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KKR-backed SoftwareOne to float
SoftwareOne is expected to float on the Six Swiss Exchange in the first quarter of 2019
EQT confirms IPO plans, aims to raise €500m
Largest shareholder Investor AB and more than 70 partners in the firm will sell shares as part of the listing
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland announces intention to float
Earlier reports suggested the IPO could value the luxury watch retail group at up to £800m
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland mulls IPO
UK-based luxury watch retail group could reportedly have a market cap of up to £800m
CIC and BNP Paribas pursue China strategy with Eurazeo
Eurazeo will manage a fund dedicated to European companies seeking to expand in China
Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
Creadev et al. inject €40m in InnovaFeed
Investors back InnovaFeed, a biotech company producing insect-based protein flour
BNPP CP hires Laurent
Head of sales Laurent will focus on BNPP CP's European Special Opportunities Debt Fund
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
BNP Paribas launches UK SME lending fund
Fund will provide senior loans to SMEs with an annual turnover of less than £50m
Omnes backs MBO of Marquetis
Group is exploring new partnerships in the local market with the additional capital
BNP Paribas launches venture fund
BNP Paribas Capital Partners' vehicle targets financial services and insurance startups
Capzanine backs Alphitan in MBO
GP used its Capzanine 4 Flex Equity fund, closed in 2016 on €350m, for the transaction
Pragma Capital buys GSRI in MBO
GP buys a majority stake in the French infrastructure inspection engineering group
Ardian backs SFAM in €1.7bn deal
GP acquires a €200m minority stake in the French broker of smartphone and multimedia insurance
BPI France, Rhône-Alpes PME Gestion back Alcadia in MBI
Thierry Nourdin and Frederic Charnay become new directors of French Alcadia Entreprises
Softbank invests €460m in Auto1
Softbank draws capital from the $93bn Vision Fund, which held a first close in March 2017
Carlyle sells Companeo to Towerbrook-backed Infopro Digital
Acquisition of the French lead generation platform is an exit for Carlyle's Europe Technology Fund II
Bain Capital acquires Fedrigoni for €650m
BNP Paribas, HSBC, UBI Banca ad KKR are joint bookrunners on the deal for the paper producer
Abénex backs debt manager Premista
GP acquires minority stake in debt consolidation expert Premista in LBO transaction
BNP Paribas, Normandie Participations inject €2m into Alticap
GPs invest in the French IT firm with debt provided by BPI France and CIC
CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas back Taranis
CM-CIC Investissement invests €3.3m, while BNP Paribas Développement injects €1.9m
DN Capital leads $7m funding round for Cubyn
French logistics operator and e-delivery company looks to expand in the UK
Activa Capital, BPI exit Nexeya
For Activa, the divestment is the fourth exit completed in as many months