America, to finance the deal.
FRANCE - Barclays PE acquires Aerocan
Barclays Private Equity has acquired Aerocan, a manufacturer of aluminium cans and bottles, from N.I. Partners in a secondary buyout.
FRANCE - Abénex et al complete EUR 329m Buffalo Grill acquisition
Abénext Capital, iXEN and NI Partners have finalised their secondary buyout of Buffalo Grill from Colony Capital, in a deal that values the restaurant chain at EUR 329m.