France
Weinberg buys Realease Capital in MBO
WCP buys majority stake in France-based Realease via WCP#3, which closed on €295m in July 2018
Iris Capital backs Scibids in €2.2m series-A
Iris injects €2.2m into Paris-headquartered Scibids to support hiring and expansion abroad
Inven Capital et al. back Cosmo Tech in $21m series-B
Investors inject $21m into Cosmo Tech, a Lyon-based decision management software publisher
La Francaise acquires Germany-based Veritas Group
Deal forms part of La Francaise's strategy to strengthen its presence in Germany
White Star Capital hires Rothschild's Lattes
Matthieu Lattes will work as a partner at venture fund White Star Capital's Paris offices
NextStage AM acquires Atream
Atream now manages more than €1.5bn in assets, mainly in the tourism real estate sector
BPI France et al. invest €70m in Evaneos
Fresh capital supports France-based Evaneos in recruitment and international expansion
MBO Partenaires, Amundi PE buy Groupe Arcado in SBO
Siparex and Carvest sell majority stake in charcuterie specialist Arcado and reinvest
FnB holds €134.5m final close for maiden fund
Fundraising kicked-off in Q1 2017, and FnB Europe Fund now manages three portfolio companies
IK's Mademoiselle Desserts bolts on Michel Kremer
IK bought a majority stake in pastry producer Mademoiselle Desserts via IK VIII Fund
Ciclad holds final close for sixth fund on €180m
Fundraising started in September 2017 with an initial target amounting to €140-160m
Apax France appoints mid-market partner
Having joined Apax in 2008, Simon was involved in a number of deals in the services sector
Ardian et al. sell Consort NT back to management
Consort NT president Jason Guez is the France-based company's current majority owner
BPI France et al. inject $50m into Launchmetrics
BPI France, Seventure, Cipio Partners and Famille C back the SaaS data analytics company
LT Capital holds €105m final close for LTC III
Around 70% of commitments for LTC III, closed on €105m, come from institutional investors
Go Capital holds interim close for Amorçage II
Go Capital's second seed fund had previously held a first close on €60m in May 2017
MBO Partenaires hires Chloé Miller
Miller started her career in strategic advisory at PwC before joining CM-CIC Capital Privé
Generis Capital et al. back Naskeo
Consortium of investors injects €12m into France-based Naskeo, a biogas plants developer
Siparex, Arkea exit Nadia Group
Previous backer Unexo and management reinvest in the France-based industrials group
BPI France et al. back Qucit
Backers include Urban US, which backs startups seeking to improve the functioning of cities
Eurazeo's CPK in talks to buy Lutti
CPK, the holding company of Carambar & Co, will buy the France-based sweets producer from Katjes
FnB Private Equity, Agro Invest buy Valade
French PE houses FnB Private Equity and Agro Invest have jointly bought a majority stake in France-based fruit-processing company Valade Groupe.
PE-backed Vivalto Santé bolts on Capio's French division
French division of hospitals and clinics operator Capio is valued at around €455m
Siparex backs NG Travel in MBO
Olivier Kervella and the management team retain the majority of French tour operator NG Travel