Invest-IQ | Private Equity News – Europe

European private equity fund of funds Access Capital Partners held a final close on its fifth generation European Small & Mid-market Buy-out Fund of funds, Access Capital Fund V Growth Buy-out Europe (“ACF V”) at €500 million, above the initial target of €350 million.   Related Links: Press Release: Access Capital Partners successfully closes its [...]

Kwaga, the creator of the semantic platform that analyses emails, announces being completing its Series A round of funding in the total of $1.55 million from private investors (captains of the industry, entrepreneurs, Family Offices, etc.) advised by Financière Fonds Privés. Specializing in new technologies, Internet, environment and luxury goods, Financière Fonds Privés advises its [...]

AXA Private Equity has acquired French window manufacturer Ouvêo from Alliance Entreprendre and FSI Régions (formerly Avenir Entreprises), in a transaction valued at less than €50m.     Related Links: Press Release: AXA PE buys Ouvêo group Investor: AXA Private Equity  Target: Ouvêo

The Mezzanine team at AXA Private Equity has arranged and subscribed the financing for the acquisition of Unither Pharmaceuticals by Equistone Partners Europe. Unither is being acquired by Equistone, alongside historical shareholders ING Parcom Private Equity, CM-CIC Investment and Picardie Investment.   Related Links: Press Release: Axa private equity arranges and subscribes unitranche financing unither [...]

European technology-focused venture firm Serena Capital has invested in French pet health insurer SanteVet. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.     Related Links: Press Release: SantéVet soigne son développement avec… Investors: Serena Capital Target: SanteVet      

Advent International acquired 90 percent stake in Oberthurt Fiduciaire Group by the completion of the acquisition of the Card Systems and Identity divisions of the company. Jean-Pierre Savare, founder of the Oberthur Group and his family retain a 10% stake in the capital. The transaction is valued at 1.15 billion Euros. Related Links: Press Release: [...]

UK’s beauty sampler delivery Boudoir Privé merged with the French Birchbox clone, JoileBox. JolieBox delivers every month to its subscribers a “Beauty Box” with a selection of 4 to 6 cosmetic products of high-end brands in “travel” size. JolieBox  has raised 1 million euros from Alven Capital and some business angels to finance its European expansion. [...]

With turnover of €70m and nearly 1,000 employees, Primavista is the French leader in maternity and school photography as well as direct marketing services for young mothers. Primavista, a spinoff of Pixmania (a French e-commerce site), has been backed since March 2007 by LFPI Gestion, which enabled the group to accelerate its development through several [...]

Gimv divests the largest part of its minority stake in Tinubu Square, a provider of credit risk solutions, to the French sovereign wealth fund, Fonds Stratégique d’Investissements. The remaining stake is part of an arrangement between Gimv and the management of Tinubu Square allowing both parties to sell / purchase their stake within the coming [...]

Sara Lee, US based food maker is selling Eurodough, its French baked goods unit since 2001.  The unit has attracted bids from private equity firms Sagard and Trilantic Capital Partners. Sara Lee is divesting its overseas bakery businesses as part of its strategy to split the group into two companies: one handling the North American [...]