France
IK's Mademoiselle Desserts bolts on Michel Kremer
IK bought a majority stake in pastry producer Mademoiselle Desserts via IK VIII Fund
Ciclad holds final close for sixth fund on €180m
Fundraising started in September 2017 with an initial target amounting to €140-160m
Apax France appoints mid-market partner
Having joined Apax in 2008, Simon was involved in a number of deals in the services sector
Ardian et al. sell Consort NT back to management
Consort NT president Jason Guez is the France-based company's current majority owner
BPI France et al. inject $50m into Launchmetrics
BPI France, Seventure, Cipio Partners and Famille C back the SaaS data analytics company
LT Capital holds €105m final close for LTC III
Around 70% of commitments for LTC III, closed on €105m, come from institutional investors
Go Capital holds interim close for Amorçage II
Go Capital's second seed fund had previously held a first close on €60m in May 2017
MBO Partenaires hires Chloé Miller
Miller started her career in strategic advisory at PwC before joining CM-CIC Capital Privé
Generis Capital et al. back Naskeo
Consortium of investors injects €12m into France-based Naskeo, a biogas plants developer
Siparex, Arkea exit Nadia Group
Previous backer Unexo and management reinvest in the France-based industrials group
Tikehau appoints Laillier as head of private equity
Laillier was a member of the investment and audit committees of Tikehau from 2004 to 2016
BPI France et al. back Qucit
Backers include Urban US, which backs startups seeking to improve the functioning of cities
Eurazeo's CPK in talks to buy Lutti
CPK, the holding company of Carambar & Co, will buy the France-based sweets producer from Katjes
FnB Private Equity, Agro Invest buy Valade
French PE houses FnB Private Equity and Agro Invest have jointly bought a majority stake in France-based fruit-processing company Valade Groupe.
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
PE-backed Vivalto Santé bolts on Capio's French division
French division of hospitals and clinics operator Capio is valued at around €455m
Siparex backs NG Travel in MBO
Olivier Kervella and the management team retain the majority of French tour operator NG Travel
PE-backed IPOs hit nine-year low
Of the 617 European exits so far this year, only 17 have been IPOs, equivalent to 2.7%
Silverfleet holds first close on €110m for smaller fund
Fund has set a target of тЌ250m, which it expects to reach before the end of the year
Weinberg eyes Realease Capital
Andera invested in Realease Capital, a professional equipment leasing company in 2015
European secondaries up 50% year-on-year – report
Western Europe deals saw the largest increase in H1 compared with other geographies, says Setter
IK prepares for minority stake fund launch
IK Investment Partners began registering vehicles for the fund in April earlier this year
French mid-cap seeks new approaches as competition heats up
Buy-backs edge into the French mid-market, as H1 activity hits record highs and entry multiples swell
Felicis closes sixth fund on $270m
Felicis has a global investment mandate and has previously invested in 40 countries