Amedeo Goria
Follow Amedeo
Articles by Amedeo Goria
360 leads €2m round for CharityStars
Existing investor 360 Capital Partners leads the investment alongside several family offices
Athena, Imi sell packaging printer Centroplast
Athena and Imi Fondi Chiusi exit the Italian business after an eight-year holding period
MCH in Geroresidencias-La Saleta exit
GP acquired the company as part of a direct secondaries deal in February 2016
Charme buys 75% stake in Igenomix
Deal marks the first investment for Charme III fund and the first since the launch of the firm's Spanish office
Fondo Italiano sells Caronte & Tourist stake
Italian fund-of-funds has sold its 10% stake in the business after a five-year holding period
ICG buys majority stake in Garnica
London-based asset manager invests in the business via its ICG Europe IV fund
Investindustrial loses out to Cairo on RCS bid
Italian media group Cairo Communication wins takeover bid for Corriere della Sera and El Mundo publisher
Brexit opens opportunities for Italian private equity
Following the Brexit vote, Italy senses an opening to forge a new role in the continent
Innogest leads €3m round for Supermercato24
Backers include existing venture capital investor 360 Capital Partners
Paine’s Suba Seeds buys Brotherton
Deal marks the second bolt-on acquisition in the US market for PE-backed Suba Seeds
Clessidra relaunches fundraising activity for third fund
GP sets the vehicle’s renewed target at €800m, below the original €1bn target
Investindustrial sells jewellery manufacturer Stroili
Sellers include minority stakeholders 21 Investimenti, Wise, Ergon and NB Renaissance
Carlyle’s Comdata buys Turkish peer Win Bilgi Iletisim
Deal follows the recent bolt-on acquisition of Spanish competitor Digitex in February 2016
MCH and Explorer sell Nutricafés for €74.5m
Iberian GPs have sold their portfolio company after a 10-year holding period
Northzone leads $25m series-B for Cornerjob
Backers include venture capital house E.Ventures as well as existing investors
Corpfin buys 60% stake in Palex
Founding family has sold a controlling stake in the business after 51 years
Apax Partners buys Invent Farma for €220m
Deal marks the first investment in Catalonia for Apax since the 2007 crisis
Consilium buys majority stake in GMM
Deal marks the second investment of 2016 for the GP’s third vehicle, Consilium Private Equity Fund III
Ardian buys 60% stake in Dedalus
Deal marks the sixth investment in the Italian mid-cap market for Ardian
NB, Apax take over Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
Following the transaction, the GPs have de-listed the company after 16 years on the stock exchange
EdRip injects €15m into Mondial Pet
As part of the deal, EdRip acquired a minority stake in excess of 40%
Bayside Capital holds first close on €260m for Idea CCR I
Restructuring and turnaround fund will focus on Italian mid-size companies
21 Investimenti buys Italian sneaker maker Philippe Model
Deal marks third acquisition for the GPs third vehicle, 21 Investimenti III
Realza holds €125m first close for second fund
Realza Capital Fund II launched in June 2015 and has a €200m target