NiXEN
Equistone buys engineering consultancy specialist Vulcain
GP invests via its Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI, which closed on €2.8bn in 2018
Nixen sells Weave to trade in €120m deal
Nixen's Weave is wholly acquired by France-based OnePoint, a digital transformation service
Nixen looking to raise €200m for third fund
French GP Nixen closed its previous fund on €164m, short of its €300m target, in 2012
Ardian backs management buyout of Babeau-Seguin
Ardian buys the French detached house builder Babeau-Seguin from Nixen
TDR Capital in exclusivity for Buffalo Grill
Deal for the French steakhouse chain, backed by Abénex and Nixen, could value it at around €400m
Nixen-backed Vulcain acquires Consultys, refinances debt
Nixen took a controlling stake in the group in 2014
PE-backed Buffalo Grill completes second refinancing
Transaction features additional €30m for company growth
Deal in focus: MPVenture sells SDN to 3i-backed Labco
SDN backed by 3i, TCR, Nixen and CM-CIC Capital Finance
Nixen backs Weave MBO
Company will pursue international expansion following the buyout
CVC to take over 3i's Vedici
Firm enters exclusive negotiations for private hospital group
Nixen exits Ceva Santé Animale
Company management and employees to remain majority shareholder
Nixen Partners et al. acquire Carré Blanc in SBO
Nixen Partners, BPI France and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement (Carvest) have acquired a majority stake in Groupe Carré Blanc from MML Capital Partners and Qualium Investissement.
PE backers mull Ceva Santé Animale sale
French veterinary laboratory Ceva Santé Animale, backed by Nixen, Euromezzanine and Sagard, has mandated Lazard to explore the possibility of a sale in the first half of 2014.
Bain to buy Maisons du Monde from Apax, LBO France
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire French home decorations and furniture retail business Maisons du Monde in a secondary buyout understood to be worth around €650m – close to 8x EBITDA.
Nixen promotes Houlot to partner
French private equity firm Nixen Partners has promoted Vincent Houlot to partner in its Paris office.
PE-backed Labco in €100m high-yield refinancing
French medical diagnostics company Labco has made a €100m bond issue to repay the outstanding amounts borrowed under its revolving credit facility.
Siparex et al. take stake in Malherbe SBO
A consortium led by Siparex has backed the tertiary buyout of French transport group Malherbe from Nixen Partners.
NiXEN misses €300m target for second fund
French GP NiXEN Partners has closed its NiXEN II fund on €164m, well short of its initial €300m goal.