Argos Wityu
Argos Soditic backs management buyout of BIP
Company expects to generate €100m turnover by 2016
Argos Soditic sells Orsyp to EQT's Automic
Argos Soditic acquired the company in 2008
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014
HitecVision sells Valco Group France to Argos Soditic
Divestment from HitecVision's fourth fund
Argos Soditic sells Alkan to TCR, IDI
Argos Soditic has sold Groupe Alkan, a French manufacturer of equipment for the aeronautical defence industry, to TCR Capital and IDI.
Trade buyer appetite boosts mid-cap valuations
Mid-cap valuations
German PE tempted by allure of Luxembourg LPs
With a government promising to keep industry regulation fine-tuned to the benefit of its denizens, Luxembourg has become a hotspot for GPs in post-AIFMD Europe. Ellie Pullen reports
Argos Soditic promotes two in Paris office
Mid-market GP Argos Soditic has promoted Frédéric Quéru and Raphaël Bazin to investment manager positions in its Paris office.
Argos Soditic buys Cisbio Bioassays
Argos Soditic has backed the €25m management buyout of French biotech company Cisbio Bioassays.
Lower mid-cap uptick bolsters valuations
Private equity buyers have been more bullish than their corporate counterparts on pricing in the third quarter, according to the latest Argos Mid-Market Index. Greg Gille reports
Argos Soditic opens Benelux office
Mid-market private equity house Argos Soditic has officially announced the opening a new office in Brussels to better take advantage of the Benelux market.
Argos Soditic's ASC IH makes four bolt-ons
Education provider ASC International House (ASC IH), backed by Argos Soditic, has acquired two education businesses and two private schools.
Mid-cap valuations remain stable as dealflow stagnates
Mid-cap valuations
Argos Soditic buys Via Delle Perle
Argos Soditic has acquired a majority stake in womenswear firm Via Delle Perle.
PE and trade players neck-and-neck on mid-market pricing
Mid-cap valuations
Argos seals Sage subsidiaries deal
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has completed the all-equity acquisition of four software-focused subsidiaries of Sage in France and Spain.
Argos Soditic buys Natural Distribution
Argos Soditic has backed the buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of UK-based food supplements specialist Natural Distribution.
Mid-cap valuations pick up in Q4 2012
Mid-cap valuations
Argos Soditic to buy four Sage subsidiaries
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has entered exclusive negotiations with Sage Group regarding the acquisition of four of its software-focused subsidiaries in France and Spain.
Argos Soditic buys FIS and Antex
Argos Soditic has acquired a majority stake in Italian firms FIS and Antex, which operate human resources and finance and administration outsourcing services, through the newco Fahr Servizi.
Mid-cap valuations dragged down by trade buyers
Valuations down
Argos Soditic strengthens Paris team
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has hired Simon Guichard as an analyst and promoted Nicolas Trani to associate.
French capital gains tax reform spells trouble for PE
The French government is pushing forward with an in-depth tax reform, as announced by new President François Hollande during the Spring election, which will see capital gains taxed at the same rate as income tax – a move likely to worry local fund managers....
Mid-cap GPs pay less than corporates as entry multiples drop
For the first time in two years, between April and June, private equity houses paid a lower median entry multiple than corporate buyers in mid-cap transactions, according to the latest Argos Mid-Market Index.