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France

Infrared cameras and security systems
Carlyle in exclusivity for HGH Infrared Systems

GP is to draw equity from its €656m European technology fund to acquire the infrared systems company

  • Buyouts
  • 18 May 2018
Vacuum cleaners and other household appliances
IK backs Domia Group in SBO

Sale ends a five-year holding period for Metric, which bought the company in May 2013

  • Buyouts
  • 18 May 2018
Aeroplane engines and aerospace services
Activa's Mecadaq acquires US-based Hirschler Manufacturing

Mecadaq gets additional funding injection from Activa to buy the hard-metal machining business

  • Expansion
  • 18 May 2018
Education apps and software
GA leads $60m series-B for OpenClassrooms

Existing investors Alven Capital, Citizen Capital and BPI France are also taking part

  • Expansion
  • 17 May 2018
Final closes of French private equity funds
French fundraising on course for bumper year

Country has seen funds closing with a combined €6bn in commitments in Q1, more than half the total seen in 2017 as a whole

  • France
  • 17 May 2018
Several promotions and appointments
Turenne Capital announces raft of hires

French GP hires an investment director, two analysts and two chargés d'affaires

  • People
  • 17 May 2018
Aksia makes double acquisition of Italian call centre operators Contacta and Visiant
Draper Esprit leads $29m series-B for Aircall

Call centre software developer will make senior appointments in its US- and Europe-based teams

  • Expansion
  • 16 May 2018
European fund raise
Idinvest holds €715m final close for Private Debt IV

Idinvest Private Debt IV surpasses its initial target of €600m and is already deployed at 60%

  • Funds
  • 16 May 2018
Rowers photograph by Josh Calabrese
Alliance of equals: PE's evolving buy-and-build approach

Portfolio companies are increasingly making larger bolt-ons, as GPs look for new ways to boost returns in a market with high entry multiples

  • Investments
  • 16 May 2018
France Fundraising Report 2018
France Fundraising Report 2018

The first quarter of 2018 has set the tone for what is likely to be a busy year for fundraising in the region

  • France
  • 15 May 2018
Office IT integration and systems management
BPI France et al. in €7m round for Welcome to the Jungle

Latest funding round follows on from a first held in January 2017, when the firm raised €2m

  • Expansion
  • 15 May 2018
Algonquin is an investor in and operator of hotels
BNP Paribas Développement, BPI France sell Algonquin

Schroders wholly acquires Algonquin, a French equity investor and hotel operator with €1.8bn AUM

  • Exits
  • 15 May 2018
Money raised in euros
Five Arrows Direct Lending closes on €655m

Rothschild Merchant Banking's direct lending fund for mid-market firms exceeds its €400m target

  • Funds
  • 15 May 2018
Fundraising in euros
Bridgepoint preps for first credit fund launch

Firm's first debt vehicle will invest in Bridgepoint's own deals as well as third-party ones

  • Debt
  • 15 May 2018
Investment in renewable energy
Ardian nets $800m for US infrastructure fund

Fundraising was completed in less than six months, according to Ardian

  • Infrastructure
  • 15 May 2018
Management consultants
Carvest backs MBO of consultancy Algoé

GP Carvest, the PE arm of Crédit Agricole's regional branches, takes over from CIC

  • Buyouts
  • 14 May 2018
Warehouse software and logistics
Elaia Partners et al. in €4.5m round for Uwinloc

Backing will help the French provider of asset location products to expand internationally

  • Expansion
  • 11 May 2018
Electronics hardware manufacturers are vindicating their investors
Alliance Ventures et al. invest €10m in Kalray

French microprocessors developer Kalray received €23.6m in funding in 2017

  • Early-stage
  • 11 May 2018
Men's underwear fashion
LBO France, LFPI sell underwear retailer Eminence to trade

Delta Galil Industries, with more than $1bn in revenues, buys French underwear specialist Eminence

  • Exits
  • 11 May 2018
Food service caterers and pub food
Ardian's Solina bolts on Essential Cuisine

Deal is the second UK bolt-on acquisition for the France-based food products company

  • Portfolio management
  • 10 May 2018
Foot massages and spas
Activa Capital backs spa operator Be Relax

Capital increase of €20m will help the French spa operator open new facilities globally

  • Expansion
  • 10 May 2018
Euro-denominated fundraising
LBO France launches new Digital Health 2 fund

Venture fund, with a €150m target, will invest in European medical technology startups

  • France
  • 09 May 2018
Aerospace parts and long distance logistics
PAI and Baring Asia buy WFCI from Greenbriar

PAI drew equity for the deal from its latest buyout fund, PAI Europe VII, which closed on €5bn

  • Buyouts
  • 08 May 2018
Fundraising in euros
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity to launch six new funds

PE branch aims to raise €3bn over the next three years, to reach €5bn of AUM by late 2021

  • Fundraising
  • 08 May 2018
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