Articles by Amedeo Goria
Providence's Nace buys majority stake in KC School
Deal is the second acquisition for the GP in the Italian market since 2011
LBO France et al. lead Bioserenity's €15m series-A
French fund managers Idinvest Partners and BPI France also take part in the funding round
FII holds first closes for PE and VC vehicles
Italian sovereign fund Cassa Depositi e Prestiti acted as anchor investor for the two vehicles
BPI France at al. buy minority stake in Sweetcom
GP and asset manager Aquiti Gestion acuire minority stake in energy efficiency business
Oquendo buys Demeter and Axis's Suaval
Vendors have fully exited the isolation material business after a three-year holding period
Investindustrial merges Emeru with ProA's Ambuibérica
GPs merge portfolio companies to create consolidated medical transportation business
HIG sells Tres60 via trade sale to Mediapro
GP fully exits the Spanish audio visual business after a five-year holding period
PEP's IDB bolts on Cenacchi International
Deal is the second bolt-on since the design-dedicated group's foundation in May 2015
EdRip takes minority stake in La Vie Saine
Deal is the sixth completed by Rothschild's €165m Cabestan Capital II fund
ArchiMed hits €315m hard-cap for Med II fund
New fund is more than double the size of its predecessor and closed after four months on the road
Invest AG buys TTI Personaldienstleistung
Deal sees Invest AG and OÖ Betfonds acquire a controlling stake in the business
Auctus's Gustoso bolts on restaurants chain Ciao Bella
Auctus backed the MBO of German multi-brand restaurants chain Gustoso Group in 2015
Avedon Capital buys and merges VisionsConnected, Viju
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €100m in annual revenues
Corpfin's Palex bolts on Taper and Cymit
Bolt-ons will expand the medical devices company's headcount beyond 400 across numerous locations
Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer holds €40m first close
ITAtech, a €200m Italian technology transfer-dedicated fund-of-funds, signs its first commitment
Alto Partners hires Gai as industrial adviser
Paolo Gai took part in the GP's MBI of Caminetti Montegrappa in February 2017
Deal in Focus: Carlyle sells Itconic to Equinix
Sale comes two and a half years after the GP acquired the business and is the first divestment for its third Europe-dedicated fund
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
Clessidra exits Acetum via trade sale
GP has fully exited the Italian vinegar producer after a two-year ownership period
General Atlantic hires Axa veteran de Castries as Europe chair
De Castries joins General Atlantic from Axa Group, where he worked as chair and CEO for 27 years
Carlyle sells Itconic via trade sale
Deal draws an end to the GP's two-year ownership of the Spanish datacentre business
Unigrains seals first Spanish deal with Genuine Coconut
Deal is the first investment for Unigrains Iberian Capital Fund, advised by MCH Private Equity
Portobello promotes Dolz to partner
Announcement follows the first deal for the GP's €600m fourth fund, Portobello Capital Fondo IV
CD&R, Ardian sell 5.2% stake in Spie
Following the transaction, investors reaped €189.28m in gross proceeds