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Kharis, Verlinvest lead USD 80m round for Not So Dark
Series B takes French food-tech delivery startup’s total funding to USD 105m
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Cathay to close latest small-cap fund in early 2023 on up to EUR 350m
Vehicle will target companies with EVs of EUR 40m-EUR 100m and has so far made six acquisitions
BC Partners hits brakes on iQera sale amid market volatility
Sale of credit management provider not formally called off; could relaunch when conditions improve
Tikehau Capital readies deployment of third special opps fund with bigger deals in sight
Previous vehicle in the opportunistic credit strategy held a EUR 617m final close in 2021 and is almost fully invested
Access holds EUR 306m final close for second co-investment fund
Paris-headquartered GP surpassed its EUR 300m target for the fund, which plans to make 16 investments
InnovaFonds hires HSBC’s Bouchery as investor relations head
Nicolas Bouchery will be responsible for overlooking the firm’s relationship with its institutional investors
MML, Metric Capital unite to acquire GPS in EUR 260m deal
Deal follows exit of investors including Arkéa Capital, who backed the French reusable packaging firm in 2017
Cathay Capital, Bpifrance weigh NeoXam sale
Auction for French group to launch imminently as financial software assets go through buoyant moment
Ardian readies engineering and consultancy group Expleo for sale
Citi and Boston Consulting Group are advising on French company's auction, due to kick this month
C’est la rentrée: PEs line up French deals despite adverse market
Local economy managed to stay comparatively strong compared to sluggish global growth and inflationary pressures
Perwyn strengthens push to France with new country head
In his new role, former Ardian France head Mathieu Antonini will also oversee Southern Europe
DLA Piper bolsters French PE team with new hire
The London-headquartered law firm has hired Thomas Priolet as a private equity partner in Paris
Investindustrial sale of Benvic to ICIG set to generate 4x money
Exit of chemical compounds company marks second exit for GP’s lower mid-market fund
Geneo to hold final close for mezzanine impact fund by year-end
Evergreen sponsor has set EUR 200m target for the fund, which will focus on European companies
Permira to exit Vacanceselect to PAI-backed European Camping Group
French campsite operator will have approximately 10% market share in Europe after the acquisition
Montagu to exit Arkopharma for EUR 450m
Sale of French supplement maker leaves two unrealised assets in 2010-vintage Montagu IV
IK Partners in exclusivity to sell Exxelia to US trade
Aerospace electronic components group to be acquired by HEICO Corporation for EUR 453m in cash
Tikehau holds EUR 3.3bn final close for TDL V, plans further fundraises
GP said in its H1 2022 results that it has fundraises for its flagship funds in sight for Q3
Tikehau et al. sell majority stake in GreenYellow to Ardian
French sponsors to reinvest in the renewable energy firm following EUR 1.4bn deal
Eurazeo’s NAV dips amid volatile markets
Net asset value dips by 3.9% as French sponsor creates contingency buffer of EUR 500m to account for market uncertainty
Eurazeo PME IV holds 1bn close
Deployment has reached 40% for the new fund, with five to seven further platform investments penned
IK to sell Linxis Group to Hillenbrand for EUR 572m
Agreed sale of packaging machines group to US-based industrial buyer set to complete by year-end
Ardian exits majority stake in Opteven to Apax
New owner will aim to accelerate the insurance provider's international growth
