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  • Bridgepoint takes the biscuit with Dr Gerard
    PEI Staff- 9 October 2013

    The UK firm hopes to consolidate the fragmented CEE market following the acquisition of the Polish biscuit maker.

  • LBO France appoints new director
    Matthieu Favas- 21 September 2013

    Vincent Briançon is the latest addition to the French firm's investment team, after a year that saw it postpone the launch of its latest fund.

  • Briefing: France's winners and losers
    Matthieu Favas- 20 September 2013

    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

  • LBO France launches €1bn fund
    Matthieu Favas- 20 September 2013

    The French firm’s latest fundraising effort, which comes after abandoning plans for a top-up fund, could be facilitated by a couple of sizeable exits in the coming months.

  • Bain to acquire Maison du Monde
    Matthieu Favas- 20 September 2013

    The US firm will buy the French furniture retailer from Apax, LBO France, and NiXEN, in a deal valued at between €650m and €700m.

  • LBO France hands Terreal keys to lenders
    Oliver Smiddy- 19 September 2013

    Restructurings in France are seldom easy, but Park Square and ING managed to achieve consensus amongst fellow lenders, shareholders and management.

  • Activa targets €320m for Fund III
    Matthieu Favas- 19 September 2013

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

  • AnaCap seals £350m close for second debt fund
    Oliver Smiddy- 8 February 2013

    AnaCap Financial Partners has met its £350m hard cap for its second credit opportunities fund, which raised almost six times as much capital as its first 2010-vintage debt investment vehicle.

  • LBO France hits hard-cap with debt fund
    Oliver Smiddy- 18 January 2013

    LBO France’s debt arm has raised its second fund, meeting its hard-cap of €200m. The successful close comes after the firm delayed the launch of its latest mid-market buyout fund.

  • LBO France postpones fund launch
    Oliver Smiddy- 18 January 2013

    The turbulent economic environment in Europe and uncertainty over the outcome of the forthcoming French presidential election led LBO France to delay the launch of its next mid-market fund.