France
Ergon and BPI France exit Looping
France-based amusement parks operator Looping Group completed four bolt-ons since 2017
LBO France buys minority stake in Alantys Technology
GP backs specialist distributor of electronic components via its LBO France Capdev fund
M80 buys Strapharm
GP acquires over 75% of food supplements specialist Strapharm, valued in the €25-50m range
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
Turenne backs M-Energies OBO
Turenne invests in heating and cooling devices business while BPI France partially exits
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
Sofina backs Nuxe
Belgian GP buys 45% of family-owned, France-based cosmetics brand Nuxe in a €500m deal
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