France
Qualium to sell DGF to 21 Centrale Partners
21 Centrale set to take majority stake in secondary MBO
Ardian picks up Equistone’s stake in Spie Batignolles
Equistone first backed the company in 2003
Keensight holds €200m first close
Fund has €250m target
Industries & Finances adds to team in wake of fundraise
GP recruits Philippe Rollin as associate
XAnge closes Capital 2 fund on €62m
Fund attracted several corporate backers
Gimv et al. sell Movea
Company sold alongside a US business for $81m
Investindustrial's Polynt bolts on CCP Composites
Acquisition gives group its first French production base
Ardian underwrites €255m facility for Ceva buyout
GP had already backed Ceva in 2007 and 2012
Latest Ixo fund still open, already over €120m target
Ixo 3 reached €85m first close six months ago
France among "best in the world for PE returns" – Afic's Chabanel
Exclusive Q&A with new French association chairman
VC-backed Viadeo raises €24.4m in IPO
Company received €5m investment from A Capital just last week
Index Ventures leads $100m series-C for BlaBlaCar
Capital will fund car-sharing company's plans for global expansion
Ardian’s Trescal bolts on two
Acquisitions mark fourth & fifth bolt-ons since June 2013
Investindustrial in highest bid for Club Med
Offer continues ownership battle
VC backers take part in €50m Innate Pharma capital increase
Investors include Wellington Partners, OrbiMed and BPI France
Cathay hits €460m first close for Sino French fund
Cathay Midcap Growth Fund III targeting €500m
Sun European Partners in Manoir Aerospace trade sale
Company has long history of private equity ownership
A Capital invests €5m in Viadeo
Viadeo is listing in Paris next month
Eurazeo’s Cap Vert bolts on Aditia
Company has also announced bolt-ons of two other firms
Sun European sells DBA for €400m
Sale comes after eight years under Sun European's tenure
CVC to take over 3i's Vedici
Firm enters exclusive negotiations for private hospital group
VC-backed Pixium floats with €100m market cap
Company sold 4.2 million shares at 828 euro cents apiece
Siparex et al. back ECM Technologies with €10m
Round also includes BPI France, InnovaFonds and Capida
Auriga et al. invest €5m in Fab’entech
Company will use funds to expand internationally