Chequers Capital
Chequers Capital acquires Emvia Living
Ardian provided unitranche and an additional committed debt facility to finance the deal
NBRP, Chequers back Biolchim's SBO from Wise
Deal sees Wise fully exit the fertiliser producer after a four-year holding period
Chequers buys Synergo's Bozzetto
Synergo sells its stake in the business after a 13-year holding period
Chequers Capital closes Fund XVII on €1.1bn
French GP breaks the €1bn barrier for the first time with its latest vehicle, raised in a few months
Chequers Capital acquires Sport & Leisure Group
Two other bidders were reportdely in the running to acquire the synthetic turf maker
Tikehau Capital sells Ecotel Chomette Favor stake to Naxicap Partners
Naxicap Partners took over from Weinberg Capital Partners as majority shareholder in ECF last year
Contrasting fundraising fortunes in French mid-market
Numerous closes in Q1 and more on the horizon will give a clearer view of the French fundraising landscape
Warburg Pincus buys Accelya from Chequers
Deal marks final exit from Accelya for Chequers Capital after 10-year holding period
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year
Chequers Capital exits Provalliance
Chequers exits the Paris-based hair salon operator after a four-and-a-half year holding period
Abénex Capital reaps 2.5x on Hild exit
GP acquired the group from the Hild family through a management buy-in in 2011
Chequers Capital acquires Fime from Orange
Orange acquired Fime in 2007, simultaneously with Silicomp Group
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
Chequers' Idverde acquires Quadron
Deal marks second bolt-on for Idverde since being acquired by Chequers in 2014
Refinancings surge in Germany
Is the surge in German refinancings – outpacing new deals in 2015 – the sign of a weakening exit market?
Chequers Capital acquires Phoenix Group from Opera
Chequers Capital buys controlling stake in Italian Phoenix Group
Cathay Capital buys Cenexi from Chequers
Ardian provides unitranche financing
Ardian secures minority stake in Serma
SBO sees management co-invest to secure 57% stake
Alcentra supports Ardian's acquisition of Groupe Bio 7
Alcentra, Bank of Ireland and Hayfin provided unitranche package
Chequers Capital exits Silver Care in trade sale
PE firm divests stake after 3.5 years
Chequers exits DTK Deutsche Telekabel in trade sale
Merger of PrimaCom and DTK to rival Kabel Deutschland
France struggles to play down SBO typecast
Early signs however hint at primary revival in 2014
Chequers acquires ISS division
Mid-cap GP Chequers Capital has acquired ISS Espaces Verts, the French landscaping division of EQT portfolio company ISS.
Ardian and Consilium sell Rollon
Ardian and Consilium have sold Rollon, an Italian manufacturer of liner rails and actuators, to French GP Chequers Capital and Italian private equity firm IGI.