France
FRANCE - Osiris backs turnaround of cooperative retailer Camif Particuliers
Osiris Partners has invested EUR 25m in Camif Particuliers, a loss-making cooperative multi-specialist retailer.
FRANCE - Electronic ticketing business raises EUR 8m
Partech International, CM-CIC Capital Privé and CIC Finance & High Co Venture have invested EUR 8m in the second round of financing for ticketing company Digitick.
EUROPE - Stoxx launches private equity index
Stock exchange monitor Stoxx today launched a new index which tracks the performance of Europe's 20 largest listed private equity firms.
EUROPE - CVC hires former RBS CFO
CVC Capital Partners has appointed former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief financial officer Fred Watt as chief operating officer.
FRANCE - EdRIP leads buyout of Captain Tortue
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Defi Gestion and BNP Paribas Développement have backed the owner buyout of children and women's pret-a-porter brand Captain Tortue.
FRANCE - Cita Gestion backs horse riding equipment business
Unquote" has learned that Cita Gestion has invested EUR 1m in Bordeaux-based Freejumpsystem, alongside its previous inevstors regional funds Fa Dièse and SFFP.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole Private Equity invests in temporary work agency
Crédit Agricole Private Equity and regional fund Sofipaca have invested less than EUR 10m in equity in exchange for a minority stake in Proman, a temporary work agency.
FRANCE - Naxicap backs ip-label
Naxicap Partners has backed the leveraged buyout of ip-label, a company which measures the perceived quality of digital services and applications.
FRANCE - Dailymotion raises EUR 25m from AGF-led syndicate
Unquote" can exclusively reveal details of France's largest venture deal of year - the EUR 25m second round of financing for video-sharing website Dailymotion.
FRANCE - Pragma and EdRIP back buyout of Nasse-Demeco
Pragma Capital and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners are backing the buyout of removal services group Nasse-Demeco.
FRANCE - Cinven and Altice to acquire Completel for EUR 724m
Cable group Altice and buyout house Cinven have announced they plan to acquire Euronext-listed B2B telecommunications operator Completel, in a deal valuing the company at EUR 724m.
EUROPE - Bear Stearns Private Equity seizes the moment
In an interview with unquote", Bear Stearns Private Equity director Greg Getschow explains that market upheaval can be good for business and how GPs will have to rediscover the essence of private equity. The last few weeks have been a challenging...
FRANCE - AGF and Ventech reinvest in Viadeo
AGF Private Equity and Ventech have invested an additional EUR 5m in professional networking website Viadeo (formerly known as Viaduc).
FRANCE - New food-oriented firm emerges
Céréa Capital, a new investment firm which backs agricultural or food-related businesses, has already completed two buyouts and is currently negotiating its third.
FRANCE - Computer services business RBS receives EUR 3m
OTC Asset Management, CM-CIC Capital Privé and Sigma Gestion have invested EUR 3m in RBS, a Strasbourg-based information systems consultancy and solution provider.
FRANCE - Opinion poll specialist sold in secondary buyout
Ixen (formerly known as Natixis Industrie) has backed the secondary buyout of opinion polls specialist BVA from Edmond de Rothschild Invetsment Partners and Equity Vision.
FRANCE - Acto and fund-of-fund Quilvest back buyout of Ubiqus
Unquote" can exclusively reveal that Acto (Finama Private Equity) has backed the leveraged buyout of professional conference organiser Ubiqus, alongside its LP Quilvest, which made a direct co-investment.
FRANCE - ABN Amro and Astorg to refinance OFIC in the autumn
Following the recent disposal of non-core business Cellulose de la Loire to Cerea Capital, private equity-backed roof covering specialist OFIC is expected to undergo a 'mini-recap' in the autumn.
GLOBAL - Carlyle postpones IPO
The Carlyle Group has put back plans for an IPO until 2008, David Rubenstein said in an interview with Financial Times Deutschland. He blamed the delay on the uncertainty in the debt and equity markets and also said that he expected one quarter of agreed...
EUROPE - European private equity leaps on cleantech
The concern with environmental issues and the consequent demand for solutions related to the generation of renewable energy and waste management has made cleantech a sought-after sector for European GPs. Dealflow in the sector has seen a noteworthy increase...
FRANCE - Carlyle sells Cameca to Ametek for EUR 82m
Carlyle has sold France-based scientific equipment manufacturer Cameca to NYSE-listed Ametek for EUR 82m.
FRANCE - PAI to sell Yoplait
French large-cap private equity firm PAI partners is reportedly considering divesting dairy products company Yoplait.
FRANCE - UI Gestion backs F2A's secondary buyout
UI Gestion has acquired a majority stake in ventilation equipment manufacturer F2A, previously backed by Finadvance and Ciclad.
FRANCE - Eurazeo and its LPs invest EUR 500m equity in Elis deal
French buyout house Eurazeo and Eurazeo Co-Investment Partners (ECIP) provided around EUR 500m in equity out of a total transaction value of EUR 2.28bn for the tertiary buyout of textile rental business Elis.