France
PE-backed ViaSphere bolts on Family Sphere
Acquisition will help the child care services provider to manage 150 agencies by 2022
BlackFin backs Consultim Group
GP will foster France-based Consultim's product development and external acquisitions
Trajan Capital inks first deal prior to fundraise
French GP Trajan specialises in the financing and managerial transmission of French SMEs
Capitem backs Slat in SBO
CEO and five managers of the France-based designer of power supply services retain a majority stake
Eurazeo buys stake in Spanish GP MCH
Eurazeo deploys €100m, split between a direct investment in MCH and a commitment to MCH's fifth fund
Tikehau, BPI France invest €38m in Addev Materials
GPs back adhesives and insulates maker Addev Materials to foster European and US expansion
Eurazeo's 2RH buys motorcycle helmets specialist Nolan
Following this acquisition, 2RH expects to reach revenues of €150m in 2019 and employ 1,000 staff
Andera Partners et al. invest in Tournus Group
Andera, Unigrains and BPI France provide mezzanine and equity financing to support the business
Andera Partners leads €100m investment in HR Path
BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Crédit Agricole Ile-de-France and Banque Palatine provide debt
Consortium raises $20m for Agorize
Agorize plans to expand in Canada and said 12% of its turnover is generated in North America
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising
Intuitis acquires Laboratoires Humeau
GP invests in Laboratoires Humeau alongside new managing director Jean-Christophe Toux
Trajan Capital backs Thomas Plants MBI
Nicolas Paul takes the helm of the France-based producer of organic vegetables
FrenchFood Capital holds €132m final close for maiden fund
Fund, which has a focus on French companies operating in the food sector, surpasses €120m hard-cap
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
Eurazeo et al. invest €110m in ManoMano
Eurazeo buys a minority stake in French online marketplace ManoMano investing €50m
Cathay et al. sell Amplitude Laser to L-GAM
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for the GP's €200m Cathay Capital II vehicle
LBO France buys Infodis majority stake in SBO
France-based IT services firm Infodis has been controlled by the PE firm Ciclad since 2016
Bain Capital backs Maesa in SBO
Global private equity investor is replacing funds managed by Andera Partners (formerly EdRip)
Towerbrook sells Groupe GSE to trade in €127m deal
Towerbrook backed the France-based commercial real estate developer Groupe GSE in 2006
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein
Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon
Ardian sells Indigo to Mirova and Meag
Mirova and Meag and Crédit Agricole Assurances intend to help the group develop in China
Impala exits Electropoli in sale to Trail
CICC's China Synergy Fund and TPG will also invest in the company alongside management
Novalpina holds €1bn final close for debut fund
Novalpina Capital Partners I intends to make between seven and nine equity investments of тЌ75-200m