France
Weinberg backs carve-out of Besson Chaussures
France-based Vivarte sells the footwear retailer, following the sale of Naf Naf sale earlier in Q2
Motion Equity Partners buys Holweg Weber in SBO
Azulis Capital sells its majority stake in the French paper-bag machinery manufacturer
Daphni, Idinvest back Lunchr
Daphni has previously invested €2.5m in the France-based booking platform
Goldman Sachs invests in games developer Voodoo
Goldman Sachs invests in France-based Voodoo via the $7bn West Street Capital Partners VII fund
Tikehau Capital backs Nexteam Group
Tikehau Capital draws equity from its mid-sized growth fund, TGE II, and the Novi vehicle
Argos Soditic rebrands to Argos Wityu
Maurice Dwek, the founder of Soditic bank, had previously owned a minority stake in the GP
Euro PE holds €100m final close for France Sélection III
France Sélection III held an €82.5m first close in February 2017 and is already 55% deployed
Apax France buys Expereo in SBO
Carlyle sells its majority stake, acquired in 2014 via Europe Technology Partners III fund
Montagu acquires Maincare
Company will use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position and expand internationally
Blackfin sells Owliance to Tessi
Financial-services-focused GP backed the insurance business process outsourcing service in 2010
Andera, BPI France sell A2IA to trade
French artificial intelligence and image analysis firm is sold to US-based Mitek Systems
Partech et al. inject $34m into Platform.sh
Partech leads the series-C round for French cloud platform-as-a-service Platform.sh
Eurazeo PME-backed In'Tech acquires Bradshaw Medical
Transaction is expected to double In'Tech Medical's local presence in the US
Siparex backs Bebe Boutik in MBO
GP will help the French baby products private sales specialist to expand abroad
BPI France in €7m funding round for eLichens
Demeter, Sofimac Innovation, Aereco and BNP Paribas Développement also take part
Platina Equity Solutions backs Univet
Platina invests around €5m and plans to inject up to €15-25m further down the line
Nordian sells Unicorn Grain Specialties to trade
France-based Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients acquires Dutch ingredients business Unicorn Grain
Indigo Capital backs Ozitem MBO
Ozitem's general manager, Francois Espieux, will lead the management team following the takeover
Activa, BPI France invest in Active Assurances
Following the deal, the new investors will join the founding shareholders in Active Assurances
Keensight, Eres acquire Biovian
Keensight and Edmond de Rothschild Equity Strategies funds buy the Finnish CDMO
Apax France promotes four
GP promotes an HR & ESG director, a principal, an associate and a CIO
21 Centrale Partners hires Cathay's Chatain as principal
In her new role, Chatain will work on the sourcing and investment of 21 Centrale's portfolio
Montefiore backs Groupe Premium
GP buys a 70% stake in insurance business Groupe Premium via Montefiore Investment IV
Lone Star backs €1bn carve-out of Imerys tiles division
Deal, the GP's third since 2016 in the building materials sector, is valued at 9x EBITDA