France
High valuations and market volatility put brakes on Benelux deals
unquote" reports from the Mergermarket Benelux M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016, held on Tuesday in Amsterdam
Fund in Focus: Daphni holds €150m close for maiden fund
First close for the "VC as a platform" vehicle, targeting a final close by year end
Charterhouse-backed Comexposium in €394m refinancing
New debt package for the French events management business sees leverage hitting 4x EBITDA
TCR Capital et al. in Lescuyer MBI
TCR secures a majority stake in the transaction, alongside Ouest Croissance and BPI France
BPI France, BNP Paribas invest €23m in Algonquin
Investors are taking a minority stake in the group while company founder remains majority shareholder
EdRip takes majority stake in ACB Group
Arkéa Capital and Europe et Croissance exit the company fully as part of the deal
21 Centrale-backed DGF bolts on Val de Seine, refinances debt
Permira provides a €62m unitranche to the French food manufacturer as it bolts on a competitor
Ardian's Ionisos bolts on Leoni Studer Hard
Deal marks the first acquisition in Ionisos's pan-European buy-and-build growth strategy
3i and Cathay invest combined €180m in Ponroy
Company executives retain a minority interest in the group, with 3i securing a majority stake
Nixen-backed Vulcain acquires Consultys, refinances debt
Nixen took a controlling stake in the group in 2014
HIG Capital takes 49% stake in Ecore
Group was previously wholly owned by the family of CEO Guillaume Dauphin
Canopia appoints Blandin to investment team
Xavier Blandin joins from role in BNP Paribas Corporate Finance's executive committee
Cathay-, CM-CIC-backed Minafin in €65m debt refinancing
Private equity consortium's two parties invested in the group in 2011 and 2005
Paris looking to steal London's thunder
With Britain's EU passporting rights under question, France is taking regulatory steps to facilitate access to its financial markets
Cathay and BPI France invest in AD Education
Education group will expand its digital learning solutions and aims to grow across Europe
Siparex launches €20m FCPI fund
Innovation 2017 is the fund's eighth generation
FirstMark Capital leads $14m series-A for Dataiku
New round brings total raised by the French data analytics startup to $17.6m
Equistone-backed Meilleurtaux.com acquires MerciHenri.com
Acquisition marks the group's third investment in the space of last two years
Unigrains appoints two in Paris office
Two appointments aim to boost the group's international development
Deal in Focus: Qualium and CDC IC acquire Vulcanic
Pass-the-parcel deal marks the fourth consecutive period for the French cooling systems group under private equity ownership
Accel, Kima lead €3m series-A round for Brocante Lab
Round was led by Accel
360 Capital in $15m series-B round for Chronocam
360 Capital joined Robert Bosch Venture Capital and others in the round led by Intel Capital
Ardian appoints Brenke as co-head of Ardian Private Debt
Brenke first joined Ardian as managing director two years ago
Gimv takes 40% stake in Mega International
Gimv invested in the Parisian tech company through its Smart Industries platform