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OGF looks for €1bn refinancing as part of OTPP takeover
Teachers' Private Capital had already secured a minority stake in the French funeral services group in 2015
BPI France, Océan Participations back Surfilm Packaging MBI
Ouattara is taking over from the Schoettel family, which had bought the group in 2000
Arve Industries Capital, BPI in €5m round for AlpenTech
GPs join previous backers Crédit Agricole des Savoie Capital and BP Aura to support the precision engineering group
Omnes Capital and BPI France exit Grain d'Or Gel
Grain d'Or Gel will merge with Lubrano & Fils to form a new group, branded as Novepan
Idinvest injects $1.2m in TrustInSoft
Cybersecurity company received support from Idinvest via its Electranova fund
Bridgepoint looking to raise further capital for Special Opportunities strategy
The capital pool would be deployed in France-based SMEs in challenging financial situations
Argos Soditic acquires Revima group
Deal for aerospace business sees previous investor CM-CIC exit the company six years after its initial investment
CapHorn, Ventech et al. back InterCloud with €10m
France-based cloud business had previously raised €3.5m from CapHorn and Ventech in late 2014
Capzanine takes over Geomedia
Transaction marks the third buyout for the infrastructure software developer
Tikehau lists on Euronext Paris with €1.5bn market cap
French investment fund Fonds Stratégique de Participations is also joining Tikehau's shareholder base
50 Partners, Square Capital in €2.2m round for Brigad
50 Partners contributed to the startup's €300,000 seed round last year
Kima-backed startup Heetch in limbo following court verdict
Ride-sharing app is deemed to be enabling unlicensed taxi operation by its users
French Tech initiative launches visa programme
France's new "tech visa" is designed to attract talent and investment into the country's startup space
Siparex et al. back Viasphère MBO
Capital restructuring enables ICG to exit the French home help services provider
Freshfields poaches five Paris-based partners from Ashurst
Guy Benda, Nicolas Barberis, Yann Gozal, Laurent Mabilat and Stéphanie Corbière leave Ashurst
Capzanine returns to Pierre Guerin with minority investment
Capzanine previously backed an MBO for the stainless steel equipment business in 2006
CM-CIC, Galia Gestion inject €5m into Adstellam
GPs provide funding to fuel the growth of the French point-of-sale software developer
Omnes Capital sells Capcom stake to CM-CIC's Circet
Transaction marks first exit completed by Omnes from its Omnes Croissance 4 vehicle, coming two years after investment
21 Centrale Partners to acquire DL Software
French branch of pan-European GP 21 Partners intends to take the company private upon the deal's completion
KKR sells Winoa to KPS Capital Partners
KKR acquired steel abrasivesn producer Winoa in 2013 through a debt restructuring of the company
Ixo and A Plus back Groupe CMT’s MBO
French private equity firms reportedly made a combined €6m investment in the France-based air conditioning and heating group
ActoMezz-backed MS Vacances bolts on Les Tamaris
Acquisition is the company's first out of two planned for this year with ActoMezz's backing
Ardian finances Sagard’s acquisition of Ipackchem
Transaction marks the exit of previous investor Céréa Capital, which acquired the company in 2014
MBO Partenaires appoints Xavier de Prévoisin to partner
De Prévoisin becomes the French buyout firm's sixth partner