France
Avenir invest in Estivel
Avenir Entreprises has staged an LBO of Estivel alongside Alban and Lise Maurial, the company founders, a luxury real estate agency focused on the Aquitaine region in France.
Siparex et al in €2m round for Aztec
A group of investors including Rhône-Alpes Création, Expansinvest, Siparex et Haute Savoie Demain have injected €2m in Aztec.
AXA PE backs SynerLAB build up
AXA Private Equity has supported its portfolio company The SynerLAB Group in the acquisition of Pharmaster, a third party manufacturer in sterile, liquid preservative-free forms.
Bridgepoint Development Capital set up Paris team
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has set up an office in Paris led by Pierre Colasson.
ISAI hold €24m close of venture fund
ISAI, launched in 2008, has held a first close of €24m of its ISAI Developpement fund.
CDC Enterprises in $18m round for biospace med
CDC Entreprises, (acting on behalf of the Strategic Investment Fund -SIF), has participated in an $18m round for biospace med alongside existing investors Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, UFG Private Equity, NBGI...
Siparex stage OBO of Passman
Siparex has invested via an OBO deal in Passman, a company specialised in internet access solutions for the hotel industry.
Permira and AXA circle Go Voyages
Permira and AXA Private Equity are in a final run off to acquire Go Voyages, an internet company, for between €300-400m from shareholders Financière Agache (held by the Arnault group), Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille and Albert Frère who own a majority...
21 Partners hold €300 second close of fourth fund
21 Partners has held a second close of 21 Centrale Partners IV just over €300m.
Vespa Capital backs MBO of SDS
Vespa Capital has staged a management buyout of SDS, a company focused on the production of spare parts for the household good sector. Debt for the transaction was provided by Crédit du Nord, LCL and CCSO.
Sun European bids for Rio Tinto's Alcan Beauty
Private equity investor Sun European Partners has made a binding offer to acquire Alcan Beauty Packaging from Rio Tinto.
OFI acquires additional 22% stake in Dessange
OFI Private Equity Capital has acquired a further 21.61% of the share capital of Dessange International from the founding owner Jacques Dessange.
EdRIP purchase 25% holding in Geotec
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has acquired a 25% stake in Geotec Group, an industrial services company, in an OBO deal.
Sigma leads investment round in Lekiosque.fr
Sigma Gestion has led a first round of financing in Lekiosque.fr, an online publisher, by providing over >€1m alongside returning investors, a family office and private individuals.
Oddo PE injects ActivNetwork with €2.5m
Oddo Private Equity has led a €2.5m investment in ActivNetwork, a technology company, alongside Bouygues Telecom Initiative.
KKR sells 4.4% stake in Legrand
KKR is to sell a 4.4% stake in Legrand, an electrical equipment company.
Siparex to acquire part of UFG PE
Siparex, parent company of Sigefi Private Equity, is in exclusive negotiations with UFG-LFP to acquire part of its UFG Private Equity division.
Eurazeo appoints new board member
Eurazeo has appointed Fabrice de Gaudemar as a member of its executive board. He bas been a member of Eurazeo's Executive Committee since 2007, and is a member of Europcar Groupe's Board of Directors as Eurazeo's representative.
Avenir supports Initiatives & Energies Locals
Avenir Entreprises and Esfin Participations have invested in Initiatives & Energies Locals, a company specialsed in green energy solutions.
Elliot Advisors et al. support new €8m investment in Tagsys
Elliot Advisors, Endeavour Vision, Add Partners, DFJ Esprit and Saffron Hill Ventures have provided Tagsys, a semiconductor company, with an € 8m investment in a D-round of financing. The company has previously received $80m in investments.
Lazard names Bucaille new CFO, when Castellano retires in 2011
CFO of asset management and financial advisory firm Lazard, Michael J. Castellano, has announced he intends to retire end of March next year. Deputy CEO of Lazard's Paris branch, Matthieu Bucaille, will succeed Castellano as CFO.
Lazard names Bucaille new CFO, when Castellano retires in 2011
CFO of asset management and financial advisory firm Lazard, Michael J. Castellano, has announced he intends to retire end of March next year. Deputy CEO of Lazard's Paris branch, Matthieu Bucaille, will succeed Castellano as CFO.
French PE subsidiaries change hands
Consolidation in the French private equity market continues at pace: Natixis is closing in on a deal with Axa Private Equity over the sale of a part of its private equity division, while the IDI Group has acquired AGF Private Equity from Allianz France....
Perceva invests in Dalloyau
Perceva Capital has taken a 50% stake in luxury food producer, Dalloyau. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.