France
Eurazeo exits Farfetch with €90.4m proceeds
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Eurazeo, which led a $110m series-F funding round for the company
Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel
Eurazeo, IK and Raise intend to further boost Questel's growth and international expansion in Europe, Asia and the US
LBO France buys majority stake in Prenax
Andera has reinvested and Prenax has acquired LM Information's subscription management business
AnaCap carves out Market Pay from Carrefour in €300m deal
Deal sees Carrefour retain a minority stake, alongside the company's founders, Frédéric Mazurier and Isabelle Clairac
Naxicap acquires Eureka Education from Abénex, Finoli
Professional and higher education provider pursued a buy-and-build strategy under Abénex's ownership
Ardian buys minority stake in H2 Pharma
GP invests in the company via Ardian Growth II, which closed on €230m in April 2018
Siparex Intermezzo invests in Groupe MC3
Transaction also financed with a €10m senior debt from LCL, BNP Paribas, Bred Banque Populaire and CIC
Omnes, BPI France sell Somos to trade
Semiconductor company has been acquired by Switzerland-based ST Microelectronics
Partners in Equity leads €20m round for Campings.com
Company has previously raised €10m from Luxempart and Ekkio Capital
Sofinnova appoints Anderson as partner
Anderson has 25 years of experience in the healthcare and life sciences industries
Indigo Capital II holds €300m final close
Fund provides private bonds and preferred equity to European mid-market businesses
Silverlake buys Groupe Meilleurtaux from Goldman Sachs
UK-based GP reportedly paid €700m for its stake in the financial services company
Alantra buys stake in Indigo Capital
Following this partnership, Alantra expects to further consolidate its position in the French market and the rest of Europe
IK to acquire Kersia from Ardian
Deal is GP's first investment from IK IX, which held a final close on its €2.85bn hard-cap in May 2020
Investindustrial-backed Benvic completes €117.5m refinancing
Benvic has completed seven add-on acquisitions during Investindustrial's holding period
GP Profile: Silverfleet eyes fundraising progress, new acquisitions
Firm is currently raising for Silverfleet Capital Partners III, which was registered in July 2019
Latour acquires Santiane from BlackFin for €200m EV
Santiane was marketed based on €15m EBITDA, with vendors expecting an EBITDA multiple of more than 10x
Ardian acquires Syclef majority stake from Latour
Since 2015, Syclef has accelerated its buy-and-build strategy with the acquisition of 15 companies
Astorg appoints Jacques-François de Prest as CFO
De Prest joins from Millicom-Tigo where he worked as a group financial controller and chief accounting officer
Ÿnsect extends series-C round to $372m
This round is an extension to the $125m series-C led by a consortium of VC firms in February 2019
Aledia raises €80m in series-D led by BPI France
Funding is the first of the three tranches planned for its €120m series-D round
Global LBO returns see sharp decline in H1 2020 - research
Returns from private equity funds globally slumped in the first two quarters of 2020, says eFront
BlackRock, BPI France et al. in $160m series-B for Sendinblue
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the company to nearly $200m
OpenGate-backed SMAC to sell Axter to trade
OpenGate last year carved out SMAC from French road construction company Colas