France
Siparex acquires French consultancy firm Fixage
GP acquires a minority while the company's founders retain their majority ownership
G Square looking to exit ISPS - report
G Square acquired the healthcare training business from Montefiore in 2016
HLD to acquire majority stake in Microwave Vision Group
HLD will issue a public takeover offer following the expected deal completion at the end of 2020
Eurazeo to buy majority stake in Utac Ceram
BPI France-backed FCDE II bought a majority stake in the transport services company in 2017 for €50m
KKR, Ardian buy Elsan stake from CVC
With the support of its new investors, the company plans to deploy around €150m per year to boost innovation
PAI to acquire Amplitude from Apax
Apax, which currently owns 41.4% of the listed company, would fully exit its stake
DACH buyout market weathers Covid-19 impact, UK and France suffer
Germany emerged as the busiest region in Europe in Q2, albeit with a low volume and aggregate value of deals by historical standards
Ciclad acquires majority stake in ReportOne
GP will help the company accelerate its strategy to become more data-driven
Programma 102 closes on €100m
VC will launch a new vehicle by the end of the year, with a тЌ100m target, to focus on complementary asset classes
Ardian buys Finaxy from Equistone
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Equistone, which owned a stake of around 80% in the company
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support
This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones
Eurazeo NAV down by 12% in H1
Companies in travel and leisure sector have been the hardest hit in the GP's portfolio
Fashion victims: GPs face a tough year in the clothing & accessories sector
Unquote explores dealflow expectations and potential silver linings for the segment, which has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic
Ace Aero Partenaires reaches €630m first close
Fund is dedicated to supporting the aerospace sector in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Consortium in $60m series-B for Withings
Withings plans to add 100 new positions in the US and France by the end of the year to strengthen its teams
Abénex Capital to carve out InLog from Haemonetics
Deal will help Haemonetics shift its portfolio towards growth segments
PE exits hit decade low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data
Silver Lake in exclusivity to acquire Meilleurtaux from Goldman Sachs
Deal follows Silver Lake's acquisition of France-based HR software Silae in July 2020
Eurazeo to acquire EasyVista in €131m deal
Following the deal, Eurazeo will file a public offer targeting all remaining securities of the company
AB Tasty raises $40m from Crédit Mutuel Innovation et al.
AB Tasty has raised $64m to date, with Omnes, Partech and Korelya backing a $17m series-B in 2017
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
Nuveen Global Impact Fund holds $150m first close
Fund invests in growth-stage companies in developed and emerging markets, with a focus on resource efficiency
Virtual Briefing: ESG and rebalancing through secondaries
Palico's Woolston Commons, Cambridge Associates' Varco and Unigestion's Newsome discuss whether the current crisis will lead to an ESG rethink
RedBird Capital acquires Toulouse Football Club
Club owner Olivier Sadran will retain a minority stake of 15% but will step down from his role as president