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Correct. Driven by team dynamics, ability to keep core people, etc. Also, Keensight hasn’t really succeeded in getting enough deals outside of France. 

 
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I repeat - French PE is a joke

"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

You're welcome to. Just to be completely transparent my 1st recommendation will be to leave France. 

"If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 
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