News/France
Silver Lake in €580m take-private bid for Cegid
GP and UK-based investment firm AltaOne have agreed to buy a 38% stake in the SaaS company
Corporate finance firms Capitalmind, EquityGate to merge
Business will operate under the Capitalmind brand out of six European offices
Daniel Balmisse joins Cathay Capital as COO
French VC professional's appointment will be effective from July 2016
BlackFin promotes Sabine Mathis to partner
Mathis is currently BlackFin's CFO, having joined the GP in 2011 from Natixis
PAI names four new partners
The promotions are part of PAI's investment of its €3.3bn sixth fund
Aster Capital names Hervé Touati as venture adviser
Energy expert's appointment is in line with the firm's investment strategy in the US
Goodwin Procter appoints PE lawyers to new Paris office
Maxence Bloch, Christophe Digoy, Jérôme Jouhanneaud and Thomas Maitrejean join from KWM
Eurazeo in talks to buy chocolate brands from Mondelez
As part of the deal, Eurazeo will buy five manufacturing plants in France
Activa Capital adds four to partnership
French mid-cap GP promotes Pierre Chabaud, Alexandre Masson, Benjamin Moreau and Jean-François Briand
Aster Capital hires Suzenet as venture adviser
French buyout firm Aster expands its venture team focusing on water technology
Apax France promotes four
French mid-market GP appoints a new director, a business development principal and two principals
KWM’s Aller joins MJ Hudson to open Paris office
Aller joins MJ Hudson after 14 years at King & Wood Mallesons
Partech hires Godron as senior associate
Former Aster Capital professional to work within VC’s seed team alongside Lavault and Golden
Ardian recruits Gailly as senior adviser
Former Paris Chamber of Commerce chair will work within the GP’s $9bn direct funds arm
Activa’s Fradelizi moves to Rothschild
Appointment sees Fradelizi take up the executive director role after five years at Activa
Eurazeo in exclusive talks for Rothschild’s nursery LPCR
Listed GP to acquire the nursery operator from Rothschild’s FAPI alongside CEO
LBO France promotes two to partner
Recruited in 2015, Burgard and Chateau bring the GP’s partner count to eight
ArchiMed’s Piccoli joins Keensight as senior analyst
Piccoli co-founded 3i spinout ArchiMed alongside Denis Ribon, Vincent Guillaumot and Cédric Berger
ArchiMed’s Piccoli joins Keensight as senior analyst
Piccoli co-founded 3i spinout ArchiMed alongside Denis Ribon, Vincent Guillaumot and Cédric Berger
Pierret joins Idinvest as investment director
French GP Idinvest Partners has recruited Emmanuelle Pierret as a new investment director
Corvm appoints Pinault to board
Latest senior hire by mid-market GP after launching with deal-by-deal approach in 2014
Catterton, LVMH, Arnault merge PE operations to create L Catterton
New player to target global consumer space as it grows portfolio beyond $12bn
Idinvest secures $17m commitment from Cisco
Post-close commitment pushes Idinvest Digital Fund II's AUM to €155m
Job creation in French PE-backed companies outpaces rest of economy
Figure brings job creation to 314,000 during 2009-2014