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Tikehau et al. sell majority stake in GreenYellow to Ardian
French sponsors to reinvest in the renewable energy firm following EUR 1.4bn deal
Eurazeo’s NAV dips amid volatile markets
Net asset value dips by 3.9% as French sponsor creates contingency buffer of EUR 500m to account for market uncertainty
Eurazeo PME IV holds 1bn close
Deployment has reached 40% for the new fund, with five to seven further platform investments penned
IK to sell Linxis Group to Hillenbrand for EUR 572m
Agreed sale of packaging machines group to US-based industrial buyer set to complete by year-end
Ardian exits majority stake in Opteven to Apax
New owner will aim to accelerate the insurance provider's international growth
Five Arrows-backed A2MAC1 eyes September auction launch
Car benchmarking group could be valued at EUR 1bn in sale likely to attract major tech funds
Five Arrows exits pharmacy group Laf Sante to Latour
Vendor plans to reinvest in pharmacy chain; Bpifrance takes minority stake
Eurazeo to reap 3.2x money multiple in Vitaprotech SBO to Apax
French GPs in exclusive negotiations for security specialist deal, which could generate IRR of 30%
Siparex holds EUR 450m final close for ETI 5
Mid cap-focused fund is 60% larger than its 2017-vintage predecessor and has made four investments
Eurazeo reaps 3.7x money on Orolia exit to trade
Sale of majority stake in French precision electronics group generates EUR 189m in cash proceeds
Apax heads for second small-cap fund with EUR 350m target
French GP seeks private and institutional investors with a minimum commitment of around EUR 100,000
Adagia in exclusivity to buy Motion Equity's Minlay
GP beats out Apax, Naxicap in auction final round; deal marks second transaction from its debut fund
Apax Partners launches sale of network performance group Infovista
Jefferies and SocGen advise on auction; indicative bids due before summer break
AlpInvest leads Equistone’s Sicame continuation fund deal
The deal is Equistone's inaugural continuation vehicle in process first reported by Unquote
Capza launches SME decarbonisation fund with EUR 1.3bn target
Second vintage of the SME-focused strategy will aim to support its portfolio companies with decarbonisation
Equistone, IK invest in PE-backed Safic-Alcan
Paris-headquartered speciality chemical provider’s existing shareholders include EMZ and Sagard
Eurazeo in exclusivity for Sevetys acquisition
French sponsor beats Ardian and Antin in race for a majority stake in French veterinary chain
3i sells Havea to BC-led consortium
BC Partners is acquiring the French natural healthcare group with co-investors PSP and National Pensions Services Investment Management
Equistone chooses continuation fund route for Sicame
GP had considered ownership options for the electricity distribution products and services provider
EcoVadis valued at over USD 1bn in Astorg, BeyondNetZero-led round
Deal brings total raised by sustainability rating group to USD 725m; CVC remains largest institutional shareholder
360 Capital holds EUR 45m first close on early stage tech fund
Square II will invest in pre-seed and seed rounds with a focus on French B2B software, consumer disruption, deeptech
Advent begins Idemia premarketing ahead of summer sale launch
French biometrics specialist is expected to be marketed off EBITDA of more than EUR 200m
Carlyle sells Euro Techno Com to Cinven
Buyer competed alongside BC Partners, PAI, CVC and Brookfield in Goldman Sachs-led auction
Ardian invests in TA Associates-backed Odealim
Sponsors will have co-control of the France-based insurance broker, with TA reinvesting