France
FRANCE - Bongrain sells its Gastronomie division to 21 Centrale Partners
21 Centrale Partners has secured the spin-off of Euronext-listed food producer Bongrain's non-dairy activity.
FRANCE - Barclays Private Equity wins Karavel-Promovacances auction
Barclays Private Equity has backed the management buyout of online tour operator Karavel-Promovacances from Opodo, which is re-focusing on selling flights.
FRANCE - Close Brothers mandated to sell Pizza Pino
Astorg Partners has reportedly mandated corporate financier Close Brothers to sell its portfolio company Pizza Pino.
FRANCE - Banque de Vizille invests in Dorthz
CIC Banque de Vizille has acquired 20% of Dorthz, a newly-created group comprising building materials manufacturer Eurodorthz and retailer CFC.
EUROPE - HgCapital strengthens renewable energies team
HgCapital has announced the appointment of Jean Pararnaud and Jens Thomassen as associate directors and the internal promotions of Emma Tinker and Rob deLazlo.
FRANCE - CMS Bureau Francis hires new counsel and future partner
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre has announced the appointment of Daniel Gutmann as counsel and Stéphane Austry as a future partner in its tax practice.
FRANCE - European Capital invested EUR 22m in Global Design Technologies
European Capital has announced it provided a EUR 22m second-lien to back the $343m acquisition of Franco-American aerospace and power generation supplier Global Design Technologies by Bridgepoint.
FRANCE - Duke Street Capital appoints new operating partner
Duke Street Capital has appointed Thierry Paternot as an operating partner to its French business.
EUROPE - H.I.G Capital opens new European offices
H.I.G Capital, a global private equity firm specialising in investments in small to medium sized companies, has announced the opening of offices in France and Germany.
EUROPE - Deutsche unquote" Private Equity Congress & Awards – 11 October
unquoteт is delighted to announce its second annual Deutsche unquoteт Private Equity Congress & Awards on 11 October 2007, in Zurich. The Congress brings together industry experts to discuss how to stay ahead of the game in this dynamic region. Produced...
FRANCE - Meridiam hires two senior investment directors
Meridiam Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Private Equity, specialising in public private partnership infrastructures, has announced the appointment of Thierry Dallard and Massimo Fiorentino as senior investment directors.
GLOBAL - Mubadala buys 7.5% Carlyle stake for $1.35bn
Mubadala Development Company has bought a 7.5% stake in The Carlyle Group for $1.35bn in cash. The deal represents a 10% liquidity discount to the $20bn firm valuation that was agreed by both parties. The minority investment includes no associated voting...
FRANCE - Bryan, Garnier and Co appoint new healthcare director
Independant Investment Bank Bryan, Garnier and Co have announced the appointment of Catherine Trividic to their corporate finance division as director of the healthcare team.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole leads MBO of Sateco
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has led the leveraged management buyout of Sateco, a producer of metal structures and safety platforms for the construction industry, in association with FPG-LFPI, Pechel and Uni Expansion Ouest (UEO).
FRANCE - 21 Centrale Partners appoints two new associates
21 Centrale Partners has appointed Caroline Giral and Antoine Vigneron to the position of associate.
FRANCE - AGF Private Equity appoints two investment directors
AGF Private Equity has announced the appointment of Olivier Thévenet and Jean-Philippe Boige as investment directors.
FRANCE - Sofinnova Partners names new vice president, Asia
Sofinnova Partners has appointed Chika Yoshinaga to join the firm as vice president, Asia.
FRANCE - BNP Paribas makes two new appointments
BNP Paribas Private Equity has announced the appointment of Xavier Caron and Jean-Marc Rivet-Fusil to their fund-of-funds team.
FRANCE - Apax announces partnership with CEO of U10 Group
Apax Partners has signed an agreement with Thierry Lièvre, founder and CEO of distribution industry supplier U10 Group, and will invest funds into the firm's holding company.
FRANCE - European Capital acquires minority stake in listed-hearing aids business
European Capital has acquired a 39% stake of the holding controlling Audika, a hearing aids brand listed on Euronext Paris.
FRANCE - Global IRR of French private equity since 1988 is 12.1%
New figures published by the French private equity trade body AFIC and Ernst & Young reveal details of the industry's overall performance since 1988.
FRANCE - Argos Soditic acquires Orgasynth subsidiaries
Argos Soditic has completed the management buy-in of all of the five fine chemical and dye subsidiaries of industrial group Orgasynth.
FRANCE/ITALY - Truffle Capital takes GoAdv public
Truffle Capital has simultaneously led a capital increase and public listing of web-based media company GoAdv, in a deal which values the company at EUR 34m.
FRANCE - Astorg refinanced Geoservices in late July
Astorg Partners secured a EUR 90m refinancing of oil exploration services company Geoservices on 20 July 2007.