Activa Capital

The exits come as the French firm prepares to close its third buyout fund

The French firm, which came to market in June, aims to collect €320m for its Fund III.

The French firm’s second fund collected the same amount in 2007 and is now more than 75% invested.

The France-based private equity firm has made a 3x return on the dessert platform it built up.

French buyout firm Activa Capital has raised a €315 million fund in less than three months.

French private equity firm Activa Capital has added two partners to its business, as it looks to raise its latest €250m fund.

French private equity firm Activa Capital has added two partners to its business, as it looks to raise its latest €250m fund.

Activa Capital, a French private equity firm, has refinanced two of its vintage 2003 Activa Capital Fund portfolio companies

The firm will recoup 60% of its original investment in Materne-Mont Blanc through the tranche B senior financing

The Paris-based firm is targeting €200m and is expected to wrap up fundraising later this year

The Paris-based firm aims to hold a first close of more than €100m before year end

The Paris-based turnaround firm could raise as much as €400m for its second fund.

As France gradually settles down after a year rich in political and economic drama, its private equity industry is seeing signs of life again. But the resulting recovery is likely to see winners and losers

The co-operative network is designed to help the firms leverage each other's knowledge of markets in Europe, and could be expanded in due course to include other regions.

Last week’s €12.8bn bid for tobacco group Altadis was a declaration of intent by French firm PAI to join the mega fund elite. Its latest fundraising will reportedly target up to €7bn.

Last week’s €12.8bn bid for tobacco group Altadis was a declaration of intent by French firm PAI to join the mega fund elite. Its latest fundraising will reportedly target up to €7bn.