France unquote
123Venture et al. back Unowhy with €2.8m
123Venture and a pool of private investors have injected €2.8m into French technology company Unowhy.
Greenpark Capital acquires Seventure Partners portfolio
Greenpark-sponsored Chopin Invest has bought a portfolio of minority stakes from Seventure Partners, for an undisclosed amount.
OFI-backed Gault & Frémont acquires BioFoodPack
OFI Private Equity portfolio company Gault & Frémont has acquired French food containers specialist BioFoodPack for an undisclosed amount.
Paluel-Marmont Capital acquires Finipar from LBO France
Paluel-Marmont has backed the management buyout of French cleaning products manufacturer Finipar from LBO France.
Qualium backs MBO of La Foir'Fouille
Qualium Investissement, part of the Caisse des Dépôts group, has led a syndicate of investors to acquire the discount retail chain La Foir'Fouille for an undisclosed amount.
Parvilla appoints new partner
Parvilla, the Paris-based fund-of-funds manager founded four years ago by former PAI senior Partner Jean-Marie Fabre, has appointed Mark Foulds as a partner.
France unquote" October 2010
This has been France’s private equity blockbuster of the summer: following a fiercely disputed auction process, French frozen food retailer Picard Surgelés has been acquired by Lion Capital from BC Partners for a staggering €1.5bn.
The Bakery secures $2.3m investment
Two-man technology team The Bakery, which has worked on animated film blockbusters including Shrek and Madagascar, has secured a $2.3m investment for its software group.
French trade body chief resigns
French private equity trade body chief Jean-Yves Demeunynck will step down in the coming months, according to reports.
LBO France acquires Idéal Résidences
LBO France has acquired a majority stake in retirement homes operator Idéal Résidences from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Alliance Entreprendre.
UFG Private Equity joins Siparex group
French small-cap house UFG Private Equity is now part of the Siparex group and has been renamed UFG-Siparex.
Viveris et al. back The Bakery with €1.8m
Viveris Management, 123Venture and management have invested €1.8m in software designer The Bakery.
ISAI invests €650,000 in InstantLuxe.com
Internet focused fund ISAI has backed the French online marketplace InstantLuxe.com with €650,000 of funding.
XAnge and CIC back ITL buyout
French investors XAnge and CIC Capital Privé have backed the management buyout of ITL from Initiative & Finance.
Alto Invest backs TXCOM with €1m
French private equity house Alto Invest has injected €1m into logistics information chain specialist TXCOM.
Lion Capital meets lenders for Picard buyout
Lion Capital plans to meet lenders to secure a €675m debt package for the acquisition of Picard Surgelés, according to media reports.
Yorkshire Bank expands Corporate & Structured Finance team
Yorkshire Bank Corporate & Structured Finance has appointed Jo Hall as associate director in acquisition finance.
Seventure and CM-CIC invest €4.2m in EffiCity
Seventure and CM-CIC Capital Privé have invested €4.2m in French estate agent EffiCity.
AXA Private Equity backs JIT Solaire with €3m
AXA Private Equity has provided French photovoltaic energy specialist JIT Solaire with €3m of funding.
GIMV backs Onedirect MBO
GIMV has invested €15m to back the management buyout of French e-commerce company Onedirect.
123Venture appoints new associate director
French private equity firm 123Venture has appointed Barthélémy Renaudin as associate director.
Siparex and Cogerfi back JST Transformateurs MBO
Siparex and Cogerfi have backed the management buyout of French electric transformers specialist JST Transformateurs (JST) from AIAC.
Crédit Agricole PE acquires Exclusive Networks
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has acquired a 69% stake in French software developer Exclusive Networks, for an undisclosed amount.
Nextstage backs Groupe TCV MBO with €2.8m
Nextstage has backed the management buyout of French ventilation specialist Groupe TCV with a €2.8m investment.