France
AFB holds EUR 86m first close for second fund
Advent France Biotechnology held a EUR 64.75m final close for its predecessor fund in 2017
Mirova launches debut impact fund with EUR 300m target
Fund will invest on a pan-European basis
Ligue 1 explores PE stake sale among financing options
Process is the latest move among elite football tiers to seek external investment
Amundi eyes January final close for second Megatendances fund
Fund is expected to collect up to EUR 400m, with EUR 280m secured to date
Capza holds EUR 200m first close for Growth Tech fund
Fund has made four platform investments and backs European digital and technology-based companies
Sorare raises USD 680m Series B led by Softbank
Round follows a USD 50m Series A and gives Sorare a post-money valuation of USD 4.3bn
TowerBrook hires advisers to explore Infopro exit
Formal launch has not been set yet, but an auction could kick off by Q4 or early next year
Revaia closes debut fund on EUR 250m
Formerly known as Gaia Capital Partners, the firm was founded by Elina Berrebi, Alice Albizzati
Jolt Capital holds EUR 271m final close for fourth fund
Fund surpassed its EUR 250m target and is more than three times larger than its EUR 83m predecessor
PAI buys European Camping Group from Carlyle et al.
SBO reportedly values the camping holiday site operator in the EUR 700m-730m range
Eurazeo to sell Seqens stake to SK Capital et al.
Exit will see Eurazeo make returns of 1.8x-2x and follows a five-year investment period
Fidelium to acquire Benteler’s Tønder and Louviers plants
Fidelium intends to establish the aluminum auto parts plants as an independent entity
Bridgepoint explores Anaveo exit, initial bids due imminently
Financial sponsors showing preliminary interest include 3i, PAI and Motion Equity Partners
Eurazeo NAV per share hits record high
AUM grew by +39% over the 12 months to June 2021, to reach €25.6bn
Alpha Private Equity sells Vertbaudet to Equistone
SBO of the children's clothing and accessories retailer is Equistone's sixth platform deal of 2021
Eurazeo Growth III holds final close on EUR 1.6bn
Vehicle surpassed its EUR 1bn target and will provide initial equity tickets of EUR 25m-100m
New French GP Aldebaran holds first close for debut fund
Aldebaran Transformation Fund I targets EUR 300m for complex buyout situations
IK buys Blanchon from Abénex
First investment made from IK Small Cap III Fund, which closed in April 2021 on EUR 1.2bn
Tikehau appoints Cabanis as deputy CEO
Cabanis will join from her role as executive vice-president at Danone
French buyout market continues strong rebound in H1
France was home to nine €1bn+ buyouts, comfortably outpacing the UK and German markets
LBO France's Groupe RG completes impact refinancing
Reinancing for the PPE distributor includes ESG criteria that will affect the debt repayment
US, UK ranked as most attractive countries for PE investment – study
France makes it into the top 10 for the first time, while Spain also records strong gains
Charterhouse to exit Siaci Saint Honoré to OTPP et al.
OTPP, Cathay, BPI France and Ardian back the deal and SSH's merger with market peer Diot
Charterhouse buys Labelium from Qualium
B2B digital marketing agency made six add-ons during Qualium's three-year investment period