AFIC
Timid progress for diversity in French private equity houses
Women still under-represented in investment teams
French retail funds: is the model still viable?
Further consolidation of France's FCPI managers could spell an opportunity for direct secondaries
France among "best in the world for PE returns" – Afic's Chabanel
Exclusive Q&A with new French association chairman
PE performance: France hot on UK's heels
French funds boast 9.2% net IRR since inception
International investors help replenish French coffers
French fundraising
French venture capital targets niche strategies
Niche-strategy vehicles are piquing corporate investors' appetite
Cautious optimism in France as government unveils pro-business policies
New research by trade body Afic reveals improving sentiment among local GPs in the second half of last year – a positive trend likely to be further boosted by the government’s newfound social democrat leanings. Greg Gille reports
French PE-backed firms outperformed rest of economy in 2012
French private equity-backed companies significantly outperformed their peers in terms of job creation and turnover growth in 2012, according to a new survey by Afic and EY.
State-backed BPI France pledges not to outbid PE firms
French state investment arm BPI France has pledged it will not look to compete unfairly with local private equity players.
Women still under-represented in French investment teams
Although French private equity houses are increasingly trying to address the situation, women remain vastly under-represented in investment teams and in more senior roles, according to the latest survey by Deloitte and trade body AFIC.
French GPs dodge bullet on foreign LP taxation
The French parliament has rejected a proposal to withhold 30% of distributions to foreign LPs invested in French private equity funds.
French PE still outperforms rest of continental Europe
French private equity funds have returned 8.6% since inception, according to the latest performance figures published by local trade body AFIC.
Capital gains tax overhaul welcomed by Afic
French CGT
Afic: France needs urgent PR boost
French PE
France: commitments from banks, insurers, pension funds down 43%
France's lacklustre fundraising figures for 2012 highlight the continued retreat of traditional LPs, such as banks, insurers and pension funds, according to new research by industry trade body Afic.
Afic launches ESG committee
French private equity association Afic has created a dedicated environmental and social governance (ESG) committee to strengthen its commitment to extra-financial business issues.
French private equity back from the brink
Back from the brink
French retail fundraising down for fourth year in row
France's FCPI and FIP retail vehicles – used extensively by the country's venture and growth capital players – raised €646m last year, down 12% from 2011 figures.
French private equity investors running out of cash
Ticking clock
Headcount and turnover on the rise for French PE-backed businesses
French private equity-backed companies have seen their turnover and headcount grow by 9.1% and 5.2% respectively in 2011, according to a recent study by trade body AFIC and Ernst & Young.
France's fiscal cliff-hanger
Fiscal cliff-hanger
French private equity remains male-oriented affair
Although diversity has taken a timid step forward overall, investment teams in French private equity houses remain predominantly male, according to recent research by Deloitte and trade body AFIC.
French PE industry “could collapse”, AFIC warns
French PE industry
French fundraising: Out in the wild
French fundraising