France
Andera holds €360m first close for Winch Capital 4
Andera's fourth generation SMEs fund is well positioned to hit its €400m hard-cap in Q3 2018
Andera buys Skill & You in SBO
Skill & You investment is the first transaction from the mid-cap vehicle Winch Capital
The Carlyle Group buys LPG Systems
Europe and Asia-focused funds deployed to back France-based LPG, in view of Asian expansion
BNP Paribas, BPI France back BEG Ingénierie MBO
Six managers join the capital structure of French real estate construction company BEG
Amundi acquires stake in Altix
Altix plans on expanding globally in the consumer electronics and automotive electronics markets
Weinberg closes WCP#3 on €295m
Fundraising stops just short of the hard-cap, with the fund at nearly double the size of WCP#2
Eurazeo et al. sell PeopleDoc to trade
US-listed Ultimate Software buys France-based PeopleDoc, a cloud-based HR delivery system
CDC International, Mubadala back SFAM
Franco-emirati Fund (FEF), jointly-owned by CDC and Mubadala, was used for the transaction
BlackFin holds €180m final close for tech fund
Having held a first close a year ago, BlackFin Tech Fund 1 surpasses €150m target
OpenGate carves out Gunnebo's France and Benelux operations
Divested divisions include two production sites and the France and Benelux sales companies
Record number of French SBOs and mega-deals in H1 2018
France's year is going from good to great as new figures from Unquote Data show buyout volumes reaching their highest level for a decade
Eurazeo sells Odealim to TA
Sale of insurance brokerage firm Odealim is expected to generate a money multiple of around 2x
Cathay holds €600m first close for Midcap II
Vehicle will provide equity tickets of up to €100m and up to €150m with co-investment
BC Partners' MCS Group bolts-on DSO
Debt management service MCS Group, backed by BC Partners since 2017, buys peer DSO Group
BPI France launches InnoBio 2
BPI France and France-based corporate Sanofi have already made commitments to the vehicle
Platina buys Cap Vital Sante
France-based Cap Vital Sante was previously owned by the founder and members of the network
Pechel backs Vernicolor
Pechel buys a minority, while founding CEO François Champier and management retain the remainder
Alven, Idinvest inject $45m into Meero
After a funding round in Q4 2017, commercial photography specialist Meero attracts new capital
Amundi Private Equity backs Appart Fitness
France-based gym operator will bolt on its peer Nextalis following the capital injection
CM-CIC et al. inject €53.5m in Socomore
CM-CIC and Ace recommit to France-based Socomore, Raise and BPI France are new backers
Societe Generale Capital Partenaires backs Netcom
Three founders retain their majority stake in the France-based telecommunications operator
Demeter backs Piscines Magiline in MBO
UI Gestion, BPI France, Esfin Gestion and BTP Capital remain backers of Piscines Magiline
Omnes backs MBO of Marquetis
Group is exploring new partnerships in the local market with the additional capital
Permira's Exclusive Group buys NextGen
Exclusive Group sets foot in the Irish market following the тЌ1.3bn buyout by Permira earlier this year