Official Record/France
Activa, Paluel-Marmont sell Gaz Européen to DCC's Butagaz
Private equity consortium acquired a majority stake in Gaz Européen in 2013
CVC’s Elsan to bolt on MédiPôle Partenaires
Planned merger is a significant consolidation effort in the French private healthcare landscape
Siparex injects €3.6m into Ascaudit
Deal marks the exit of Isatis Capital, which entered the group in 2005 via an expansion round
Idinvest invests in gelatine maker Weishardt
Deal marks the exit of Cerea Capital, while Unigrains and Crédit Agricole Midi-Pyrenees reinvested
Wellington Partners leads €14m financing round for UroMems
Round includes €2m of funding from BPI France's PIA programme, adding to a €12m series-A
Argos Soditic to hold €300m first closing for Euroknights VII
Good progress made, with the Pan-European GP targeting a final close in spring 2017
Edmond de Rothschild PE closes Eres III fund on €300m hard-cap
Closing marks the largest fundraising completed to date by the Eres team
Fund in Focus: Daphni holds €150m close for maiden fund
First close for the "VC as a platform" vehicle, targeting a final close by year end
Charterhouse-backed Comexposium in €394m refinancing
New debt package for the French events management business sees leverage hitting 4x EBITDA
TCR Capital et al. in Lescuyer MBI
TCR secures a majority stake in the transaction, alongside Ouest Croissance and BPI France
BPI France, BNP Paribas invest €23m in Algonquin
Investors are taking a minority stake in the group while company founder remains majority shareholder
Ysios et al. raise €15.5m series-B for CorWave
Backers include existing shareholders Sofinnova Partners, BPI France and Seventure Partners
EdRip takes majority stake in ACB Group
Arkéa Capital and Europe et Croissance exit the company fully as part of the deal
21 Centrale-backed DGF bolts on Val de Seine, refinances debt
Permira provides a €62m unitranche to the French food manufacturer as it bolts on a competitor
Ardian's Ionisos bolts on Leoni Studer Hard
Deal marks the first acquisition in Ionisos's pan-European buy-and-build growth strategy
3i and Cathay invest combined €180m in Ponroy
Company executives retain a minority interest in the group, with 3i securing a majority stake
Nixen-backed Vulcain acquires Consultys, refinances debt
Nixen took a controlling stake in the group in 2014
HIG Capital takes 49% stake in Ecore
Group was previously wholly owned by the family of CEO Guillaume Dauphin
Cathay-, CM-CIC-backed Minafin in €65m debt refinancing
Private equity consortium's two parties invested in the group in 2011 and 2005
Cathay and BPI France invest in AD Education
Education group will expand its digital learning solutions and aims to grow across Europe
FirstMark Capital leads $14m series-A for Dataiku
New round brings total raised by the French data analytics startup to $17.6m
Equistone-backed Meilleurtaux.com acquires MerciHenri.com
Acquisition marks the group's third investment in the space of last two years
Accel, Kima lead €3m series-A round for Brocante Lab
Round was led by Accel
360 Capital in $15m series-B round for Chronocam
360 Capital joined Robert Bosch Venture Capital and others in the round led by Intel Capital