France
Cinven to buy Sebia from Montagu
Cinven is set to buy French medical diagnostic company, Sebia, from Montagu Private Equity in a secondary buyout deal reportedly valued at €800m.
IDI promotes Nourissat to general secretary
French private equity group IDI has promoted legal counsel Tatiana Nourissat to general secretary.
IDI buys AGF Private Equity
IDI Group has wholly acquired AGF Private Equity, a French fund-of-funds and VC portfolio management company, from Allianz France.
AGF leads €13.1m round for Genticel
AGF Private Equity has led a €13.1m round for biotech business Genticel alongside three new investors: Institut Régional de Développement Industriel (IRDI), Amundi Private Equity Funds and CDC Entreprises’ InnoBio fund.
OFI-backed IMV Technologies acquires NIFA
OFI Private Equity Capital-backed biotech firm IMV Technologies has wholly acquired has wholly acquired sector player NIFA’s shares from its founding shareholders.
XAnge and Auriga invest in eXo
XAnge and Auriga have participated in a €4m financing round for eXo Platform, alongside angel investors including Sacha Labourey and Bob Bickel.
EdRIP buy minority stake in Iranex
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has purchased a 24% stake in Groupe Iranex, a nutritional ingredients company, alongside Stéphane Dondain the company CEO who holds the remaining 76%.
AXA PE in talks to sell Eliokem to Lanxess
AXA Private Equity is said to be in discussions with German chemical business Lanxess over the sale of its portolio company Eliokem.
NextStage sells Bewan for up to €12.5m
NextStage and Seventure have sold their holding in Bewan, IP and cable gateways specialist, to UK-based Pace, a digital TV technology company, for up to €12.5m.
AXA PE and PAI bidding for Shell's €1bn LPG division
AXA Private Equity and PAI Partners are among the bidders circling Royal Dutch Shell’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) division, which price tag nears €1bn.
2010 buyout activity promising
Although volume and value buyout figures in France have dropped in 2009, the slight recovery seen in the last two quarters could mean that a recovery is underway. Francois Rowell reports.
AXA PE invests in MenInvest
AXA Private Equity has taken a minority stake in MenInvest, an e-commerce company, in a first round of financing of an undisclosed value.
Q&A: Fundraising Review/Preview
Francois Rowell speaks to Lorenzo Lorenzotti, managing director at fund-of-fund ACG Private Equity about fundraising in 2009 and the prospects for 2010.
Atlas sells 34.4% Sporever stake
Atlas Venture has sold its 34.4% stake in Alternext-listed Groupe Sporever, an online content publisher, back to the founder and company president, Patrick Chêne.
360 Capital Partners invests in Leetchi
Franco-Italian investor 360 Capital Partners has invested under €1m in Leetchi.com, an online payment company, alongside Kima Ventures.
Q&A: The fundraising fulcrum
Francois Rowell speaks to Mounir Guen, CEO of placement agent MVision, about the fundraising climate in 2010.
EdRIP and UI gestion stage OBO of Segex
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), UI Gestion and Socadif have staged an OBO of the Segex Group, a civil engineering company, alongside the management.
Bencis-backed Quaron to be acquired by Univar
Bencis Capital has agreed to sell its chemical manufacturer Quaron Group to trade player Univar.
General Atlantic appoints senior advisor for Europe
General Atlantic (GA) has appointed Mike McTighe as special advisor to the firm in Europe.