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NCI becomes majority shareholder of Didactic
UI Gestion and BPI France exit the business
Sigma Gestion regains independence following ACG stake sale
ACG has sold its stake in French GP back to management
Ardian, Fosun back in Club Med battle with fresh bid
Consortium had decided to shelve its earlier offer in August
Idinvest hits €235m first close for debt fund
Private Debt Fund III expected to reach final close by year-end
BPI France invests €10m in Poxel series-B extension
Company is backed by several VCs including EdRrip
EdRip closes Winch Capital 3 fund on €300m
Fund hits hard-cap after year on the road
BC Partners recruits associate for Paris office
Pauline Sire joins BC Partners' Paris team as associate
TA Associates invests in Group Ciprés
Healthcare specialist to take advantage of changing regulations
Parquest sells FDI to Charterhouse's Webhelp
GP had backed FDI's MBO in 2003
Eurazeo’s Elis to list on Euronext Paris
Move towards IPO follows major refinancing last year
ArchiMed acquires Medistream for €12m
France-based GP makes maiden investment
Isai and Keensight acquire minority stake in Labelium
Online marketing company to expand into Asia
IK Investment Partners to acquire Exxelia from LBO France
Deal completion is subject to legal and regulatory approval
Omnes Capital promotes two
GP appoints new head of buyout & growth capital and new head of venture
Azulis et al. back Father & Sons MBO
BPI France, Galia Gestion and Euro Capital take part in deal
ActoMezz reaches €150m first close
GP aiming to raise €200m for Acto Mezzanine II vehicle
Keensight to sell FircoSoft to Reed Elsevier
Deal is expected to complete in coming weeks.
Siparex appoints new managing partner
Siparex hires Jérôme Burtin as managing partner in mid-market team
IK Partners refinances Solina debt
Refinancing follows company's purchase of SFK Foods from Odin
Richter joins Sofinnova from Novo Seeds
Former investment director joins after seven years in Denmark
Newfund backs Bureau 14
Company is the 34th investment by Newfund
LBO France to buy Chryso from Wendel's Materis
GP acquires subsidiary after selling Materis to Wendel in 2006
Ardian, Fosun give up on Club Med
Investindustrial bid values company at around €786m
Blackstone acquires Alliance Automotive from Weinberg
Deal marks full exit for Weinberg after eight-year holding