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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
Astorg gears up for fund VIII launch
Predecessor Astorg VII held a final close in January 2019 on €4bn
Carlyle injects €60m into Inova
GP invests via Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, a €1.4bn fund closed in 2019
Ashurst hires Dechert's Hellot
François Hellot spent 12 years as a partner with Dechert prior to joining Ashurst
Marlink admits Providence, I-Squared, CVC to second round of sale
France's Apax Partners is looking for bids in the region of 10x EBITDA for its portfolio company
Eurazeo kicks off sale processes for Peters Surgical, In'Tech
Eurazeo recently said it would accelerate its asset divestment programme in 2021 and 2022
Ardian acquires NetCo from IK
IK's exit comes two years after it acquired a majority stake in the company via its IK Small Cap II Fund
PAI to acquire SGD Pharma from JIC
Buyout reportedly values the pharmaceutical glass packaging producer at around €900m
Keensight to buy Adista from Equistone
Company is aiming to double its revenues from €153m in 2020 to €300m by 2025
Silverfleet exits Coventya in €420m sale, nets 2.5x money
Trade sale comes five years after Silverfleet acquired the metal finishing business from Equistone
10T Holdings leads $380m round for Ledger
Another 27 investors take part in the funding round, which gives the company unicorn status
TowerBrook buys crane rental firm Uperio from LFPI
Deal will help the company aim for expansion internationally, as well as into other sectors
Cerea Mezzanine IV holds €215m first close
Fund invests in small- and mid-cap companies operating across the food and beverage value chain
Sagard, Isai back MBO of software firm Invoke
MBO is led by Invoke managing director Raphael de Talhouet and several employees of the company
KKR backs Silver Lake's Cegid in €5.5bn deal
Silver Lake remains the majority shareholder in the company, alongside AltaOne
SoftBank leads $500m series-E round for Contentsquare
Latest funding brings Contentsquare's total funding to date to $810m and values it at $2.8bn
PAI Partners backs Apave
GP is investing alongside Gapave, which will remain the largest shareholder in the company
Omnes closes Capenergie 4 on €660m
Fund exceeds its €500m target and initial €600m hard-cap, having launched in late 2019
Advent exits Circet to ICG
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Advent, which bought the company from CM-CIC Investissement
Merieux Participations 4 holds €300m first close
MP4 provides equity tickets of €20-80m, with a sweet spot of €40-45m, targeting the health and nutrition sector
Cinven sells Chryso to Saint-Gobain for €1bn
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired the company from LBO France via Cinven VI