France
Karmijn Kapitaal sells Tuvalu Media
Karmijn acquired a controlling stake in the group in 2013 alongside company management
HTGF, Tengelmann et al. sell Trademob
Paris-based marketing company Adikteev becomes the majority shareholder of the company after the exit
Idinvest Partners opens Frankfurt office
Argos Soditic, Main Capital and BlackFin Capital Partners are among the firms to have also increased their German activity recently
Ouest Croissance and CM-CIC back Sidamo’s MBO
Arkéa Capital Investissement backed the group's first MBO in 1994
Idinvest appoints Wyniecki as investment director
Alban Wyniecki leaves Partech Ventures to join Idinvest
Ixo leads €5.2m round for Care Labs
French VC's investment marks the second round of funding for Care Labs
Euro PE holds first close on €82.5m for France Sélection III
Fund completes France-focused investment programme launched in 2007 by the GP
Osmozis prices IPO at €10.5 per share
Capital increase may be increased to €9.4m in the event of full exercise of the overallotment option
Deal in Focus: Cobalt makes 3.5x on TCS sale to Meeschaert
Vendor extended its holding period with LPs' blessing in order to fully implement its buy-and-build growth strategy
Omnes Capital promotes partners, expands teams
Eric Rey, Camille Delibes and Laurent Espic promoted; Fabien Collangettes, Corentin Defond, Pierre-Axel Botuha and Etienne Chemel hired
Silver Investment nets Varicor
GP aims to affiliate the business to its portfolio company Schüschke to expand into new sectors
Ardian to launch new primary fund
Ardian's latest fund registration follows a year that saw the GP raise $19bn across three funds
Building bridges between France and Africa
New BPI France and AfricInvest fund could incentivise French funds to increase investments on the African continent
Céréa Capital and BPI France invest in GPS Group
Transaction marks fourth deal completed with €225m Céréa Capital II fund
Silverfleet's Coventya makes two Turkish bolt-ons
French chemicals producer buys Turkish metal treatment businesses Politeknik and Telbis
Triton, Davidson Kempner buy Via Location from ICG
ICG invested in Via Location in 2007, providing mezzanine debt for the group's second LBO
Siparex backs Flip in owner buyout
Transaction marks second deal for Siparex Midcap 2 fund within a month
BPI France and Sofipaca support MBO of Vectorys from ACG
French logistics company has doubled its turnover and expanded its African operations under the vendor's tenure
Cobalt makes 3.5x money on TCS sale to Meeschaert
GP takes over from previous majority owner Cobalt Capital after an eight-year holding
Accel, BPI in €26m series-C round for Doctolib
Healthcare platform has raised around €50m funding from various VCs over the last three years
Activa Capital exits Bruno Saint Hilaire
GP took a 66% stake in the group in 2008, with IRDI acting as co-investor
MBO Partenaires acquires Icare from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners and Sofimac Partners entered the group as minority shareholders in 2012
BPI, Sofinnova, Novo Nordisk-backed Lysogene launches IPO
Sofinnova entered the group in 2014, leading a €16.5m round for the group
Keensight hires LBO France's de Bonnefon as IR head
New recruit leaves her role as director at LBO France after five years with the firm