MBO Partenaires
MBO & Co closes fifth fund on EUR 320m
GP's latest SME-focused fund took six months to raise and closed above its target
MBO exits public relations specialist LLYC
Sale ends a six-year holding period for MBO, which invested €6.35m in the business in exchange for a minority stake
Siparex, I&F et al. back Rondot SBO
GP Siparex first invested in the glass manufacturing equipment specialist in 2016
MBO Partenaires rebrands, hires Chaton and Petracco
3i's Alexandre Chaton and Five Arrows' Louis Petracco join MBO & Co as directors
MBO Partenaires names new head of IR
French mid-cap GP promotes Géraldine Lanthier to the newly created role
MBO Partenaires, Amundi PE buy Groupe Arcado in SBO
Siparex and Carvest sell majority stake in charcuterie specialist Arcado and reinvest
MBO Partenaires hires Chloé Miller
Miller started her career in strategic advisory at PwC before joining CM-CIC Capital Privé
French mid-cap seeks new approaches as competition heats up
Buy-backs edge into the French mid-market, as H1 activity hits record highs and entry multiples swell
MBO Partenaires backs Laboratoires Embryolisse
French GP provides a €16m ticket for the transaction, which values Embryolisse at between €50-100m
MBO Partenaires buys BCF Life Sciences
GP takes over from Céréa Capital and Sodero Gestion, investing alongside management
MBO Partenaires buys-back Groupe LT
GPs Arkéa Capital, Amundi Private Equity and CEO Eric Van Acker acquire minority stakes
MBO Partenaires acquires Cellier, Orthofiga
MBO closed its fourth buyout fund, MBO Partenaires 4, on its €250m hard-cap last year
MBO Partenaires backs Reflex CES spinout
GP is currently investing from its fourth buyout vehicle, MBO Partenaires 4, closed on €250m last year
EdRip sells Itesa to CM-CIC Investissements
EdRip had invested in Itesa via the €112m small-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle Cabestan Capital I
MBO Partenaires appoints Xavier de Prévoisin to partner
De Prévoisin becomes the French buyout firm's sixth partner
MBO Partenaires exits Dron Location
MBO Partenaires took a 30% stake in the group through an MBO in 2011
MBO Partenaires acquires Icare from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners and Sofimac Partners entered the group as minority shareholders in 2012
Ouest Croissance, Unexo take minority stake in Kiclos
Investors are taking over from previous investor MBO Partenaires
MBO Partenaires and Societe Generale exit CFDP
Financière Miro and insurance group Scor take a combined 52% stake in the group
MBO Partenaires takes 70% stake in Cosmogen
GP first acquired a 51% stake in Cosmogen's parent group Alkos in 2014
MBO Partenaires raises €250m for fourth fund
GP completes record fundraising with its latest vehicle; the previous fund closed on €180m
EdRip, BPI France back second Travelsoft MBO
Exiting investors reap a 1.7x multiple and 20.5% IRR following the sale
Siparex, MBO Partenaires back Rondot, IS Engineering merger
Company has been supported by Crédit Agricole and Sofimac Partners since 2012
Equistone acquires Camusat from MBO Partenaires
Exiting GP bought telecoms company in 2011 via an MBO, acquiring a minority stake