France
Isai recruits three
Wave of appointments follows €55m first close for second VC fund
Amundi targeting £7bn IPO by year-end
Societe Generale plans to fully exit 20% stake in company
HR Path raises €5m from Ardian et al.
Capital to be used for bolt-on acquisitions
Felix Capital et al. in €8m series-B round for La Ruche Qui Dit Oui
Transaction marks fourth deal for Felix's maiden $120m fund
Siparex names Pagezy as XAnge's CEO
Merger between two firms expected to be finalised in Q3 2015
Eurazeo's Europcar aiming for €2bn market cap in upcoming listing
Eurazeo to keep 42% stake in business after flotation
Actility raises $25m from Ginko Ventures et al.
Third round for the business since inception in 2010
Cobalt acquires Eurodommages in MBI
MBI was structured on a deal-by-deal basis
LBO France's Cityvision sells SLT and SELT to RATP
Firm eyeing exit of additional Cityvision assets in July
BlackFin backs Lucheux MBO
Investment in insurance broker marks BlackFin's third deal in a month
IK divests Unipex subsidiary Lucas Meyer Cosmetics for €283m
Deal marks partial exit for IK
Confidence among French buyout players on the rise
Scepticism towards French economy still prevalent
Smallable raises €5m from Alven et al.
Second round since €2m capital injection in 2010
Perceva to buy Fruit of the Loom lingerie division
French turnaround specialist aiming to revitalise brands portfolio
Ouest Croissance et al. in €10m second round for Qowisio
Company has plans for 70 hires within three years
PE-backed Spie valued at €2.5bn in IPO
Shares priced at upper end of range
Gri appointed to 21 Partners' supervisory board
Firm recently sold Vacalians to Permira in €400m SBO
Adents raises €8.5m from Naxicap et al.
Business has received nearly €15m in capital since inception
Industries & Finances exits L'Univers de L'Emballage
Firm’s first fund scored an average of 3x across seven exits
Gimv and Siparex in partial EasyVoyage exit
Divestment understood to be finalised within next 36 months
Apollo to buy Verallia from Saint Gobain for €2.9bn
Largest French buyout since financial crisis
Innov8 raises €24m from CM-CIC et al.
Capital to be used to support French technology start-ups
Capital Export backs Celec BIMBO
Deal is the seventh to be made by Capital Export FCPR vehicle
Apax France wraps up Fund VI with Albioma share distribution
GP distributes shares in listed business to Fund VI investors