Astorg Partners
Astorg acquires Parkeon in €450m deal, nears close on 6th fund
Astorg's sixth buyout fund is expected to close on its €2.1bn hard-cap in May
Astorg kickstarts sixth fund with HRA Pharma SBO
Vehicle "likely" to close on €2bn hard-cap before year-end, according to unquote" source
Carlyle to buy Astorg’s Saverglass in €560m SBO
GP's bid prevailed over five other private equity funds
Charterhouse makes 3x on Webhelp exit to KKR
Charterhouse Capital Partners has made 3x money on the exit of French call centre operator Webhelp to KKR and the company's directors.
Astorg hires Rothschild’s de Malliard as partner and COO
Third partner to join the GP’s ranks since July
Bridging the gap with employee ownership
Inviting employees into ownership structures could improve returns
Pamplona sells 30% OGF stake to Ontario
Deal is fourth PE-backed buyout seen by OGF since 2004
Astorg buys Cobepa’s SGG
Deal marks GP's return to activity after the summer hiatus
Uncertain road ahead for French private equity
Deal volume might well be back but the future of French private equity remains uncertain
Astorg promotes two to partner
Lorenzo Zamboni and Stéphane Epin have been promoted to partner ar Astorg
Astorg's Megadyne bolts on Sampla
Rubber belt manufacturer looks to expand international footprint
CVC in exclusive talks for Astorg’s Linxens
Tertiary buyout understood to value business at €1.5bn
Astorg to buy Metrologic from Carlyle
SBO is understood to be valued at €200-250m
Astorg set to exit Gras Savoye
Deal expected to complete by end of 2015
Astorg Partners promotes four
Astorg promotes Benoit Ficheur to director, among other changes
Providence et al. sell majority stake in M7 to Astorg
Providence will retain a minority stake
Astorg sells Staci to ICG
Staci's turnover almost doubles under Astorg's ownership
Deal in focus: Astorg Partners buys Megadyne
Deal in focus: Megadyne
Astorg Partners buys majority stake in Megadyne
Fondo Italiano injected €20m into the firm in 2012
PE should not let guard down, warns TPG's Morelli
Morelli: Don't let guard down
Cinven reaps 2.4x on sale of Sebia to Montagu and Astorg
Deal believed to be worth €1-1.2bn
Ardian’s Trescal bolts on two US firms
Fourth expansion deal for Trescal since Ardian acquisition
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014
Deal in Focus: Astorg to buy Kerneos for €600m
The background work has finally paid off for Astorg Partners: after looking at a raft of deals in the past 12 months to no avail, the French GP has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire chemicals company Kerneos for €600m.