CARNEXT acquired by CONSTELLATION AUTOMOTIVE

Lavazza announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of MaxiCoffee, France’s leading coffee‑focused online and multi‑channel platform, with a view to strengthening its position in the French market and expanding its e‑commerce footprint. The transaction is structured as a full‑control purchase, with Lavazza becoming the majority owner while current founder and Chairman Christophe Brancato retains a minority stake and continues to lead the company at the operational level. Lavazza’s rationale is to embed a leading French multi‑brand coffee retailer within its own international network, thereby gaining instant scale in B2C and B2B channels and accelerating its digital presence without diluting MaxiCoffee’s established business model

Hardloop completed a EUR3 million funding round to accelerate the development of its technological platform and support its European expansion. The round was led by historical investors Seventure Partners and SGPA, alongside a pool of Business Angels and banking partners (Banque Palatine, LCL, Societe Generale). A key component of this transaction is the opening of the company's capital to its employees, allowing the first wave of staff to become shareholders alongside the founders.

Societe Generale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) invested EUR1.5 million into the holding company of Groupe LAFRETO. This capital injection is strategically aimed at reducing the group's seasonality exposure. Historically dominant in winter sports, the group has set a target to balance its revenue stream to a 50/50 split between winter and summer activities (leveraging its Golf and Water Sports divisions). The funds will also accelerate international expansion—currently, only the Glisshop brand has a significant footprint outside France (35% of sales) in markets like the UK, Germany, and Spain

Permira Funds has completed a strategic investment in Adevinta ASA, acquiring approximately 125 million shares from eBay Inc., which corresponds to a 10.2 % ownership stake. The transaction, announced on 14 July 2021, is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of 2021 pending regulatory clearance and customary closing conditions. The share purchase forms part of eBay’s broader divestiture of its classifieds business, and the minority equity position aligns with Permira’s focus on technology and online marketplaces; Dipan Patel, Permira Partner and Head of Consumer, will join Adevinta’s Board of Directors following closing

This transaction is a public-to-private leveraged buyout. The newly formed consortium, acting in concert, signed a binding investment protocol to execute a simplified tender offer aimed at acquiring all outstanding floating shares and delisting the target from the stock exchange. The complex operational structure involves the incoming private equity firm directly acquiring a significant minority stake in the listed entity, coupled with a simultaneous direct equity injection and share purchase within the historical owners' overarching holding company

Insight Partners is acquiring a minority equity stake in iad International. The transaction was announced in February 2021 and follows a competitive sale process led by Lazard and JP Morgan. Existing shareholders including IK Investment Partners, Five Arrows Principal Investments, Naxicap Partners and the company’s founders will retain significant ownership after the closing. The deal is structured as a full‑equity purchase, with the possibility of subsequent unitranche financing to fund future growth

Boats Group has been acquired by a vehicle backed by Permira funds, representing a majority equity interest in the online marine classifieds provider. The transaction was announced in December 2020 and is subject to customary closing conditions, with an expected completion in the first quarter of 2021. The acquisition follows a period of ownership by funds advised by Apax Partners, during which Boats Group expanded its brand portfolio and technology suite. The buyer aims to accelerate Boats Group's international expansion and deepen its product offering by applying Permira's experience in scaling digital platforms

US private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority controlling stake in Groupe La Centrale, France's premier automotive classifieds provider. Following a competitive auction process advised by Lazard, Providence successfully secured the deal over competing bidder AutoScout24. German media conglomerate Axel Springer, which had owned the platform since 2014, is divesting its majority control but will roll over equity to retain a minority shareholder position

This transaction represents a strategic corporate acquisition wherein John Wiley & Sons assumes full control of Hindawi. Facilitated by the exclusive advisory of a premier investment bank, the operation allows the acquirer to significantly expand its footprint in the rapidly growing open-access publishing market. The primary strategic rationale underpinning this consolidation is to directly integrate Hindawi's specialized, tech-enabled publishing infrastructure into John Wiley & Sons' massive global network, thereby creating an undisputed leader in the academic research and intellectual property ecosystem

B&Capital acquired a majority stake in 123Elec. This transaction allowed the historical investor Capelia to exit while providing the company with a robust financial structure and senior debt to fuel its next expansion phase.