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Deal in Focus: Wise backs Tapì’s SBO
Italy-based bottle cap producer will adapt its expansion strategy to account for geopolitical developments in Central and North America
PE-backed ICBPI nets DB Card Acquiring for €30m
Deal marks the fourth acquisition after the business' PE-backed MBO in June 2015
AGIC Capital hits final close on $1bn for debut fund
Maiden Sino-European buyout fund started fundraising in March 2015
United Ventures hires Pirovano and Pasin
Fabio Pirovano will join the GP as investment manager and Alessandro Pasin as chief financial officer
Forbion, Seroba co-lead €29m series-B for Prexton
Backers include existing investors Merck Ventures, Ysios Capital and Sunstone Capital
Bregal Sagemount closes second vintage on $960m
Bregal's second fund is its first private equity vehicle to seek commitments from outside investors
SL Capital hits £516m final close for maiden infrastructure fund
Fund launched in June 2014 with a £400m target and already has four portfolio companies
Unigestion acquires Akina in $6bn AUM merger
Merged group will have $6bn in assets under management and will trade under the Unigestion brand
CD&R reaps $2.3bn in Mauser trade sale
GP first acquired its stake in the business in May 2014 for $1.2bn from Dubai International Capital
Ardian increases stake in Genesi Uno to 75%
GP first acquired a 40% stake in the business in 2005 via its Axa Infrastructure Fund III
PE-backed ICBPI bolts on MPS's merchant payments business for €520m
Deal marks the third acquisition for ICBPI during its private equity ownership
AnaCap buys €177m Italian loan portfolio from Barclays
GP has secured over four years Italian non-performing loans worth nearly €8bn
Capvis acquires Wer Liefert Was from Paragon Partners
Deal marks fourth investment in Germany for the GP's 2013-vintage vehicle Capvis Equity IV
Warburg Pincus buys Accelya from Chequers
Deal marks final exit from Accelya for Chequers Capital after 10-year holding period
Silver Investment nets Varicor
GP aims to affiliate the business to its portfolio company Schüschke to expand into new sectors
Trilantic leads consortium to buy Pacha Group
GP deployed capital from its €900m 2015-vintage Fund V Europe, which held a final close in 2016
Carlyle buys Ergon’s Golden Goose
Deal marks the GP's fourth investment in European fashion and apparel sector
Wise merges KBC and Guarisco to create Imprima
GP will merge the business and retain a majority stake in the new group
Bregal buys Swiss watches and jewellery retailer Embassy
Deal marks the sixth investment overall and the second in Switzerland for the GP
Wise buys Gradiente’s Tapì
Deal marks the third investment for the GP’s 2015-vintage Wisequity IV vehicle
Deal in Focus: Hannover Finanz backs PWK’s MBO
An in-depth look at the GP’s acquisition of the German auto parts producer market
Metric Capital buys Gruppo Bancario Mediterraneo
Backers include high-net-worth individuals Filippo Cortesi and Nicola Bonito-Oliva
Azimut holds €120m first close for IPO Club fund
Fund targets Italian SMEs to list on the AIM segment of Milan stock exchange
KKR Capstone hires Benkert as head of Europe
Former McKinsey executive will boost KKR’s investment activity in Europe