SG Capital Europe, the private equity business of French bank Société Générale, has hired three new associates in its Paris office as France's private equity market hots up.

Wandrille Ract-Madoux, an internet entrepreneur, Antonia Mills, formerly a corporate banker in London, and Albane d'Halluin, who worked for Europe@web, the internet holding company, have been hired as associates to join Patrick Bergot and Philippe Renié, the two partners in Paris.