Activa Capital
Activa acquires Rhétorès, Cap Fidelis
GP plans to be ahead of the consolidation phase in the financial advisory market, which it believes is underway
Activa Capital hires associate in investment team
Prior to joining, Julie Perouzel worked as an M&A analyst at Rothschild & Co for a year
Activa sells Alliance Etiquettes to Chequers
Activa reinvests in the business in exchange for a minority stake, via its ACF IV fund
Activa sells Active Assurances to Silver Lake's Meilleurtaux
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Activa, which invested in Active Assurances alongside BPI France
Activa Capital buys Cityzen
This is the first deal made by Activa Fund IV, which recently held a first close on more than €100m
Activa Capital IV holds €100m first close
Fund invests in management buyouts of French companies operating in the B2B services industry
France Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes buys 5 Sept Etiquette
Deal marks the eighth add-on acquisition for the France-based wine and spirits label producer
Activa Capital to launch €200m fourth fund
Activa Capital IV will invest in French companies operating in the B2B services industry
Activa Capital, Arkéa invest in Ingeliance
Activa deploys capital from its €206m third fund, Activa Capital III, to finance the deal
Activa sells stake in Sport 2000 to its cooperative
After discussions, Activa sells retail chain to co-investor Sport 2000 Coopérative
Activa appoints managing partners in succession reshuffle
Michael Diehl sells shares and becomes senior adviser, while brother Charles becomes chair
Activa, BPI France invest in Active Assurances
Following the deal, the new investors will join the founding shareholders in Active Assurances
Activa's Mecadaq acquires US-based Hirschler Manufacturing
Mecadaq gets additional funding injection from Activa to buy the hard-metal machining business
French fundraising on course for bumper year
Country has seen funds closing with a combined €6bn in commitments in Q1, more than half the total seen in 2017 as a whole
Activa Capital backs spa operator Be Relax
Capital increase of €20m will help the French spa operator open new facilities globally
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes bolts on Irisgraphic
Labels business Irisgraphic is the seventh add-on since Activa's investment in 2015
Activa Capital promotes France to associate
Emma France will have a specific focus on ESG and digital transformation for portfolio companies
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes bolts on Applic'Etains
Deal will be Activa's fourth bolt-on for the label manufacturing group, which it formed in 2015
Activa's Atlas for Men refinances one year after carve-out
French bank Caisse d'Epargne Normandie joins the existing pool of lenders
Activa's Mecadaq bolts on Armoa
Deal represents the second bolt-on for the aerospace manufacturing business since Activa came on board
Activa Capital, BPI exit Nexeya
For Activa, the divestment is the fourth exit completed in as many months
Activa appoints Govare as industrial committee chair
Xavier Govare leaves Labeyrie Fine Foods to join the French GP's industrial committee
Naxicap buys Findis from Activa et al.
Naxicap’s takeover marks the third LBO for Findis, with previous owners including Activa and Abénex