Articles by Amedeo Goria
Palamon sells Sigla to Alchemy Special Opportunities
Italian listed asset management firm DeA Capital fully exits its stake alongside Palamon
Ambienta acquires hydraulics manufacturer Safim
Deal is the GP's 25th investment since the launch of its maiden fund in March 2008
Progressio buys controlling stake in Garda Plast
GP buys a controlling stake in the bottle preforms manufacturer via its Progressio Investimenti II fund
ProA Capital backs Men At Work's MBO
Deal is the first acquisition in Italy for Spanish fund manager ProA Capital
High-Tech Gründerfonds sells Fruux
GP sells its stake to the company's founding partner after a five-year holding period
Eurazeo buys Magnum's Iberchem for €405m
French GP backs the third secondary buyout for the Spanish fragrance and flavour producer
Investor influx drives southern European multiples upwards
Increasing global levels of dry powder are seeing international GPs setting their sights on southern Europe in search for value
Mid Europa lists Waberer's in Budapest
Largest Hungarian IPO since 1998, despite pricing at the lower end of the initial range
Neuberger Berman in exclusive negotiations for FII's portfolio
Exclusivity ends the bidding process for the portfolio, which also attracted Tikehau and Italmobiliare
Primomiglio leads €1.5m round for Codemotion
Backers include Italian venture capital firms Invitalia Ventures and LVenture Group
Idea Capital Funds appoints Perco as new CEO
Current CEO Paolo Ceretti will remain CEO of the GP's parent company DeA Capital
EMH hits €350m final close for maiden fund
Fund targets later-stage venture capital investments, mainly across the DACH region
Alto Partners buys hair products manufacturer Tricobiotos
Deal marks the first acquisition for the GP's latest vehicle, Alto Capital IV
CVC inks third Italian deal with Pasubio
GP acquires a controlling stake in the Italian business via CVC Capital Partners Fund VI
Ardian purchases minority in T2O
Deal sees Ardian Growth acquire a minority holding in the Spanish business
Livonia buys minority in CGates
Deal is the fourth for the GP's Baltic mid-cap-focused fund Livonia Partners Fund I
Montana to acquire GP Nem
Proposed deal follows a government-led €17bn rescue package issued for Banca Popolare di Vicenza
Quadrivio looks for investor to buy controlling stake
Following resignation of its chair and CEO, the GP is now looking for an international backer
Towerbrook et al. buy Springwater's stake in Aernnova
Deal is the first acquisition in Spain for Towerbrook, which opened an office in Madrid in 2016
Mittel buys 80% in Ceramica Cielo for €15m
Deal follows the acquisition of elderly care homes operator Gruppo Zaffiro in November 2016
BGF injects £3.85m into Dolphin Homes
Deal is the 12th transaction in 2017 for the UK-based growth capital investor
Tikehau, Italmobiliare make offer for Fondo Italiano portfolio
GPs set up an equally split joint venture to acquire FII's portfolio of assets
Accel leads $11m series-A for Soldo
Connect Ventures, IrReach Ventures, U-Start and R204 Partners also took part in the round
GED buys GTT from Realza
Realza sells its majority stake after a four-and-a-half-year holding period