France
Gimv acquires minority stake in Legallais
Ironmongery distributor Legallais reported a turnover of €225m for 2015
Equistone exits Sogetrel to Quilvest and BPI France
Quilvest and BPI France to become company's respective majority and minority owners
Bridgepoint et al. buy PE-backed Anaveo
Deal marks exit for minority owners CM-CIC, ACG and Garibaldi Participations
Ardian's Trescal bolts on Primo
14th add-on since GP's takeover in June 2013 is Trescal's first in Canada
Ixo buys majority stake in Evas
MBO is ninth deal for GP's third fund, currently invested at 40-50%
Catterton, LVMH, Arnault merge PE operations to create L Catterton
New player to target global consumer space as it grows portfolio beyond $12bn
3i sells 20% Consultim stake back to founder
Debt-free nature of deal allowed GP to reap annual dividends since 2007
Apax set to return to Airbus's satcom business
GP divested asset to corporate in $960m trade sale in August 2011
Equistone buys Sicame from Siparex
SBO sees VC score 2x-plus return
Carlyle to buy Astorg's Saverglass in €560m SBO
GP's bid prevailed over five other private equity funds
Latour closes second fund on €300m hard-cap
Oversuscribed vehicle will seek assets in €50-200m range
Partech leads $4.5m seed round for Giroptic
VC draws equity from €60m seed fund; 360 Capital Partners also takes part in round
Vatel invests €2.2m in Syracuse MBI
New CEO Jean-Pierre Gori to control the Corsica-based hotel following the MBI
PAI to acquire Carlyle's B&B in €825m SBO
Exit of French budget accommodation operator is set to generate a 2x-plus return for Carlyle
Idinvest leads €4.5m round for Azalead
Round adds to Aurinvest-led €2m series-A in March and will support future growth
360 closes seed fund on €35m
Technology-focused vehicle to back 5-10 startups per year
EdRip leads €15m round for GamaMabs Pharma
InnoBio, Irdinov, Alto Invest and Ixo Private Equity also take part in capital increase
France: Strong policy support needed for prosperous 2016
French PE has had a strong 2015 but stronger policy support is needed
PAI to exit GCS in €650m trade sale
GP to reap €186m in proceeds for its €2.7bn buyout fund
Alven backs Tinyclues' €5m series-A
Previous investors Isai and Elaia Partners also committed to the round
Ardian's Trescal makes bolt-ons across three continents
French calibration business makes acquisitions in North America, South America and Europe
Job creation in French PE-backed companies outpaces rest of economy
Figure brings job creation to 314,000 during 2009-2014
Wildmoka raises €2m from BPI France et al.
Business to dedicate funds to international expansion
Sofinnova closes eighth fund on €300m
Biotech-focused vehicle will write €15-20m tickets to finance 15-20 deals in total