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LBO France to acquire RG Safety
LBO France is currently investing from the White Knight IX fund, closed on €450m earlier this year
IDI, Raise et al. to take over Mériguet-Carrère
Qualium Investissement became minority shareholder in the company in 2013, with IDI as co-investor
FrenchFood Capital holds €70m first close for maiden fund
FrenchFood Capital was launched in 2016 by three food sector professionals
Activa Capital, BPI exit Nexeya
For Activa, the divestment is the fourth exit completed in as many months
MBO Partenaires backs Reflex CES spinout
GP is currently investing from its fourth buyout vehicle, MBO Partenaires 4, closed on €250m last year
21 Centrale's Synerlab secures €160m refinancing
Group raises €160m of fresh debt from current backer ICG and new partner Goldman Sachs
French venture expected to flourish under Macron
VCs welcome the arrival of a president who is likely to encourage a more favourable investment landscape
Platina Equity exits Ekium
GP acquired two thirds of Ekium, then Cira Concept, through an MBO in 2007
Go Capital exits Spread
Go Capital recently launched its second seed vehicle, Go Capital Amorçage II, with a €60m first close
Ekkio Capital exits Amatsigroup
Amatsigroup is said to be valued at €130m in the transaction, non-inclusive of its residual debt
Ixo PE backs Air Support MBO
GP recently held a final close for the Ixo 3 fund on its hard-cap of €150m
Apax France acquires EPF Partners
Acquisition will immediately be followed by the launch of a €200-250m vehicle
EdRip takes majority stake in Sarawak
EdRip invested from small-cap fund Cabestan Capital II, closed on its €165m hard-cap last year
Canopia appoints Boussac to investment team
Firm also appointed Olivier Quenardel to its investment team and advisory board in late 2016
Accel leads €14m PayFit round
Series-B also sees Xavier Niel and Otium Venture invest in the French digital payroll and HR business
Runa and XAnge in €4m Yoopies series-A
Further undisclosed amount was raised to fund the takeover of UK-based FindaBabysitter
Mirabaud holds first close for first PE fund on €50m
Vehicle's second and final close is scheduled for the end of the year with a target of €150m
EdRip invests in Studia
Transaction is the fourth closed with Cabestan Capital II, following Klaxcar last month
Ardian takes minority stake in Sarbacane Software
Third investment completed by Ardian Growth in the past two months, following Santédiscount and Abvent
Breega Capital closes second fund on €100m
Breega Capital Venture One, the firm's maiden fund, had reached a €45m close in March 2016
PE-backed Global Bionenergies in €10m private placement
CM-CIC and Seventure Partners are among the company's shareholders, and are reducing their respective stakes
Oaktree takes majority stake in Groupe SAF
BPI France, BNP Paribas Développement and Crédit Agricole des Savoies retain a minority stake in the company
Truffle Capital exits Credit.fr
Credit.fr was incubated by Truffle Capital in 2015 with an initial investment of €3m
Aleph and BPI back Ekinops' acquisition of OneAccess
OneAccess has been backed by a consortium of VCs since 2003, including Idinvest and CM-CIC