Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells hires Linklaters' Livesey in London office
John Livesey takes up new partner role after a 14-year stint advising PE clients at competitor
Activa Capital buys Cityzen
This is the first deal made by Activa Fund IV, which recently held a first close on more than €100m
Latour sells Sogetrel to Andera-led consortium
Consortium includes Luxempart, Capza, BNP Paribas Développement and Idia Capital Investissement
Siparex exits microcars maker Ligier
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Siparex, which acquired a majority stake in Ligier from 21 Partners
Alantra backs Surexport
GP deploys capital via Alantra Private Equity Fund III, a €450m vehicle that targets mid-market companies
Nazca exits Moldcom to Cranemere's ES Group
This is the first divestment made by Nazca IV, a €275m vehicle raised by the GP in 2016
FII, Vam create Florence fashion group
Clothing companies Giuntini, Ciemmeci Fashion and Mely's Maglieria will be merged to create a fashion group named Florence
Acon buys Spanish vegetables producer Alsur
Acon invests in partnership with Quarza Inversiones, which acquired a minority stake in the company
Chequers Capital carves out EBC from Econocom
GP is currently investing its Chequers Capital XVII fund, which closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Activa Capital, Arkéa invest in Ingeliance
Activa deploys capital from its €206m third fund, Activa Capital III, to finance the deal
Apax carves out Rayonnance from Econocom
GP deploys capital from its Apax Development fund, which was launched with a target of €225m in 2017
Andera buys 99 Group in SBO
Développement & Partenariat Finance sells the French consultancy services group that it acquired in 2016
Paul Hastings hires two partners from Hogan Lovells
Harris currently leads the private equity practice at Hogan Lovells and Moezi is counsel
Castik invests in AllDent
Co-founders will retain a significant stake in the business and continue to manage the chain
Acon Investments backs Germaine de Capuccini
GPs plan to boost the company’s product innovation and expand its growth organically and via add-ons
IDI-backed Alkan acquires Seca Automatismes
Deal for the data processing and electronic equipment firm will create a group with €50m in revenues
BC Partners acquires VetPartners from August and Ares
Deal reportedly values the UK-based veterinary group at ТЃ700m, with BC investing from its 10th fund
Turbo-charged: How leverage is powering up secondaries
The use of leverage in secondaries has soared, as funds are continually seeking new ways to boost spending power
Alternative lending thrives in the Netherlands
Only the UK, France and Germany have seen more deals involving alternative debt, with Netherlands activity growing 31% year-on-year in 2017
Equistone acquires French spirits business Dugas
Equistone invests alongside the management team, led by the founder, and Chevrillon Group
Miura, Demeter sell Contenur to US PE firm Acon
Acon Investments takes over with management retaining a significant stake in the business
Abénex backs debt manager Premista
GP acquires minority stake in debt consolidation expert Premista in LBO transaction
Fosun acquires PE-backed Tridem Pharma for €63m
Fosun acquires shares in the French drug distributor, which operates in African countries
Ardian exits TimeOne
Company was created in 2016 by merging two of Ardian's portfolio companies