Natixis
Charterhouse-backed Comexposium in €355m refinancing
Comexposium secures a term loan B facility from ING, Natixis, Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale
Ardian backs SFAM in €1.7bn deal
GP acquires a €200m minority stake in the French broker of smartphone and multimedia insurance
Blackstone backed-Clarion acquires Global Sources
Group will be led by the existing Clarion management team and will operate as Clarion Events
Demathieu & Bard in partial secondary buyout
Euro Capital, Eurefi, Alsace Croissance and Etoile ID are among the new investors
Parquest Capital buys Groupe Fauché
GP acquires a significant majority of French electrical equipment provider Groupe Fauché
Equistone acquires French spirits business Dugas
Equistone invests alongside the management team, led by the founder, and Chevrillon Group
Fosun acquires PE-backed Tridem Pharma for €63m
Fosun acquires shares in the French drug distributor, which operates in African countries
AnaCap buys Ellisphere
Ellisphere was hitherto a subsidiary of Natixis, which had managed the group since 2014
Naxicap buys Findis from Activa et al.
Naxicap’s takeover marks the third LBO for Findis, with previous owners including Activa and Abénex
Ardian’s Hypred acquires Paragon Partners' Anti-Germ
Transaction represents the first bolt-on completed by Hypred since Ardian acquired the company last year
Natixis hires two in Milan
Investment bank boosts its coverage and M&A branch in Milan with two senior appointments
Euro PE holds first close on €82.5m for France Sélection III
Fund completes France-focused investment programme launched in 2007 by the GP
Equistone-backed Meilleurtaux.com acquires MerciHenri.com
Acquisition marks the group's third investment in the space of last two years
LBO France moves into VC with Innovation Capital purchase
LBO France takes over Innovation Capital's investment vehicle Sisa with €68m in commitments
TA to sell DNCA Finance to Natixis
Natixis will initially buy 71% stak for €549m
Natixis to buy Leonardo France
Leonardo France to become Natixis's mid-cap M&A advisory unit
Ventech closes fund, opens Munich office
Ventech Capital F closed above target of €100m
CVC's Cerved targets €1.3bn valuation at IPO
Company to use proceeds to pay down debt
Astorg and Abenex initiate Onduline sale
Astorg Partners and Abenex Capital are speaking with investment banks as they prepare to offload roofing materials company Onduline.
3i closes €310m CLO
3i Debt Management has closed its first European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) vehicle, Harvest VII, on €310m.
Natixis buys Euro Private Equity
Natixis has added another firm to its private equity arm by acquiring Swiss funds-of-funds manager and investment adviser Euro Private Equity.
Natixis appoints Pierre-Henri Denain to head of EMEA
Natixis has appointed Pierre-Henri Denain to head the EMEA platform in the firm's wholesale banking division.
CVC buys Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn
CVC Capital Partners has acquired Italian business intelligence provider Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn.
3i looking to divest Labco and Civica
3i has initiated much anticipated exit processes for Labco and Civica, two acquisitions made in 2008, according to reports.