France
Sagard to buy Eurodough for €115m
Sagard Private Equity has entered exclusive negotiations with Sara Lee for the €115m purchase of French chilled dough producer Eurodough.
Gimv sells part of Tinubu Square stake
Gimv has sold the largest part of its minority stake in French credit risk solutions provider Tinubu Square to sovereign wealth fund FSI.
France Télécom and Publicis launch €300m VC fund
French companies France Télécom and Publicis intend to jointly commit €150m to a new venture capital fund focusing on internet businesses.
Activa Capital buys Primavista off LFPI
Activa Capital has acquired a majority stake in French maternity and school photography specialist Primavista from LFPI Gestion.
iXO Private Equity separates from IRDI
French small-cap specialist iXO Private Equity and regional investment company IRDI will now operate independently.
AXA PE's Novacap buys part of Rhodia
French chemicals group Novacap, a portfolio company of AXA Private Equity, has carved out Rhodia’s salicylic and acetaminophen businesses.
Former AtriA partners launch new venture
Edouard Thomazeau and Thibaut de Chassey - two former partners at French mid-cap firm AtriA Capital Partenaires - have launched a new mid-cap firm named Atlon Capital Partners, according to media reports.
Butler Capital takes over Anovo
Turnaround specialist Butler Capital has been chosen to take over Anovo, a French provider of after-sales support solutions for high-tech products, from administration.
Argos Soditic buys Marchegay
Argos Soditic has acquired a majority stake in the management buyout of French glass structures manufacturer Marchegay Technologies.
EdRCP sells Groupe Lavance
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has sold French automotive cleaning equipment business Groupe Lavance to industrial holding Sofival.
Banexi Ventures Partners holds first closing
Banexi Ventures Partners has held a first close of its BV5 fund at €50m.
Weinberg buys Climater off Industries & Finances
Weinberg Capital Parners (WCP) had acquired a majority stake in French climate engineering group Climater from Industries & Finances (I&F).
Eurazeo backs 3S Photonics MBO
Eurazeo has acquired a majority stake in French opto-electronic components manufacturer 3S Photonics.
Europe et Croissance invests in Cellutec
Europe et Croissance has backed French foam manufacturer Cellutec.
CIC LBO Partners leads Lefebvre Software MBO
CIC LBO Partners has backed the management buyout of French software business Lefebvre Software, alongside Women Equity Partners.
Equistone leads Unither MBO
Equistone Partners (formerly Barclays Private Equity) has backed the secondary MBO of French pharmaceutical company Unither from ING Parcom, CM-CIC Investissement and Picardie Investissement.
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Insurance group AXA has confirmed that it is currently reviewing options for the sale of its private equity unit, AXA Private Equity (AXA PE).
Alven et al. inject €1m into JolieBox
Alven Capital and several business angels have invested €1m in French online cosmetics retailer JolieBox.
VC-backed Cassiopae acquires Field Solutions
VC-backed Cassiopae acquires Field Solutions
LSK and WSA merge to create new law firm
French law firms LSK and WSA have merged to create a new entity, Marvell Avocats.
Astorg buys Microconnections from Bain's FCI
Astorg Partners has acquired Microconnections from French connectors manufacturer FCI, a portfolio company of Bain Capital.
AtriA and Duke Street: talks fall through
The ongoing discussion regarding Duke Street's acquisition of French GP AtriA Capital has fallen through, according to French daily Les Echos.
VC-backed L'Usine à Design raises €4m
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has joined existing investor CM-CIC Capital Privé in a €4m round of financing for French e-commerce company L'Usine à Design.
AXA confirms PE unit sale, bidders line up
Insurance group AXA has confirmed that it is currently reviewing options for the sale of its private equity unit, AXA Private Equity (AXA PE).