France
CM-CIC sells Fouchard to trade
CM-CIC Investissement sells air conditioning specialist Fouchard to corpate Fayat group
Sofimac backs Expedial MBO
Management team buys stake in a transportation services provider while founder retires
Initiative & Finance backs L'Anneau Securus Sesam
GP buys minority stake in France-based security services provider L'Anneau Securus Sesam
83North leads €15m series-B for CRM platform Critizr
Previous backers Point Nine, Caphorn Invest and Runa Capital also take part in the investment
Capital Croissance backs Onatera
Previous backer Entrepreneur Venture sells stake in France-based online retailer Onatera
Capza hires two ahead of fundraise
GP is targeting a €550-600m final closing for its fifth-generation flex equity fund
Summit sells stake in Sipartech to Blackstone
Summit sells a minority stake in the France-based provider of dark fibre network
BPI France, Carvest back Toutenkamion
President Girerd will remain the majority shareholder of France-based Toutenkamion
PE-backed Verallia floats with €3.2bn market cap
Verallia, having set a €26.50-29.50 indicative range, has listed at €27 per share
Paul Hastings hires Dechert partner Cardon
Cardon will advise funds on a range of transactions, including LBOs and take privates
Ardian's Opteven buys WMS Group
Backed by Ardian a year ago, Opteven bolts on UK-based car warranty specialist WMS Group
Keensight's LinkByNet buys Data Essential
Data Essential is the fourth bolt-on carried out by LinkByNet under Keensight's ownership
Siparex holds €125m first close for Intermezzo 2
Second-generation Siparex debt vehicle surpasses its predecessor, which closed on €100m in 2016
Keensight backs Geodesial SBO
GP will foster international expansion of France-based design software developer Geodesial
Stirling reaps 3x on Siblu Villages sale to Naxicap
Holiday park operator Siblu's EBITDA increased from €20m at entry to €39m at exit
B & Capital backs Steliau Technology SBO
Deal values electronic components specialist Steliau Technology in the €50-75m range
Omnes-backed Batiweb buys Archionline
Batiweb buys Archionline with the help of €6m in mezzanine debt raised from Idinvest
French institutional LPs urged to nurture late venture
As president Macron pledges to unlock €5bn from institutional investors, Unquote looks at the current state of French late-stage venture
MBO Partenaires rebrands, hires Chaton and Petracco
3i's Alexandre Chaton and Five Arrows' Louis Petracco join MBO & Co as directors
CD&R to back Socotec in €1.8bn deal – report
Five Arrows and BIP Investment Partners sell minority stakes in Socotec, report says
InvestIndustrial's Benvic Europe buys Dugdale
Dugdale acquisition marks the sixth add-on investment for Benvic in just over 18 months
LT Capital buys minority stake in EXTeam
GP invests in the digital engineering and consulting firm alongside its founders
Eiffel collects €80m from EIB for impact fund
Targeting a €400m final close, Eiffel Essentiel will have a lifespan of around 15 years
Apollo- and BPI France-backed Verallia sets IPO price range
BWSA, a Brazilian investment company, commits to place an order to the tune of €275m