France
Keensight's LinkByNet buys Data Essential
Data Essential is the fourth bolt-on carried out by LinkByNet under Keensight's ownership
Siparex holds €125m first close for Intermezzo 2
Second-generation Siparex debt vehicle surpasses its predecessor, which closed on €100m in 2016
Keensight backs Geodesial SBO
GP will foster international expansion of France-based design software developer Geodesial
LP Profile: Saranac Partners
Established in 2016, Saranac Partners is a multi-family office and financial advisory firm
Stirling reaps 3x on Siblu Villages sale to Naxicap
Holiday park operator Siblu's EBITDA increased from €20m at entry to €39m at exit
B & Capital backs Steliau Technology SBO
Deal values electronic components specialist Steliau Technology in the €50-75m range
Omnes-backed Batiweb buys Archionline
Batiweb buys Archionline with the help of €6m in mezzanine debt raised from Idinvest
French institutional LPs urged to nurture late venture
As president Macron pledges to unlock €5bn from institutional investors, Unquote looks at the current state of French late-stage venture
MBO Partenaires rebrands, hires Chaton and Petracco
3i's Alexandre Chaton and Five Arrows' Louis Petracco join MBO & Co as directors
CD&R to back Socotec in €1.8bn deal – report
Five Arrows and BIP Investment Partners sell minority stakes in Socotec, report says
InvestIndustrial's Benvic Europe buys Dugdale
Dugdale acquisition marks the sixth add-on investment for Benvic in just over 18 months
LT Capital buys minority stake in EXTeam
GP invests in the digital engineering and consulting firm alongside its founders
Eiffel collects €80m from EIB for impact fund
Targeting a €400m final close, Eiffel Essentiel will have a lifespan of around 15 years
Apollo- and BPI France-backed Verallia sets IPO price range
BWSA, a Brazilian investment company, commits to place an order to the tune of €275m
Raise Investissement invests €200m in Epsa
Transaction sees the management team retain a majority stake in consultancy Epsa
Cipio Partners, Hi Inov et al. invest €16.5m in Agorapulse
Social media management platform Agorapulse achieved a year-on-year growth of around 65%
Lahoud becomes executive board chairman of Ace management
Marwan Lahoud succeedes Thierry Letailleur, the founder of French GP Ace Management
Idia, Carvest et al. back Groupe Mauffrey in SBO
Previous backer Siparex divests the business while the Mauffrey family retains a majority
Macron pledges €5bn investment for late-stage venture
President says €2bn will back late-stage funds, and €3bn will support publicly listed tech firms
Younan Company buys Chateau La Garelle
Chateau La Garelle is the second vineyard acquisition in the Bordeaux region for the US-based GP
Advent raises $2bn for tech fund
Fundraise comes shortly after the $17.5bn final close of the GP's flagship product, GPE IX
InnovaHealth backs Koelis
GP provides growth equity to French developer of medical imaging products Koelis
Geneo backs Pinette Emidecau Industries SBO
GP will help industrials business Pinette to grow externally in Europe and the US
Anacap raises €1bn for credit fund
Vehicle was launched in November 2018 with a $750m target and raced to a first close on $600m