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LBO France gets 2x on Tractel exit to Cinven
Deal represents Tractel’s fifth buyout since inception
Cathay et al. acquire Datawords
Deal marks GP's return to company after exiting in 2011
BDC sells Siblu to Stirling Square
Company was acquired by Hermes for around €150m in 2006
PE-backed Menix acquires OneOrtho-Medical
Bolt-on comes one year after Menix’s SBO
Ardian’s Kallista completes €155m refinancing
Company claims to have doubled capacity under GP’s ownership
Deal in Focus: Blackstone sells Vitalia to CVC’s Vedici
Transaction mirrors consolidation trend in French private hospitalisation sector
UI Gestion et al. in OBO for Jet Freeze
Maiden deal for UI Gestion’s latest fund
Bridgepoint to exit Ponant to Artémis
Sale comes three years after carve-out by Bridgepoint
PE-backed Alain Afflelou bolts on Optical Discount
Add-on to lead to creation of low-cost optical retail network
Seventure injects further €1m into MaaT
Investment comes after first €1m round by VC in January
Novartis et al. in $36m series-B for GenSight
Capital to be used for development of GS010 therapy
D-Bi raises €3.5m from Jaina Capital et al.
Funds to finance 20 hires and launch of UK and Germany offices
CapDecisif et al. in €3.6m round for InnaVirVax
Third funding round for French biopharma
Felix Capital et al. in $20m series-B round for Mirakl
Deal represents largest investment by Felix to date
Isatis backs Lermite MBI from Siparex et al.
Second exit by Siparex in the space of a week
Activa's Findis refinances, acquires Désamais
GP bought business in 2011 SBO
LBO France appoints four
Jacques Franchi to become the firm's new chief investment officer
Blackstone offloads Vitalia to CVC’s Vedici
Transaction believed to value Vitalia around €950m mark
Capital Croissance buys minority stake in Altima
Enterprise value understood to sit below €30m mark
Initiative & Finance invests in FAK
Capital to finance bolt-on of Armony Signalétique
Siparex reaps 20% IRR on Sogexi exit to Lacroix
GP thought to have scored returns in the 2-4x region
Callista buys PCH Metals
Buyout sees Callista buy all shares in PCH
Activa-backed Armatis completes refinancing
Deal understood to have involved dividend recap
Parquest and CM-CIC back Caillau MBO
Vendors include ING Belgique, Arkéa and 2JP Finances