France
BPI France and Crédit Agricole back Technique Solaire
Deal is the first investment for BPI France's FIEE fund, launched in July 2017
Paluel-Marmont Capital hires CEO
PMC hires François Poupée and Thomas Geneton from Atria, with its previous team leaving to found LT Capital
Quilvest acquires Groupe EDH in SBO
Platina Partners, which backed the business in 2014, fully realises its investment
Pontifax et al. in €14.5m round for Step Pharma
Consortium of French investors back the biotechnology company in a series-A round
Lenders take control of CVC- and Eurazeo-backed Fraikin
Debt arranged as part of the 2007 LBO will be significantly reduced from €730m to €265m
Initiative & Finance backs Azman in OBO
GP buys a minority stake in the security solutions business via Initiative & Finance FPCI II
Gimv buys Agrobiothers
Jenoudet family will reinvest in the new company in return for a significant minority stake
Ardian-backed Brico Privé acquires Noova
Ardian-backed Brico Privé buys e-commerce marketplace Noova, which offers products from startups
PAI, Sagard to exit Kiloutou in €1.5bn deal
HLD Europe and the Dentressangle family holding take a majority of the equipment rental business
BPI France and French armed forces ministry launch fund
French armed forces ministry and state-backed BPI France launch the €50m Definvest fund
Partech leads €10m series-A for Shippeo
Existing investor Otium Venture also takes part in the latest round of financing
Aster holds €240m first close for sixth fund
VC firm is already working on investing in a first European company via the fund
ICG provides Funecap with €350m unitranche
Ophiliam-backed funeral service Funecap undergoes a refinancing totalling €350m
Omers PE to acquire Trescal in SBO
GP is in talks to buy French calibration services specialist Trescal from Ardian
Nixen looking to raise €200m for third fund
French GP Nixen closed its previous fund on €164m, short of its €300m target, in 2012
ICG's DomusVi secures refinancing
French private nursing-homes operator DomusVi secures a cov-free term loan B of €1.02bn
BPI France sells MR Cartonnage Numérique to trade
Diam International buys French packaging producer MR Cartonnage Numérique from BPI France
Keensight hires Moras as associate director
Javier Lopez Moras previously worked in Montalbán's Madrid office and DC Advisory in London
Kurma Partners et al. in €19m series-B for Horama
Previous investors Omnes Capital, Go Capital and Sham Innovation Santé also reinvest
Astorg's Parkeon to bolt on Cale
French parking services provider Parkeon starts talks to acquire Sweden-based Cale
French state arm CDC IC ramps up Mubadala partnership
New co-investment agreement will see CDC International Capital, BPI France and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala deploy an extra €1bn in French businesses
Capzanine sells stake in Taliance
Capzanine became a majority shareholder in the financial software business during an LBO in 2007
Amundi holds final close on €665m for private debt fund
Marketing materials for the fund, circulated in March 2017, mentioned a target of €700m
Jolt Capital holds final close on €83m
GP holds a final close for Jolt Capital III, which will have a three-year investment period