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21 Centrale Partners buys Village Center
21 Centrale Partners has acquired outdoor accommodation group Village Center from NYSE Euronext Paris-listed Promeo Group.
Bridgepoint acquires La Compagnie du Ponant
Bridgepoint has entered exclusive talks to buy French cruise operator La Compagnie du Ponant from its parent company CMA CGM Group.
Perfectis PE spins out of Euler Hermes
Industrial holding HLD has bought a stake in French GP Perfectis Private Equity from credit insurer group Euler Hermes France, alongside the Perfectis management.
Q&A: AFIC’s Louis Godron
Q&A: AFIC’s Louis Godron
Montagu buys St Hubert for €430m
Montagu Private Equity has completed the €430m management buyout of French spread producer St Hubert from Dairy Crest Group.
VCs exit Elbee in trade sale
XAnge Private Equity, OTC Asset Management and Nextstage have sold their stakes in French online home furnishings retailer Elbee to trade buyer Adeo.
Vauban and Participex take 25% stake in NCS
Vauban Partenaires and subsidiary Participex Gestion have acquired a 25% stake in French IT systems provider NCS.
Omnes-backed SVP acquires FYM Conseil
French support services provider Groupe SVP, a portfolio company of Omnes Capital, has bought training agency FYM Conseil.
Cinven buys Prezioso from Indigo
Cinven has acquired industrial services company Prezioso Technilor in a secondary buyout from Indigo Capital.
AXA PE-backed DIANA acquires US bolt-on
AXA Private Equity-backed nutrition specialist DIANA has acquired US-based Pacific Pure Aid as part of its international growth strategy.
Activa hires ex-Equistone director Sophie Rouland
French mid-cap GP Activa Capital has hired Sophie Rouland as investment director.
AFIC appoints Louis Godron as chairman
French private equity association AFIC has elected Argos Soditic partner Louis Godron as its new chairman.
Vector wins Technicolor battle
US private equity house Vector Capital has seen its offer for a minority stake in troubled French digital video specialist Technicolor accepted by the company's shareholder - pipping JP Morgan to the post.
FSI Régions backs Raynier Marchetti
FSI Régions has invested €1m in French corporate catering company Raynier Marchetti.
AXA Private Equity raises $8bn for funds-of-funds
Axa Private Equity has secured $7.1bn for its secondaries fund-of-funds and $900m for its primary investment fund-of-funds.
FSI Régions leads round for Callejo Transports
FSI Régions has invested €1.5m in night transportation company Callejo Transports.
FSI Régions backs Coprométal
FSI Régions has injected €1m into French packaging producer Coprométal in exchange for a minority stake.
FSI Régions backs Abzac
FSI Régions has injected €2m into French cardboard tubes and core provider Abzac in exchange for a minority stake.
Newfund invests €1m in Sykio
French VC Newfund has provided software developer Sykio with €1m of growth capital funding.
EdRCP takes majority stake in EuroTechnoCom
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has acquired a majority stake in French telecoms maintenance equipment company EuroTechnoCom (ETC).
Eurazeo PME exits Mors Smitt
Eurazeo subsidiary Eurazeo PME has exited Franco-Dutch electronic rail equipment maker Mors Smitt to US manufacturer Wabtec, reaping a 3.5x money multiple on its initial investment.
Motion and FSI inject additional €80m into Tokheim
Motion Equity Partners (formerly Cognetas) and Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI) have provided French fuel distribution solutions company Tokheim with an €80m equity injection as part of a larger refinancing operation.
ISAI hires new deputy chief executive
French venture capital firm ISAI has appointed Pierre Martini as deputy chief executive.
First close for ISAI's second FCPR fund
French venture capital firm ISAI has held a first close for its second FCPR vehicle, ISAI Expansion, on €30m.