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Sherpa acquires Hedonai for €19.3m
GP acquires the Spanish healthcare and personal beauty business out of insolvency
Kibo et al. inject $10m into 21Buttons
Backers include JME and existing investors Samaipata, Breega, 360, Sabadell, Sputnik and Mediaset
Deal in focus: Springwater sells Delion four years after carve-out
Following a challenging investment in the comms industry, the company has been sold back to management
Arcadia Small Cap II holds €47m first closing
Italian fund manager reaches a €47m first close for its €100m second small-cap vehicle
Quadrivio attracts four bidders
Italian GP is understood to have shortlisted four bidders for the sale of its 70% stake
Hat Orizzonte holds €30m first close for technology fund
GP holds a first close after three months on the road, eyes a €100-125m target
Idea Capital Funds rebrands to DeA Capital Alternative Funds
Announcement follows the promotion of Gianandrea Perco to CEO and Pier Luigi Rossi to director
SPACs offer flotation alternative for Italian GPs
Special purpose acquisition companies are gaining traction in Italy, offering an alternative exit route for GPs
United Venture's Moneyfarm buys Ernest
Bolt-on follows Moneyfarm's series-B round led by Allianz SE Ventures in September 2016
Kartesia leads €52m round for Aten Oil
Funding round includes a €45m unitranche loan and an additional €7m convertible loan
Triton's Befesa announces intention to float in Q4
Fund manager aims to float the business on the Frankfurt stock exchange after a four-year ownership
Amundi buys minority stake in RCF Group
Deal is the first acquisition in the Italian market for the French fund manager
Hellman & Friedman et al. sell further stake in Scout24
GP sells a further 9.3% stake in the German digital marketplace two years after the IPO
Italian borrowers open up to private debt
Alternative lending is gaining momentum in Italy, with the leveraged finance market more lender-friendly than in neighbouring mature markets
Rakuten, Cathay lead €30m series-B for Glovo
Backers include existing investors Seaya Ventures, Entrée Capital, Caixa CR and Bonsai Venture
Wise sells 2.43% stake in Openjobmetis
Two years after the IPO, the GP will retain a 0.12% stake in the Italian recruitment business
Argos Soditic backs Fabbri Vignola SBO
French GP acquires the business from its peers Lincolnshire Management and Igi
Springwater sells Delion four years after carve-out
GP acquired the business from multinational information technology business Indra in July 2013
Alchemy exits Endeka via trade sale
UK-based special situations investor sells the ceramic business three years after a debt-for-equity swap
Alcedo backs Agrimaster SBO
Deal sees Italian buyout house B4 Investimenti fully exit the business after three years
Black Toro acquires majority stake in Amichi
Deal follows the completion of the company's restructuring and reorganisation process
Sherpa's Galloplast bolts on NCA
GP is aiming to consolidate the Spanish plastic colourants and additives sector
Kibo Ventures leads €2.5m round for Bipi
Backers include business angels and existing investors B4Motion and Stella Maris
F2i, Marguerite buy KPNQWest Italia
Investors aim to integrate the asset and two other portfolio companies into a single platform