France
Fondinvest reshuffles executive team amid fund launch
Founder Charles Soulignac to retain partner role
Vendis bolsters French operations with two hires
De Pimodan and Snijders appointed director and analyst at Paris office
N+1 launches corporate finance business in France
Firm claims it is working on around 15 mandates
Qualium to sell Quick to Burger King France owners
Company reportedly valued at €600-700m ahead of sale
Emertec holds €21m first close for materials-focused fund
Vehicle to write €500,000-2m cheques for SMEs past seed stage
Parquest et al. buy Creadev's Homeperf
Creadev had acquired business from minority owner 3i in 2009
21 Partners backs MBO for Impact
Closing investment for GP’s €380m fourth fund
Creadev in €5m series-A for Ysance
Business to invest in R&D and make 50 new hires
Bridgepoint acquires Balt
Second French foray for GP’s €4bn fifth buyout fund
Advent's Oberthur eyeing IPO
Listing plans come as GP rejects PE bids, according to reports
Pragma et al. to sell Nasse-Demeco
Exit plans come eight years after GP picked up majority stake
OTC and Ardens merge into SME-focused Apicap
Move highlights consolidation trend among French PE houses
MBO Partenaires picks up MBM
First MBO for GP in France since March, according to unquote" data
Iris leads €14m round for iAdvize
Business aims to make 100 new hires
VC-backed Deezer to list before year-end
IPO to value business upwards of €1bn, according to press reports
Rothschild's Grüter joins Keensight as associate
Second former Five Arrows professional to join French GP in 2015
Siparex et al. to sell DSO Interactive
Exit expected to go through by 30 September, according to unquote” sources
Vulog raises €8.4m from BPI France et al.
Business to enter Asian market and double headcount by 2016
Siparex in MBO for Exsto
Business understood to be valued in €10-40m range
French startup market blossoms
The bustling Parisian startup market is attracting ever-increasing investment
Industries & Finances hires Demeunynck as analyst
Appointment follows hire of new associate in July
Jardel raises €1.6m from BPI France et al.
Investment comes amid managerial transition for the company
Pamplona sells 30% OGF stake to Ontario
Deal is fourth PE-backed buyout seen by OGF since 2004
Advent bolsters Paris office with GDF Suez's Cirelli
Cirelli was adviser to French president between 1995-2002