France
EdRIP raises €125m for fourth life sciences fund
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has held a first close for its BioDiscovery 4 fund on €125m.
Verdane Capital Advisors sells Prenax
Verdane Capital Advisors has sold Swedish subscription management company Prenax to French family office Arts et Biens.
BlackFin Capital Partners acquires MisterAssur
BlackFin Capital Partners has wholly acquired French insurance aggregator MisterAssur.
AXA PE nears €1bn Fives deal
Charterhouse is set to sell French engineering company Fives to AXA Private Equity and the company's management, according to reports.
FSI Régions sells ISIFA to EduServices
FSI Régions has sold French vocational training and apprenticeships provider ISIFA to EduServices, a private post-secondary education provider backed by Duke Street.
EdRIP backs Edimark Santé OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of medcdtll, a newco regrouping French medical publishing companies Edimark Santé and Espace Information Dentaire.
21 Centrale Partners buys Village Center
21 Centrale Partners has acquired outdoor accommodation group Village Center from NYSE Euronext Paris-listed Promeo Group.
Bridgepoint acquires La Compagnie du Ponant
Bridgepoint has entered exclusive talks to buy French cruise operator La Compagnie du Ponant from its parent company CMA CGM Group.
Perfectis PE spins out of Euler Hermes
Industrial holding HLD has bought a stake in French GP Perfectis Private Equity from credit insurer group Euler Hermes France, alongside the Perfectis management.
Dealflow: Tech more resilient than pharma
While overall activity declined gradually between Q1 2011 and Q2 2012 as macroeconomic conditions worsened, dealflow in the technology sector proved to be much more resilient than pharmaceuticals. This holds for both overall European and country-specific...
Q&A: AFIC's Louis Godron
Q&A: AFIC’s Louis Godron
Montagu buys St Hubert for €430m
Montagu Private Equity has completed the €430m management buyout of French spread producer St Hubert from Dairy Crest Group.
VCs exit Elbee in trade sale
XAnge Private Equity, OTC Asset Management and Nextstage have sold their stakes in French online home furnishings retailer Elbee to trade buyer Adeo.
Vauban and Participex take 25% stake in NCS
Vauban Partenaires and subsidiary Participex Gestion have acquired a 25% stake in French IT systems provider NCS.
21 Centrale Partners in talks to buy Village Center
21 Centrale Partners is planning to create a large outdoor accommodation group by merging its portfolio company Vacances directes with Promeo subsidiary Village Center.
Omnes-backed SVP acquires FYM Conseil
French support services provider Groupe SVP, a portfolio company of Omnes Capital, has bought training agency FYM Conseil.
Cinven buys Prezioso from Indigo
Cinven has acquired industrial services company Prezioso Technilor in a secondary buyout from Indigo Capital.
AXA PE-backed DIANA acquires US bolt-on
AXA Private Equity-backed nutrition specialist DIANA has acquired US-based Pacific Pure Aid as part of its international growth strategy.
AFIC appoints Louis Godron as chairman
French private equity association AFIC has elected Argos Soditic partner Louis Godron as its new chairman.
Vector wins Technicolor battle
US private equity house Vector Capital has seen its offer for a minority stake in troubled French digital video specialist Technicolor accepted by the company's shareholder - pipping JP Morgan to the post.
FSI Régions backs Raynier Marchetti
FSI Régions has invested €1m in French corporate catering company Raynier Marchetti.
AXA Private Equity raises $8bn for funds-of-funds
Axa Private Equity has secured $7.1bn for its secondaries fund-of-funds and $900m for its primary investment fund-of-funds.
FSI Régions leads round for Callejo Transports
FSI Régions has invested €1.5m in night transportation company Callejo Transports.
FSI Régions backs Coprométal
FSI Régions has injected €1m into French packaging producer Coprométal in exchange for a minority stake.