France
ACG Capital announces triple fund-of-funds hire
Young guns bolster the ranks at French GP
LBO France buys cosmetics firm Payot
Deal reportedly values Payot at €30-40m.
Turenne Santé backs Stimulus MBO
Vendor Dzeta Conseil reportedly generated IRR of 24%
Omnes sells Legoupil to BPI France, Capitem
Deal marks fourth investment for Capitem
Elaïs Capital backs France Elevateur
Elaïs launched in 2014 and manages the capital of eight family offices
Eurazeo in €320m final exit from Rexel
Eurazeo has reaped 2.3x its intial investment
Alven injects $2.4m into Akeneo
Company set to open offices in Germany and US next year
LBO Partners' AMS bolts on Asdia
Capzanine arranged a unitranche facility for the bolt-on
123Venture restructures team, makes new hires
Founder and CEO Olivier Goy becomes chairman of new supervisory board
Emertec et al. commit further €2.4m to Lineazen
Agriculture-focused Capagro launched in April 2014
Omnes' Exclusive Networks bolts on WhiteGold
Deal marks company's first foray into Asia Pacific region
XAnge invests €3m in Dynadmic
Company plans to roll out its product across the Americas
CM-CIC et al. invest €15m in Vi Technology
BPI France invested in the round via its €500m Large Venture fund
NCI becomes majority shareholder of Didactic
UI Gestion and BPI France exit the business
Sigma Gestion regains independence following ACG stake sale
ACG has sold its stake in French GP back to management
Ardian, Fosun back in Club Med battle with fresh bid
Consortium had decided to shelve its earlier offer in August
Idinvest hits €235m first close for debt fund
Private Debt Fund III expected to reach final close by year-end
BPI France invests €10m in Poxel series-B extension
Company is backed by several VCs including EdRrip
EdRip closes Winch Capital 3 fund on €300m
Fund hits hard-cap after year on the road
BC Partners recruits associate for Paris office
Pauline Sire joins BC Partners' Paris team as associate
Parquest sells FDI to Charterhouse's Webhelp
GP had backed FDI's MBO in 2003
IK Investment Partners to acquire Exxelia from LBO France
Deal completion is subject to legal and regulatory approval
Omnes Capital promotes two
GP appoints new head of buyout & growth capital and new head of venture
Azulis et al. back Father & Sons MBO
BPI France, Galia Gestion and Euro Capital take part in deal