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Stirling Square adds de Barros and Woltz to IR team
Charlotte Woltz and Pascal Monteiro de Barros join GP's investor relations team in London
Mezzanine Management takes PLN 40m minority stake in Flucar
GP tapped its third mezzanine fund to support capex programme at Polish industrial
BPI France and Sofipaca support MBO of Vectorys from ACG
French logistics company has doubled its turnover and expanded its African operations under the vendor's tenure
Cobalt makes 3.5x money on TCS sale to Meeschaert
GP takes over from previous majority owner Cobalt Capital after an eight-year holding
R301, Impulse VC inject $830,000 into Buzzoole
Swiss venture investor R301 provided capital via its maiden vehicle, R301 Capital
Balderton leads $7m series-A for Dalia
Backers include existing investors Wellington Partners and IBB-Bet
Accel, BPI in €26m series-C round for Doctolib
Healthcare platform has raised around €50m funding from various VCs over the last three years
Guy Hands buys Nordic operations of McDonald's
Hands' buyout fund was not involved in the transaction, according to reports
Meridia buys minority stake in Andilana
Deal marks the second investment for the GP's maiden PE vehicle, Meridia Capital I
Activa Capital exits Bruno Saint Hilaire
GP took a 66% stake in the group in 2008, with IRDI acting as co-investor
Idea buys 90% stake in Stalam
GP acquired the business through its Efficienza Energetica e Sviluppo Sostenibile fund
MBO Partenaires acquires Icare from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners and Sofimac Partners entered the group as minority shareholders in 2012
Rocket Internet holds $1bn final close for maiden fund
Fund is the first closed-ended vehicle for the Berlin-based listed GP
BPI, Sofinnova, Novo Nordisk-backed Lysogene launches IPO
Sofinnova entered the group in 2014, leading a €16.5m round for the group
Keensight hires LBO France's de Bonnefon as IR head
New recruit leaves her role as director at LBO France after five years with the firm
Abris Capital promotes Anđelić to partner
Milorad Anđelić joined the CEE-focused private equity firm from Copernicus Capital in 2008
United Ventures leads €4m series-A for MainStreaming
GP deployed capital through its 2013-vintage maiden vehicle, United Ventures I
Deal in Focus: Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
After Worldpay, Nets and ICBI, the Concardis deal marks the fourth acquisition in Europe for the private equity duo
Gimv leads €10.3m round for Itineris
Fourth funding round brings total raised by Flemish group to over €30m
KWM partner Hill joins McDermott in Frankfurt
Appointment follows the recently begun administration process for KWM's European branch
Vitruvian leads €58m series-E round for Vestiaire
Paris-based group has so far raised €116m in funding from a large pool of investors
LDC acquires Fishawack from GCP in £38m tertiary buyout
Deal for the pharmaceutical communications agency follows a four-year holding period for the vendor
Ipes hires Gardner as chief financial officer
Gardner has 15 years of experience as a CFO across several industries
LocalGlobe leads £1.5m round for Cuvva
Insurance technology company will launch its pay-as-you go product later this year