France
Ardian sells its stake in Altares to Naxicap Partners
Private equity firm acquired a majority stake in the French group in 2008
Doctor's orders: Addressing Europe's healthcare shortfall
France, Germany and southern Europe are emerging as the continent's most active markets for PE investment in healthcare provision
Nord Capital and Turenne inject €4.5m into Eurovanille
Group received €1m in funding from investment firm Audacia in 2014
Idinvest holds €350m first close for Secondary Fund III
Fund's previous generation, ISF II, closed on €214m in April 2014
BPI France launches €140m private debt fund
Fund will mainly be used to provide growth capital to French SMEs
EdRip supports Ipside's MBO
Transaction marks the 18th investment made with EdRip's Cabestan Capital fund
Cathay and Serena in €20m series-B round for Alkemics
Alkemics received €5m in a series-A round from three investors last year
Bridgepoint's MédiPôle Partenaires buys Clinique Esquirol
BPI France also injected €95m into the private clinics group earlier this summer
Ixo injects €4m into JVgroup
Ixo recently closed its third venture fund, Ixo 3, on €150m
Adents raises €12m from Omnes, Naxicap, Caphorn
Latest round brings the total external funding raised by the group to €25m
VizEat raises €3.8m series-A from Eurovestech et al.
Eurovestech provided €1m of seed funding for the dining platform in 2014
Deal in Focus: Siparex acquires Ligier from 21 Partners
Under the vendor's tenure, the microcar business embraced electrification and driverless technology, enabling expansion across Europe and farther afield
OpCapita raises €350m for second fund
Vehicle is more than three times the size of its 2014-vintage predecessor
Otium Capital injects €3m into Merci Handy
Paris-based cosmetics brand gathers €3m in first round of funding
Siparex Intermezzo and BPI inject €4m into Neovivo
Investment is in line with BPI's wish to invest in environmentally friendly businesses
Advent appoints Sébastien Veil as director
Veil joins from PAI Partners, where he served as principal for eight years
Corvm Capital becomes Canopia Capital Partners
Corvm Capital was set up in late 2014 by former HIG senior associate Arthur Dessenante
BlackFin hires Creuzé and Mandin to head fintech fund
BlackFin Capital Partners hopes to raise €120m for its maiden fintech vehicle
21 Centrale reaps 8.5x return in Digital Virgo exit
Digital Virgo was created in 2008, when the GP re-invested in Jet Multimedia group
Ardian-backed Trescal aquires Precision Metrology
Ardian acquired an 82% stake in the calibration services group from 3i and TCR in 2010
Activa-backed Mecadaq acquires Marignier
Activa Capital backed the company's OBO earlier this year
Isai sells Hospimedia to MNH Service
Isai invested €2m and acquired a 33% stake in the group in 2013
KKR and Towerbrook invest €250m in OVH
French tech company had so far financed its development through debt
Bel acquires Mont Blanc Materne from LBO France
LBO acquired a majority stake in the group in 2010, taking over from previous owner Activa Capital