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ICG-backed Pageant Media acquires Eurekahedge for $8m
Mizuho Bank, which acquired the company in 2011, paid three times the amount it is selling it for
Eurazeo delays fundraising by up to nine months
GP's Growth Fund III was previously due to hold final close at the end of 2020
Warburg Pincus invests in ArchiMed-backed Polyplus
ArchiMed and Warburg will be equal shareholders, while the management of Polyplus will retain a minority
Partech closes third seed fund of $100m
Partech Entrepreneur III surpasses its original target of $80m
LocalGlobe leads €4m round for Libeo
Funding round also sees participation from existing investor Breega and several business angels
Nord Capital exits Stadline to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Nord Capital, which controlled a minority stake in the company
Perwyn backs Hea Expertise; IDI reaps 35% IRR
Deal ends a three-year holding period for IDI, which owned a 40% stake in the company
Ardian buys minority stake in Euro 4x4 Parts
Auto parts retailer also announced the bolt-on of B2B-focused market peer Japocat
Flexstone appoints new head of secondary investments
Flexstone closed secondaries and co-investment-focused Select Opportunities II on €300m in July 2019
Kartesia buys International Cookware from Aurora Resurgence
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Aurora, which acquired the company from Arc International Group
Audacia exits burger restaurant chain PNY
French PE firm Audacia invested in burger restaurants operator Paris New York in 2013
Chequers Capital carves out EBC from Econocom
GP is currently investing its Chequers Capital XVII fund, which closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Essling refocuses on co-invest and LBO, as co-founder departs
Michele Mezzarobba leaves the firm having co-founded it in 2017
Parquest, BPI France back JVS in OBO; Apax exits
Apax Partners, UI Gestion and the company's founders exit the investment
Eurazeo to set up €10m Covid-19 solidarity fund
GP wants to suspend its 2019 dividend, and senior execs will contribute 10% of their bonuses to the fund
Five Arrows to take Harvest private
Holdco plans to file a proposed public buyout offer with French regulator AMF at €90 per share
Investors in €50m series-C for Dynacure
Headquartered in Strasbourg, Dynacure is a clinical-stage drug development company
Bridgepoint buys 28% stake in French asset manager Cyrus
GP invests via its lower-mid-cap fund Bridgepoint Development Capital III, which raised around £600m
A/O Proptech leads series-B round for Qarnot Computing
Caisse des Dépôts, Engie and Groupe Casino also participate in the round
Essling-backed SPVIE bolts on Assurances de l'Adour
GP is investing from Essling Expansion Fund, a vehicle dedicated to the French lower-mid-market
French PE steps up gender diversity goals and monitoring
French private equity association France Invest launched its gender-parity charter at IPEM
Argos-backed Factum buys AGL Services
Deal is part of Factum's aggregation strategy and follows two bolt-ons inked in January 2019
Siparex et al. exit Kiwatch to trade
Management team led by co-founders Williamson and Blanchard will stay on with the business
VC-backed Sunna Design buys SOL from Carmanah
Sunna expects to strengthen its position in the solar market, accelerate its growth and expand its network
