Eurazeo
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Target Global leads $650m round for Wefox
Round is the largest ever raised in the European insurtech sector, according to Unquote Data
Advent buys Planet stake from Eurazeo in €1.8bn deal
Eurazeo will reinvest in the business and co-control the company with Advent
Eurazeo to ramp up divestments over next 24 months
Firm also expects fundraising to exceed the previous record of €2.9bn set in 2020
General Atlantic leads €276m round for €2.6bn-valued Back Market
Round sees participation from Generation Investment Management, Aglaé, Eurazeo, Goldman Sachs and Daphni
Eurazeo launches PME IV Fund
Eurazeo's PME arm deploys equity tickets of €20-100m, focusing on French mid-market businesses with EV of €50-200m
Eurazeo sells 49% stake in Trader Interactive in $1.6bn deal
With this sale, Eurazeo reaps a 1.5x return on its initial investment, made in 2017 alongside Goldman Sachs
Eurazeo invests in I-Tracing in €165m deal, Keensight exits
Following the deal, Sagard NewGen invests as a minority shareholder in a holding company controlled by Eurazeo
MessageBird raises $800m series-C extension
The $1bn funding is reportedly Europe's largest ever series-C round
Eurazeo invests €410m in Aroma-Zone
Following the deal, the founding Vausselin family retains a significant minority stake in the business
Eurazeo to buy Aroma Zone for €700m – report
Company's sale attracts several buyers, including private equity firms Ardian, Bain Capital and CVC, according to reports
Eurazeo Brands buys majority stake in UPD for €68m
GP plans to further develop the company's digital and e-commerce capabilities, while boosting its expansion
Eurazeo buys Groupe Premium in €290m deal
GP invests in the company alongside current shareholders Montefiore Investment and the management team
Paragon sells NovumIP to GP-backed Questel
Transaction will see Paragon invest in Questel for a minority stake in the IP consultancy firm
Tiger Global et al. in €178m round for Vestiaire Collective
Previous backers Eurazeo, BPI France and Vitruvian Partners also take part in the investment
IK, Luxempart invest in Eurazeo's IM Global Partner
Eurazeo will remain the controlling shareholder in the business and continue to actively support the company
Eurazeo Smart City II Venture holds €80m first close
Fund invests in energy, transport, property technology and logistics startups worldwide
Eurazeo receives €340m in commitments for growth continuation fund
Investors commit to a newly created continuation fund that will acquire a 32% stake in Eurazeo Growth
VCs sell stakes in Adjust to KKR's AppLovin
Exit reportedly values the app performance and marketing software at around $1bn
Eurazeo raises €2.8bn in 2020
Amount includes the capital raised by Eurazeo Growth III, which has now collected more than €500m
Eurazeo et al. in $180m round for $1bn-valued PPro
Funding will go towards PPro's global expansion and support the development of its technology
Eurazeo to manage €420m Nov Santé healthcare fund
Fund was launched by the French Insurance Federation (FFA) and Caisse des Dépôts to commit to projects in the healthcare sector in France
Eurazeo Growth, Dawn Capital lead €85m round for Tink
Other investors include HMI Capital, Paypal Ventures, Heartcore and Opera Tech Ventures
Eurazeo buys Altaïr from Motion Equity for €115m
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Motion Equity, which bought the company from Azulis, Gimv and co-investors