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General Atlantic backs ManoMano in €60m series-C
Previous investors include Piton Capital, Partech Ventures and BPI France's Ambition Numérique fund
CD&R, Ardian sell 5.2% stake in Spie
Following the transaction, investors reaped €189.28m in gross proceeds
Change Capital exits Paule Ka
GP will retain a minority stake in the designer clothing brand following the transaction
Capzanine buys minority stake in MCA sponsorless deal
GP provided a debt facility to support the transaction and boost the business's expansion
Isai invests €7m in Vade Secure
Loans help push the overall amount secured by the cybersecurity firm in the round to €10m
Serena et al. inject €12m into Vekia
BPI France, Pleiade Venture, CapHorn and ZTP also take part in the round
Ardian to back Alvest's SBO
French private equity house Sagard will retain an undisclosed stake in the business
Argos Soditic buys Zodiac Milpro in SBO
Equity for the transaction comes from Argos Soditic's seventh fund, closed on £248m in 2016
Pragma Capital sells CNN MCO to Endel Engie
Transaction marks the first exit for the Paris-based GP's Pragma III fund, which closed in 2015
Activa's Mecadaq bolts on Armoa
Deal represents the second bolt-on for the aerospace manufacturing business since Activa came on board
Sodero joins Ixo in Loubat capital structure reshuffle
Inked in late July, the deal will allow Ixo to partially realise its investment
Carlyle buys Prima Solutions
Carlyle draws equity from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners III, a €656m fund that closed in 2015
Re-Sources Capital buys Novatim stake from Siparex
Siparex injected €1m into the French IT outsourcing services business in 2012
Unigrains leads €4m round for Sodevat
Backers in the funding round include asset manager Idia Capital Investissement
Apax France nominates two new partners
Bettignies and Cousseran are promoted to partner after 10 years at the firm
Ardian-backed Bricoprivé acquires Racetools
Online DIY tool distributor further expands in continental Europe following the purchase
LBO France acquires pharmaceutical distributer Piex
Following the deal, the GP has nominated a new CEO alongside a new management team
Bridgepoint in running for 5àSec deal
If it goes ahead, the deal would mark the fifth PE ownership change for the dry cleaning business
Argos Soditic buys Lampe Berger in SBO
Deal seals the end of a 10-year holding period for Azulis Capital, which acquired the asset in 2007
ETF and Frog Capital in $20m round for Vulog
French car-sharing technology firm had previously raised €8.4m from fund managers in September 2015
Ventech injects €3m into Mediarithmics
Data marketing platform had already raised €1.2m from Jaina Capital in 2013
François Fillon joins Tikehau Capital as partner
Fillon ran as candidate for France's Les Republicains party in the country's 2017 presidential election
Astorg, Montagu partially exit Sebia to CDPQ
Astorg and Montagu acquired the healthcare company from Cinven in 2014
PE-backed Siblu in amend-and-extend refinancing
As part of the transaction, the company added a €30m note meant to support its growth