France
CM-CIC Capital Privé divests Celeste
GP sells its stake in French B-to-B internet provider Celeste to owner Nicolas Aube
Naxicap buys European Cargo Services in SBO
Naxicap Partners acquires French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
Charterhouse's Cooper-Vemedia buys 12 Sanofi brands for €158m
Deal is the second major bolt-on acquisition for the group since the GP acquired it in 2015
France's Pragma Capital rebrands, eyes new fund launch
Pragma, which underwent a succession plan in 2016, will now be known as Sparring Capital
Argos Soditic-backed I'Car Systems merges with Datafirst
Together, the companies will cover automotive manufacturers and brands in 12 countries
Permira acquires Exclusive Group in €1.3bn deal
Permira buys French cybersecurity and cloud distributor Exclusive Group in SBO deal
Star Platinum Capital invests in Naf Naf carve-out
Chinese backers buy the French womenswear retailer from corporate Vivarte in a €52m deal
Eos Venture Partners launches $100m debut insurtech fund
Vehicle has raised $30m from two insurance companies to date and will have a global remit
Ardian holds €230m final close for Growth Fund II
New vehicle is already three times bigger than its 2014 predecessor, Ardian Growth Fund I
OTPP buys 40% stake in European Camping Group SBO
Former backers Carlyle and Montefiore retain a majority stake in the French mobile-homes rental business
iBionext et al. in $15m round for GrAI Matter Labs
iBionext Growth Fund, 3T Finance and 360 Capital Partners back the French AI technology startup
Iris Capital injects €6m into Singlespot
Company will use the fresh capital to strengthen its presence in France and expand internationally
Omnes sells Adictiz to trade
Omnes Capital invested €2m in French video games developer Adictiz in 2012
Index leads €23m series-A for Alan
Previous investors OpenCNP, Partech and Portag3 Ventures LP also take part in the funding round
Apax France et al. exit Silvya Terrade in SBO
Abénex takes over French beauty and hairdressing colleges Silvya Terrade, acquiring a 70% stake
DLA Piper hires Vandenbussche and Pinkham
Law firm hires partner Vandenbussche and senior counsel Pinkham to strengthen PE arm
European Commission launches VentureEU
VentureEU is a venture capital funding programme backed by тЌ410m in fresh funding from the EU
Alliance Entreprendre et al. sell Safir to trade
GPs sell the French manufacturer of automatic garage doors to corporate Accedia Group
Ixo PE et al. back Groupe RYB
GPs inject €16.5m into the French polyethylene piping producer to finance a bolt-on
Idinvest Digital Fund III holds €180m first close
Idinvest's third digital fund, with a target of €300m, surpasses its €154m predecessor
Apax opens Milan office, appoints Revel-Sillamoni as head
Francesco Revel-Sillamoni will lead the new office with the support of senior adviser Francesco Panfilo
Oxatis announces intention to float
Oxatis, a French PE-backed e-commerce SaaS developer, will float on 24 April
Tikehau backs insurance broker Filiassur
GP buys a minority stake in French insurance specialist Filiassur in a €30m MBO deal
LFPI et al. invest €50m in Bioline by InVivo
LFPI, Idia and Unigrains back French agricultural products manufacturer Bioline by InVivo