France
Data shows impact of continental crisis
Figures have outlined the extent to which the eurozone crisis, and other factors, have crippled the buyout market on the continent.
New investment bank launches in Paris
Sycomore Corporate Finance, a new investment bank set up by three French corporate financiers, launched in Paris in September.
Naxicap takes majority stake in IMX France
Naxicap Partners is understood to have backed the management buyout of French delivery services company IMX France.
Creathor Venture III holds final closing
German VC Creathor Venture has held a final close for its third fund on €80m.
PE-backed eFront acquires DMLT
eFront, a Francisco Partners-owned software provider targeting the alternative investment industry, has bought US-based DMLT.
FSI Régions and SGCP back WC Loc OBO
FSI Régions and Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) have taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of WC Loc, a French sanitation fixtures rental business.
360 Capital holds first closing of venture fund
Venture investor 360 Capital Partners has held a first close on its second fund, 360 Capital 2011, on more than €60m.
Idinvest in €100m funding round for Deezer
Existing backer Idinvest has joined in a fresh €100m funding round for French music streaming start-up Deezer.
R Capital et al. sells EVE to Synopsys
An investor consortium has sold Emulation & Verification Engineering (EVE), which provides hardware-assisted verification solutions and services, to Synopsys, a provider of software, IP and services designed to accelerate innovation.
Sudinnova invests in EyeBrain
Sudinnova Capital has partaken in a €3.3m second round of funding for French biotech company EyeBrain.
EdRIP and Iris back ProwebCE take-private
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Iris Capital have backed the take-private of French support services business ProwebCE, alongside trade player Edenred.
Four European mid-cap players team up, create Private Equity Network
Activa Capital, Graphite Capital, ECM and MCH have launched the Private Equity Network (PEN), a pan-European initiative designed to help their portfolio companies expand internationally.
Electranova Capital completes first two deals
Electranova Capital, EDF's cleantech investment fund, has completed investments in French electricity management company Actility and Norwegian wind power business Seatower.
TCR invests in In'Tech Medical
TCR Capital has acquired a stake in French orthopaedic devices manufacturer In'Tech Medical, alongside Arkea Capital.
3i looking to divest Labco and Civica
3i has initiated much anticipated exit processes for Labco and Civica, two acquisitions made in 2008, according to reports.
NBGI's Praticdose to merge with Cima
NBGI Private Equity has completed the bolt-on acquisition of French healthcare equipment provider Cima, which will be merged with Praticdose.
Apax France buys Texa
Apax France has bought Texa, a French insurance services business, alongside the company's founder and management in a quaternary buyout from Pragma Capital.
Activa’s Primavista completes bolt-on
Primavista, a maternity and school photography company backed by Activa Capital, has bought Secret de Polichinelle, an internet company focusing on wedding and birth announcement services.
Apax France reinvests in Afflelou, secures 14.1% stake
Apax France has reinvested in French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou, four months after exiting the business in an SBO backed by Lion Capital.
Seventure's Biophytis secures €2m B-round funding
Seventure Partners and CM-CIC Capital Privé have joined new investor Metabrain Research in a €2m series-B financing round for French pharmaceuticals company Biophytis.
Seventure's Biophytis secures €2m B-round funding
Seventure Partners and CM-CIC Capital Privé have joined new investor Metabrain Research in a €2m series-B financing round for French pharmaceuticals company Biophytis.
French PE industry “could collapse”, AFIC warns
French PE industry
France unquote” September 2012
AXA Private Equity (AXA PE) may have mainly attracted attention last year with the start of its spinoff from French insurer AXA, but the firm has made a point of letting its deal teams do the talking in 2012.
Gimv reshapes strategy to boost future growth
Belgian GP Gimv has announced an overhaul of its strategic orientation and management team, in order to strengthen its position in the industry.