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Siparex sells Silfox stake to Isatis
Siparex will re-invest a minor amount of equity and mezzanine, according to an unquote" source
Deezer raises €100m in wake of pulled IPO
Listing was cancelled due to “market reasons” by the music streaming business in late October
I&FP launches aeronautics build-up with Serta buyout
Buyout is the fourth deal to be financed via I&FP's €135m third fund, recently used for a fifth deal
Linxo raises €2m from Crédit Agricole et al.
Fintech specialist will strengthen its technical team as it expands from France to the rest of Europe
Competition, maturity drive swell in French VC investments
Paris's venture scene is thriving, with increasingly larger investments being deployed
Montefiore exits 27% Demos stake in trade sale
Third asset to be exited from the GP's €120m, fully invested second fund
Siparex invests in TEP Etanchéité to finance bolt-on
GP deploys €3.6m from its FPCI Nord Ouest Entrepreneurs 4 and XPansion2 vehicles to fund the purchase
PE-backed Marietton bolts-on Havas Voyage
Siparex and EdRip to hold joint controlling stake in post-merger group
Deal in Focus: PAI checks in to B&B Hotels in €825m SBO
An in-depth look at Carlyle and Montefiore's sale of B&B Hotels to PAI Partners for €825m
Equistone’s Bretèche lands €80m refinancing
Fresh debt will replace facilities set up as part of PE buyout in 2013
LBO France promotes two to partner
Recruited in 2015, Burgard and Chateau bring the GP’s partner count to eight
ArchiMed’s Piccoli joins Keensight as senior analyst
Piccoli co-founded 3i spinout ArchiMed alongside Denis Ribon, Vincent Guillaumot and Cédric Berger
ArchiMed’s Piccoli joins Keensight as senior analyst
Piccoli co-founded 3i spinout ArchiMed alongside Denis Ribon, Vincent Guillaumot and Cédric Berger
Pierret joins Idinvest as investment director
French GP Idinvest Partners has recruited Emmanuelle Pierret as a new investment director
Omnes exits 55% SLG Recycling stake to Derichebourg
Sale comes seven years after GP created SLG Recycling group via dual merger
ACapital leads €5.2m round for Sunpartner
GP financed half of the equity ticket via its China-Outbound fund, now 80% invested
Sodero and BPI France in Emballage OBO
Firms aim to support the company’s expansion in France and abroad as minority owners
Ardian creates TimeOne via portfolio companies merger
GP injects fresh €5m and will become minority shareholder in post-merger group
Argos Soditic supports SBO of Talentia from Fondations et al.
Fondations Capital and Women Equity Partners backed the company's MBO in 2011
Activa backs Mecadaq OBO to create build-up platform
Second build-up project to be financed by the GP’s third fund in the space of a month
Dayuse raises €15m from Partech et al.
Series-A saw VC draw equity from its €130m, 2011-vintage sixth venture fund
Initiative & Finance buys minority stake in Fermatic
MBO is maiden deal for GP's recently closed €168m second small-cap buyout fund
Gimv acquires minority stake in Legallais
Ironmongery distributor Legallais reported a turnover of €225m for 2015
Equistone exits Sogetrel to Quilvest and BPI France
Quilvest and BPI France to become company's respective majority and minority owners