France
FRANCE - Astorg and ABN Amro lead EUR 65m recap of Onduline
Astorg Partners and ABN Amro Capital France have announced a Natixis-led EUR 65m leverage recapitalisation of bitumen sheets manufacturer Onduline.
FRANCE - Eras receives backing from Siparex
Siparex has backed the owner buyout of Eras, a design and project management company focused on industrial installations.
FRANCE - Iris Capital injects EUR 4m in Oodrive
Venture capital firm Iris Capital has invested EUR 4m in Oodrive, a French software vendor, focused on remote backup, online file sharing and collaboration solutions.
FRANCE - Innovacom backs Mobile Devices
Innovacom has invested EUR 3.1m in hardware and software developer Mobile Devices. The new capital will be used to support the continuous development of the company’s technology and the establishment of an international sales network.
FRANCE - LFPI beats AtriA to win Matebat deal
Following an auction process run by Close Brothers, La Financière Patrimoniale d'Investissement (LFPI) has backed the buyout of Matebat, for a value of EUR 75-100m.
FRANCE - biospace med raises EUR 12m
NBGI Ventures and Crédit Agricole Private Equity have led a EUR 12m financing round in orthopaedic imaging company biospace med. Existing investors Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and UFG PE also contributed to this round. The new capital will...
FRANCE - Perfectis backs buyout of Commagnac Industries
Perfectis Private Equity has completed the buyout of sensitive goods transportation business Commagnac Industries.
FRANCE - DLA Piper hires new partners for Paris office
Global legal services company DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Véronique Collin and Clotilde Dirnat as partners in its finance and projects practice group in Paris.
FRANCE - TCR Capital makes two new appointments
French independent mid-cap private equity firm TCR Capital has appointed Roberta Nataf as general secretary in charge of fund management and investor relations, and David Robin as partner. It is understood that TCR is looking to substantially expand its...
FRANCE - OFI portfolio company announces two new acquisitions
OFI Private Equity portfolio company IMV Technologies, a producer of animal insemination products, has announced two major new acquisitions.
FRANCE - Candover buys Alma Consulting from Apax
Candover has backed the tertiary buyout of operational advisory firm Alma Consulting, meaning an exit for previous backers Apax Partners SA and minority co-investor Chequers.
FRANCE - TCR Capital refinances Locatel
Just nine months after backing the company's secondary buyout, TCR Capital has refinanced hotels and hospitals multimedia systems business Locatel.
FRANCE - LFPI exits recycling business
La Financière Patrimoniale d'Investissement (LFPI) has sold its stake in Bartin Recycling Group, a company which collects, treats and recycles industrial waste, to larger competitor Veolia Propreté.
FRANCE - 360 Capital Partners invests EUR 2.4m in art posters
360 Capital Partners acquired a minority stake in Yellow Korner, a company which prints and sells photographs for which it owns exclusive rights.
FRANCE - Online shoe shop raises EUR 4.3m
Spartoo, an online shoe retailer, is said to have raised a significant first round of institutional funding from CM-CIC Capital Privé and A Plus Finance.
FRANCE - Astorg backs Trescal's spin-off from Air Liquide
Astorg Partners has supported the management buyout of calibration and measurement services specialist Trescal from its parent company.
FRANCE - Initiative & Finance backs MBI of ham and cheese specialist
Initiative & Finance has backed the management buy-in of Primo, a company which provides a range of food products to large retailers.