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Eurazeo PME acquires MK Direct from Alpha PE
The bedding company, which operates the Francoise Saget and Linvosges brands, is valued at €102m
Silverfleet buys Coventya from Equistone
Deal marks the second acquisition for the Silverfleet Capital Partners II fund
HIG sells minority stake in VM Industries to ActoMezz
The French mezzanine provider acquired a minority stake with the founders holding a majority
BDC acquires Acteon
Bridgepoint Development Capital II has made its second acquisition since launch
Siparex, Sodero invest in DMVP
Siparex deploys capital from Xpansion 2, Nord Ouest Entrepreneurs 4 and Entrepreneurs 1 funds
Gimv exits Onedirect to Naxicap
French private equity investor Naxicap acquires a majority stake in the company
Vespa, Cathay back ATI buyout
Primary LBO marks the first investment of Vespa's second fund, which closed in late 2015
Ardian sells Novacap to Eurazeo et al.
Eurazeo and Mérieux Développement enter the business, while Ardian will retain a minority stake
Idinvest, Kima in €10m Zenly round
Geolocalisation startup had already raised €2m from Kima Ventures for its seed round
The birth of the French pension fund?
The French government’s plans to create a new pension funds regime could ultimately spell good news for private equity
Sofinnova leads €22.5m Gecko Biomedical round
Extension to series-A round also includes BPI France, Omnes, CM-CIC Innovation and CapDecisif
Cinven in €450m Prezioso exit to Altrad
Cinven had acquired the French industrial services company from Indigo Capital in 2012
Aster Capital hires Suzenet as venture adviser
French buyout firm Aster expands its venture team focusing on water technology
LFPI, BPI France buy Pénélope from Bridgepoint
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners, now part of Bridgepoint, had bought the business in 2010
KKR’s Trainline bolts on Index and Alven’s Captain Train
Add-on acquisition comes a year after KKR swooped for Trainline ahead of the company’s planned IPO
Apax France promotes four
French mid-market GP appoints a new director, a business development principal and two principals
OpenGate acquires B&M
Deal completion comes after US buyout house OpenGate secured exclusivity in November last year
Omnes and Cisco lead $10m series-C for Intersec
Backers include Harbert European Growth Capital, Highland Capital Partners and Innovacom
French VCs exit RSI Video in trade sale to Honeywell
A Plus Finance and Galileo Partners were among the backers of a funding round in 2009
HgCapital acquires Trace One
Listed HgCapital Trust provided £4.5m of equity for the acquisition of the Parisian SaaS business
Capzanine secures minority stake in Talan
French GP invests in equity only, to support the company's growth over the next five years
Azulis leads Destia MBO
BNP Paribas Développement, Societe Generale Capital Partenaires and management co-invested
Omnes et al. support €5m AB Tasty round
XAnge and Kima Ventures had already supplied the company with €1.1m in 2014
France’s financial sector surges ahead
Private equity dealflow within the financial sector in France has reached a record high, according to unquote" data