France
Argos Soditic buys Zodiac Milpro in SBO
Equity for the transaction comes from Argos Soditic's seventh fund, closed on £248m in 2016
Pragma Capital sells CNN MCO to Endel Engie
Transaction marks the first exit for the Paris-based GP's Pragma III fund, which closed in 2015
Activa's Mecadaq bolts on Armoa
Deal represents the second bolt-on for the aerospace manufacturing business since Activa came on board
Sodero joins Ixo in Loubat capital structure reshuffle
Inked in late July, the deal will allow Ixo to partially realise its investment
Carlyle buys Prima Solutions
Carlyle draws equity from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners III, a €656m fund that closed in 2015
Re-Sources Capital buys Novatim stake from Siparex
Siparex injected €1m into the French IT outsourcing services business in 2012
Unigrains leads €4m round for Sodevat
Backers in the funding round include asset manager Idia Capital Investissement
Ardian-backed Bricoprivé acquires Racetools
Online DIY tool distributor further expands in continental Europe following the purchase
LBO France acquires pharmaceutical distributer Piex
Following the deal, the GP has nominated a new CEO alongside a new management team
Bridgepoint in running for 5àSec deal
If it goes ahead, the deal would mark the fifth PE ownership change for the dry cleaning business
ETF and Frog Capital in $20m round for Vulog
French car-sharing technology firm had previously raised тЌ8.4m from fund managers in September 2015
Ventech injects €3m into Mediarithmics
Data marketing platform had already raised €1.2m from Jaina Capital in 2013
François Fillon joins Tikehau Capital as partner
Fillon ran as candidate for France's Les Republicains party in the country's 2017 presidential election
Astorg, Montagu partially exit Sebia to CDPQ
Astorg and Montagu acquired the healthcare company from Cinven in 2014
PE-backed Siblu in amend-and-extend refinancing
As part of the transaction, the company added a €30m note meant to support its growth
Blackstone to acquire JOA from Alchemy
Alchemy had taken a majority stake in JOA in 2014 through a quarternary buyout
LFPI invests in Eductive
BPI France and BNP Paribas Développement join in as minority co-investors
BPI, Idia and Sofipaca invest in Keep Cool
Keep Cool's founder will retain a majority stake in the company following the transaction
Raise Investissement buys stake in La Maison du Whisky
Deal sees the founding family retain a majority stake alongside high-net-worth individuals
Apax/EPF merger highlights consolidation trend in French GP landscape
Apax's acquisition of EPF Partners is the latest in a number of consolidation plays within the French market
NextStage to take majority stake in Dream Yacht Charter
NextStage is currently investing from €69m growth and buyout fund FCPR Nextstage PME Championnes II
Montagu sells St Hubert to Fosun, Sanyuan
Montagu acquired the French non-butter spreads producer back in 2012
Eurazeo closes PME III fund on €658m
Listed GP held a first close on €586m for its latest mid-cap effort in late May
MBO Partenaires acquires Cellier, Orthofiga
MBO closed its fourth buyout fund, MBO Partenaires 4, on its €250m hard-cap last year