Articles by Amedeo Goria
Capvis buys majority stake in Felss Group
Deal saw the GP provide capital from its 2013-vintage Capvis Equity IV vehicle
Accel promotes Lixandru as partner
Lixandru has been promoted as a partner after five years at the London-based VC firm
Gradiente injects €1.8m into pasta maker Taste Italy
Deal marks second investment from the GP’s second vehicle, Invest in Modena
Wise’s Colcom bolts on Sadev
Bolt-on transaction comes after two years from the GP’s original acquisition
Inter-Risco buys 40% stake in Catari
Deal marks the fund’s second transaction executed on a stand-alone basis
New Science Ventures leads €12m series-B for Zeotap
Backers include existing investors Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital, as well as business angels
AnaCap buys payments service Heidelpay
Buyout activity across the European payment and banking services remains high
Pinova hits €180m final close for second vintage
Fund launched with the same €150m target as its predecessor, which closed on €117m in 2010
Active sells Reviewpro via trade sale
VC investor exits the business in a deal reported to value the company at $35m EV
Zurmont Madison leads fund restructuring, launches new vehicle
LPs have been offered the opportunity to cash out or roll over to the new vehicle, ZM Opportunity II
Credo and Talis co-led a €4m series-A for Price FX
Prague-based venture capital house Credo injected capital from its second vintage, Credo Stage 2
Idea Capital holds €218m final close for Taste of Italy fund
GP closes fundraising activity for its food-dedicated veicle after three years on the market
BlackRock invests €100m in Linkem
Deal completes a €500m total investment for the business, according to a statement
Invitalia leads €700,000 round for Remoria VR
Backers include Italian venture capital house LVentures Group and several business angels
Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
GPs have acquired the business to lead a market segment consolidation across the DACH region
Alpina backs German software developer Gefasoft
GP acquires an undisclosed stake in the business from its 2013-vintage Alpina Partners Fund vehicle
Wise’s Biolchim purchases 70% stake in Matécsa
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition during Wise's ownership
EMBL, Life Sciences Partners lead €8m series-A for Luxendo
GPs completed the funding round launched in 2015 with an additional €2m injection
TA Associates buys Think Project
GP acquired an undisclosed stake from former investor Walter Beteiligungen und Immobilien
Boehringer Ingelheim leads €9m series-A for Heparegenix
Backers to the funding round include Novo Seeds and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Caixa, Kereon lead €2.5m round for Transplant Biomedicals
Deal marks the second round led by the two investors for the Spanish business
Packaging sector poised to secure status as PE pillar stone
Resilient nature of the sector and plentiful supply of consolidation opportunities could lead to a resurgence in activity
Indinvest leads $9.4m series-B for Ngdata
Deal marks the second tranche of the $20m series-B round for the business
Magnum Capital acquires Itasa
GP drew down capital from its second vehicle, Magnum Capital II, to finance the transaction