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HIG buys Quick Restaurants for EUR 240m
Restaurants reported EUR 227m in sales and EUR 21m in EBITDA in 2019
Qualium sells La Foir'Fouille stake to manager and funds - report
Deal values the French discount retailer at between EUR 150m and EUR 200m
Bridgepoint explores Anaveo exit, initial bids due imminently
Financial sponsors showing preliminary interest include 3i, PAI and Motion Equity Partners
Eurazeo at 70% of target for EUR 1bn PME IV fund
Fund has already secured more than EUR 700m, including EUR 400m from Eurazeo's balance sheet
Equistone sells Bruneau to Towerbrook
Earlier media report put the EV of the French online office supplies retailer at EUR 475m
Eurazeo NAV per share hits record high
AUM grew by +39% over the 12 months to June 2021, to reach €25.6bn
Eurazeo closes Idinvest Private Debt V on EUR 1.5bn
Fund exceeds its EUR 1.2bn target and is already deployed at nearly 80%, with a successor lined up
Tikehau holds EUR 617m final close for European Special Opportunities II
Fund surpassed its EUR 500m target and is more than 50% deployed, with a 68% re-up rate
Alpha Private Equity sells Vertbaudet to Equistone
SBO of the children's clothing and accessories retailer is Equistone's sixth platform deal of 2021
Eurazeo Growth III holds final close on EUR 1.6bn
Vehicle surpassed its EUR 1bn target and will provide initial equity tickets of EUR 25m-100m
France's Apax Partners closes latest flagship fund on EUR 1.6bn
Fund is around 60% larger than its predecessor, which closed on EUR 1.03bn in 2016
New French GP Aldebaran holds first close for debut fund
Aldebaran Transformation Fund I targets EUR 300m for complex buyout situations
Equistone acquires GSCM Group
GP has previous experience in the modular construction sector with Oikos Group
IK buys Blanchon from Abénex
First investment made from IK Small Cap III Fund, which closed in April 2021 on EUR 1.2bn
Tikehau appoints Cabanis as deputy CEO
Cabanis will join from her role as executive vice-president at Danone
Montagu acquires Intech from Eurazeo
Eurazeo says it is set to achieve a cash-on-cash multiple of 3x and an IRR of 31%
Towerbrook clinches Bruneau auction – report
Towerbrook reportedly beat competition from private equity firms Lone Star and Platinum
French buyout market continues strong rebound in H1
France was home to nine €1bn+ buyouts, comfortably outpacing the UK and German markets
Eurazeo to sell early education business Grandir to InfraVia
Eurazeo is set to earn a 2x return on its initial investment
LBO France's Groupe RG completes impact refinancing
Reinancing for the PPE distributor includes ESG criteria that will affect the debt repayment
Eurazeo raises €1bn for secondaries programme
Capital raised includes €700m for Idinvest Secondary Fund IV and €300m raised from individuals
ACP raises €814m for flagship fund-of-funds
Access Capital Partners held a first close for ACF VIII in June 2019, securing €412m in commitments
Charterhouse to exit Siaci Saint Honoré to OTPP et al.
OTPP, Cathay, BPI France and Ardian back the deal and SSH's merger with market peer Diot
Charterhouse buys Labelium from Qualium
B2B digital marketing agency made six add-ons during Qualium's three-year investment period
