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French PE market overtakes UK
With a stark drop in H2, the UK's buyout volume looks certain to finish the year short of 2017's total
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: From Brexit fears to record years
Listen to the very first edition of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, where the team discusses 2018's hot topics across European PE
Carlyle’s Prima Solutions bolts on Effisoft
Prima and Effisoft combined form an insurtech company generating €50m revenues
European PE in 2019: Paying a premium
Leading industry practitioners discuss private equity developments throughout 2018 and analyse emerging trends for the year ahead
Naxicap’s DCI bolts on Retis
DCI’s bolt-on of communications specialist Retis follows the acquisition of Lhexian last year
Omnes holds €72m interim close for Expansion III
GP plans to hold a final close in H1 2019, sets target at €120m and hard-cap at €150m
Kurma holds first close for Kurma Biofund III
LPs including Servier, BPI France and Idinvest commit to the biotech- and heath-focused fund
BC Partners and PSP sell Antelliq to trade in €3bn deal
Merck will pay around €2.1bn to buy the outstanding shares of and assume the €1.15bn debt
Siparex et al. back Mathevon in SBO
Transaction sees Aquasourca, Garibaldi Participations, Esfin Gestion and BPI France exit
Adaxtra et al. back Groupe Asia in MBO
GPs invest in tour operator Groupe Asia alongside the CEO and the Chantraine family
AnaCap exits AssurOne
Deal ends a four-year holding period for AnaCap, which bought AssurOne from Seventure and BPI France
Andera sells Scalian to Cobepa – reports
Andera wholly owns the engineering consultancy, having acquired stakes in 2015 and early 2018
Omnes, BIP buy Captain Tortue
Founders, Philippe and Lilian Jacquelinet, have reinvested for a significant stake
EQT Ventures co-leads €20m round for Dott
Other investors include Axel Springer Digital Ventures, DN Capital and Felix Capital
Panakès et al. back €9m series-B for Carthera
Consortium of investors back Carthera to accelerate the development of its clinical pipeline
Natixis launches global PE manager
Natixis has launched Flexstone Partners by merging three of its private equity affiliates
Draper Esprit leads $40m series-C for Finalcad
VC houses Cathay Innovation and Salesforce Ventures also take part in the funding round
Main Capital-backed SDB Ayton bolts on Cormel IT
Under Main’s ownership since May, SDB Ayton buys Cormel IT to broaden its product portfolio
Q&A: Sebastien Canderle
Unquote catches up with Sebastien Canderle to discuss his latest book and his views on private equity
Ardian-backed Indigo sells car parks to Saba
Following the deal, Saba intends to enter new markets and further expand internationally
Tikehau holds €350m first close for energy fund
T2 Energy Transition Fund invests in European companies operating in the field of energy transition
UK private equity faces post-Brexit brain drain
Two thirds of EU nationals working in PE and finance in the UK consider a Brexit-motivated move, says PER
Weinberg CP launches impact fund
WCP Impact Dév expects to hold a first close in 2019 and will inject €5-20m in businesses
EQT raises €2.3bn for Mid-Market Credit II fund
Available capital, four times the size of its predecessor, includes anticipated leverage