France
Azulis buys Helios Group in SBO
GP invests in Helios, a construction and road marking specialist, via Middle Market Fund V
UI Gestion closes Cap 6 on €105m
Mid-market focused Cap 6 is larger than its predecessor, M.I5, closed on €93.5m in 2011
Ardian, BPI France sell Ouvêo
Ardian had owned the France-based manufacturer of windows and other joinery since 2012
Experienced Capital to launch second fund in 2019
Experienced Capital's maiden fund held a final close on €78m in 2016 and is now fully deployed
Experienced Capital backs NV Gallery
NV Gallery founders Natalie Hanczewski and Thibaut Saguet retain a majority stake
Index Ventures leads €30m series-B for Lunchr
Daphni and Idinvest previously invested €11m in the France-based startup in Q2 2018
Alven, Blackfin lead €8m series-A for Pretto
Pretto previously raised €1.3m in a seed round led by angel investor Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Cathay backs Finance Active
Finance Active’s founders and managers also acquire stakes in the digital finance business
Eurazeo holds first close on €500m for Capital IV
Asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and family offices back the fund
Permira buys Hana Group in SBO
GP buys France-based Hana Group, based on 2019 projected EBITDA of €43m, from TA Associates
Idinvest's, Cherry Tree's Molotov in exclusivity with Altice
Deal will reportedly value the online video streaming company in the hundreds of millions of euros
Montagu's Maincare bolts on Anticyclone
Deal for the speech recognition software developer comes eight months after the GP's backing
CM-CIC backs Septeo MBO
GP, buying a minority stake, will help France-based Septeo to grow internationally
French buyout value climbs to post-crisis peak
Total deal value comfortably surpasses 2017's figure in a market driven by fierce competition, high prices and easy access to debt
IK backs NetCo MBO
IK, drawing capital from its Small Cap II Fund, invests alongside historical backer Andera
CM-CIC Innovation et al. invest €7m in Diota
Safran Corporate Ventures, Supernova Invest and Calao Finance reinvest in the company
Eurazeo leads $60m series-C for Contentsquare
Existing investors Highland Europe, Canaan Partners and H14 also take part in the latest financing
BPI France, CM-CIC back Bretagne Télécom
GPs inject €20m into telecoms specialist Bretagne Telecom in the form of equity and debt
Idia backs LGI Wines in SBO
Historical backers Initiative & Finance and Agribev Holding divest their LGI Wines stakes
Siparex backs Valentin Traiteur in MBO
GP uses the Siparex ETI 4 fund to acquire its stake in Valentin Traiteur, a fresh food provider
Runa Capital et al. lead €6m series-B for Admo.tv
Company will use the funds to scale up its team in London and open new offices in Spain and Germany
Siparex sells stake in Cotherm to trade
Siparex sells its majority stake in Cotherm, acquired in 2012, to heat exchangers specialist Thermofin
Ardian, Tikehau sell stakes in Spie Batignolles
In addition, Spie Batignolles raises €190m in funding, including €67m from Tikehau IM
Omnes, Turenne lead €7m round for Teach On Mars
Turenne draws capital from its Région Sud Investissement fund to support the round