AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, has today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Heidelpay, a leading German online payment service provider (PSP). As part of the transaction, the Co-Founders and existing management will retain a minority stake in the business.

AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, has today announced that it has signed an agreement with Barclays plc to acquire its French Retail Banking operations including its branch network, life insurance business, wealth and investment management and brokerage operations, subject to regulatory approval.

On the occasion of a fund-raising operation totalling €12 million, CNP Assurances took a stake in the Alan, the leading independent insurance company launched in France in 1986.

Altran has announced today the acquisition of SWELL, a leading provider of automotive engineering, development and testing services, based in the Czech Republic.

Altran has today announced the acquisition of Benteler Engineering, a German specialist in design and engineering services for the automotive industry, serving a highly attractive customer base of blue-chip OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers such as BMW, Volkswagen, Volvo, Ford, Porsche and Daimler.