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ESI Group draws EQT, Hg, Thoma Bravo interest
Listed French industrial software maker has drawn wide interest from sponsors and strategic players
52 Entertainment sale enters final round in sponsor-heavy auction
PE owner HLD invested in the Paris-based gaming platform in 2018; it has since made nine add-ons
Eurazeo halves deployment and PE fundraising in Q1 amid ‘complex and uncertain’ environment
GP has EUR 7.7bn dry powder across its strategies and remains assured of its potential to make exits in H2 2023
Cerea Partners raises EUR 700m-plus for multi-asset food and beverage funds
France-headquartered GP is on the road for vehicles across its private equity, mezzanine and senior debt strategies
PAI Partners to acquire The Looping Group from Mubadala Capital
GP will take a majority stake in French leisure park operator via its latest flagship vehicle, PAI Fund VIII
VC Profile: Klima lines up green energy deals from EUR 210m debut fund
Franco-Spanish Alantra and Enagás-backed VC initiative expects to lay the foundations for its second fund in 2024
Kartesia’s management to take majority stake in Flexam
Pan-European capital solutions provider’s partnership with France-based fund manager will add real-asset financing to its offering
Charterhouse transfers Sagemcom to AlpInvest-backed continuation fund - filings
GP will make a return of over 5x MOIC on the deal for French telecoms business
VC Profile: Hi Inov in pre-marketing for next fund, outlines plans to wrap up Fund II investment period
France and Germany-based early-stage investor has made 15 of its up to 20 planned investments from its EUR 100m Fund II
Infravia aims to raise up to EUR 1bn for next growth fund, eyes mid-2024 launch
French sponsor expects to raise EUR 750m-EUR 1bn for B2B tech-focused second growth fund
Sofinnova launches digital medicine strategy
Life sciences sponsor’s sixth strategy will deploy EUR 2m-EUR 8m tickets in seed and Series A
MML buys majority stake in sponsor-backed Freeland
Existing investors IDI and Chevrillon will reinvest in the France-based freelance HR and IT platform as part of the SBO
Women in VC: Turenne Santé’s Chaoui on new healthcare growth strategy and social impact
Healthcare sponsor aims to raise EUR 150m for new growth fund, with further deployment and fundraising for its LBO strategy in the pipeline
Eurazeo's Groupe Premium attracts multiple PE bidders ahead of IMs
Insurance broker has seen interest from parties including Ardian, Bridgepoint, BC Partners, Cinven, CVC
Montefiore prepares sale of European Digital Group via Lazard
Expected for later this year, auction of B2B digital services platform will mostly target PEs
PE-backed Sabena Technics to hit the auction block this year
MRO group owned by Sagard, Towerbrook and Bpifrance could be marketed off EUR 80m EBITDA
Argos Wityu to sell La Compagnie des Desserts to PAI
Deal for French frozen desserts group marks the sixth investment from PAI Mid-Market Fund
Siparex-backed TiLT in final leg of fundraise for energy transition vehicle
Energy transition investor TiLT Capital Partners could reach more than EUR 250m in fund size
Perwyn hires Five Arrows' investment manager for Paris office
Stéphane Gaudard joins five months after the UK-based sponsor hired head of France
Bregal Milestone to launch Anywhere365 sale in Q1 2023
Lazard to advise on auction for Dutch cloud-based contact centre and dialogue-management platform
Eurazeo shakes up executive board; CEO Virginie Morgon to depart
New board members are chairmen Christophe Bavière and William Kadouch-Chassaing, as well as Sophie Flak and Olivier Millet
Seventure preps third generation of microbiome fund
Health for Life III to be slightly larger than EUR 250m predecessor; will invest in Europe, US, Israel
GP Profile: Armen eyes “new frontier” for GP stakes in Europe
France-headquartered GP stakes investor is seeking to support sponsors as they become multi-strategy managers, co-founder Dominique Gaillard tells Unquote
Women in VC: Revaia’s Albizzati on founding a female-led firm and navigating valuations in 2023
Co-founder Alice Albizzati outlines the growth equity firm's priorities as it heads for the final close of its EUR 500m Fund II