Amedeo Goria
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Sherpa acquires 85% stake in Galloplast for €16m
As part of the deal, the GP will invest an additional €10m for further bolt-on acquisitions
New rules for Italian debt create opening for alternatives
Italy opens up its credit market to European alternative investment funds
Altamar hires Lambert as head of secondaries
Appointment comes alongside the opening of a New York-based subsidiary
GED buys Spanish frozen food producer Discefa
Spanish alternative lender Oquendo provided an equity-mezzanine package to support the deal
Newronika raises €1.7m from Innogest et al.
Venture capital backers include Italian firms Atlante Ventures and F3F
Atomico leads $42m series-B for JobAndTalent
Backers include several US-based business angels and high-net-worth individuals
Agic buys Gimatic for more than €100m
Deal marks the second European transaction for the Sino-German vehicle
Real Impact raises €12m series-A from Gimv et al.
Backers include venture capital firms Fortino Capital and Endeit Capital
Q&A: Private Equity Partners' Fabio Sattin
Fabio Sattin says Italy is opening up to alternative lenders and hybrid instruments
Caixa Capital Risc leads €5.5m series-A for Movvo
Sonae IM has co-led the funding round alongside existing business angel investors
Finint buys bakery Panificio San Francesco
Deal marks the sixth investment for private equity vehicle NEIP III
Spark Capital leads $7m series-A for TravelPerk
Backers include Sunstone Capital and existing investor LocalGlobe
Serena Capital leads €6m round for iContainers
Existing shareholders Kibo Ventures and Vitamina K take part in the funding round
MCH holds €200m first close
Iberia-focused private equity firm targets a €300m final close for its fourth vehicle in Q4 2016
Ardian’s Italmatch Chemicals buys Compass
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition in the water treatment industry for the Italian business
Armònia holds first closing on €200m for maiden fund
Italy-based private equity firm holds first closing for vehicle targeting €700m
Galdana hits €250m hard-cap for VC fund-of-funds
Launched in 2015, the vehicle held a first close on €44m in January 2016
Aurica Capital holds €100m first closing for third fund
Launch is under pending approval of Spanish authorities and follows spinout from Banco Sabadell
AnaCap holds final close on €595m for third credit fund
Fund marks a 30% increase in commitments compared to its predecessor
Quadrivio’s Somacis buys Graphic
Deal marks first acquisition afield for the Italian buyout house Quadrivio
Equistone buys ChartCo from ECI for £55m
SBO marks the 10th investment for Equistone Partners Europe Fund V
Caixa Capital Risc leads €700,000 series-C for Biótica
Backers include the management team alongside existing shareholders
Fond-ICO commits €71m to four GPs
Deal marks sixth investment by the Spanish fund-of-funds
Invitalia leads €1.5 series-A for Zehus
Invitalia has invested via its Italia Venture I fund alongside tyre producer Vittoria Industries