France
Charterhouse's Siaci Saint Honore bolts on Driesassur
SSH, backed by Charterhouse since 2018, bolts on jewellery insurance specialist Driesassur
Apax hires new healthcare partner
Marc Benatar joins Apax France as a partner in the healthcare team after a stint at Kharis
BEX collects $280m for third fund
BEX III should hold a first and final close by Q2 2019 near its $350m hard-cap
US Venture, Andera lead €32m series-B for HighLife
Previous backer Sofinnova Partners and new investor Sectoral Asset Management also take part
PE-backed Groupe Rougnon bolts on Reolian
Winch Capital 3 portfolio business Rougnon bolts on construction service Reolian
Tilt Capital Partners to launch Clean Energy Fund
Currently in the pre-marketing phase, the fund is expected to hold a first close in Q2
Siparex et al. back Missler Software
GPs back France-based software publisher Missler Software, investing alongside management
Ixo PE closes fourth fund on €200m
Ixo 4, backing small and medium-sized businesses in southern France, hits its €200m hard-cap
Ardian buys Revima in SBO
Argos Wityu, which owned a majority stake in the business since 2017, becomes a minority stakeholder
Idia et al. back Le Groupe Bioclinic in SBO
GPs invest in medical analysis laboratory Bioclinic while founder Dabi retains majority
Turenne et al. back Groupe Sources MBO
GPs will help the water treatment plants specialist to expand in France and abroad
Isatis backs Parnasse Education MBO
GP acquires a majority stake in France-based Parnasse Education, merging two businesses
Coller backs $1bn secondaries deal for Investcorp
Investcorp will transfer six deals that were completed on a deal-by-deal basis into a new vehicle
Keensight Capital hires de Tinguy and Kinsky
Senior director de Tinguy joins from BNP Paribas CIB’ s TMT investment banking team
Ring Capital et al. invest €30m in B-Network
GP and a group of banks invest in France-based B-Network to support expansion abroad and recruitment
PE-backed Rafaut bolts on AEDS
Ace Management and Étoile ID-backed Rafaut buys France-based AEDS, doubling group turnover
Activa sells stake in Sport 2000 to its cooperative
After discussions, Activa sells retail chain to co-investor Sport 2000 Coopérative
Astorg holds €4bn final close for seventh fund
Three months after launch, Astorg's seventh fund exceeds €3.2bn target and nears hard-cap
Isatis backs Zenika MBO
French GP takes a minority stake in the digital transformation consultancy business, founded in 2006
Francisco Partners leads $50m round for Talentsoft
Existing investors BPI France and Goldman Sachs also commit to the latest financing
Multiples Heatmap: DACH deals, mega-buyouts drive inflation
Latest Multiples Heatmap, published in association with Clearwater International, is now available to download
Eurazeo's Smile backs Sensio Labs
Sensio Labs is Smile's third acquisition since Eurazeo bought the business in Q2 2017
OpenGate carves out Saint-Gobain's silicon carbide division
Carve-out is part of Saint-Gobain's plan to divest businesses with sales of €3bn
CVC sells Parex to trade in $2.55bn deal
Deal for speciality chemicals firm is expected to generate synergies in the CHF 80-100m range