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Denise Ko Genovese

Denise Ko Genovese

Associate Editor

Denise joined unquote" as Associate Editor in June 2016 to spearhead our GP profiling effort. Prior to this, she spent almost nine years at unquote" sister publication Debtwire and was Mid Market Editor, setting up the Mid Market product in 2012.

Denise graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in History and also has a master's from the Victoria & Albert Museum. After a stint working for publications in Italy, she returned to London in 2007.

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Builders merchants
Cairngorm Capital acquires Parker Building Supplies

Founder and managing director Tom Parker will step down after 34 years at the helm

  • Buyouts
  • 14 March 2018
European PE houses set to benefit from increasingly friendly borrowing environment for remainder of 2015
Italian private debt issuance jumps 35% in 2017

Southern Europe's two biggest markets differ greatly in their uptake of private debt, with Spanish players facing strong competition from banks

  • Southern Europe
  • 21 February 2018
Michel Chabanel of Cerea Partenaire
GP Profile: Cerea Partenaire

Three-pronged food and agriculture investor is due to announce a first close for its second debt fund in March ahead of a final close on its €300m target

  • GPs
  • 15 February 2018
Hazem Ben-Gacem of Investcorp
GP Profile: Investcorp

Deal-by-deal investor raises $1bn a year, with 70% of its funds coming from institutional investors outside of the Gulf

  • GPs
  • 07 February 2018
The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Miura Private Equity hits hard-cap for third fund

Spanish GP closes Miura Fund III on €330m, a step up from its €200m predecessor

  • Funds
  • 31 January 2018
Paint tin manufacturer pack2pack
Finint & Partners invests in Spraytech

Deal is the ninth investment for NEIP III, the investment vehicle managed by Finint & Partners

  • Buyouts
  • 30 January 2018
Ulrich Grabenwarter of the European Investment Fund
LP Profile: European Investment Fund

Head of equity investments Ulrich Grabenwarter tells unquote" how EIF deliberately pushes itself towards maiden funds

  • LPs
  • 19 January 2018
Heineken is a brewer of beer
Abac acquires Heineken's Spanish subsidiary in MBO

Deal is the fifth deal for the Spanish GP, which closed its maiden fund on €320m in in 2016

  • Southern Europe
  • 16 January 2018
Plastic bottle tops
DeA's Taste of Italy supports CDS bolt-on

Italian plastic specialist, backed by DeA, has wholly acquired Manufacturas Inplast

  • Expansion
  • 16 January 2018
Vineyards and alcohol retailers
DeA's Taste of Italy fund backs Casa Vinicola Botter

Food and agriculture specialist fund acquires a minority stake in the Italian wine producer

  • Southern Europe
  • 15 January 2018
Fundraising in euros
DeA launches second corporate credit recovery fund

Idea CCR II, a debtor-in-possession vehicle, has already reached a first close on €300m

  • Funds
  • 10 January 2018
Computer services and business enterprise software
FSI buys minority stake in Cedacri

Italian mid-market growth equity fund has acquired a 27% stake in the fintech group

  • Buyouts
  • 10 January 2018
Gym equipment
Bridges-backed Viva Gym acquires Fitness Hut

Bridges made a further investment from Fund III to finance the bolt-on acquisition

  • Expansion
  • 09 January 2018
Oka is a furniture designer
Investindustrial acquires London-based furniture group Oka

Co-founder Annabel Astor will remain as chairperson, with Peter Taylor staying on as chief executive

  • Buyouts
  • 08 January 2018
Fund close for Italian fund
Progressio holds first close for Fund III on €86m

Italian mid-market specialist plans to reach a final close by the end of Q2

  • Funds
  • 03 January 2018
Fedrigoni produces paper
Bain Capital acquires Fedrigoni for €650m

BNP Paribas, HSBC, UBI Banca ad KKR are joint bookrunners on the deal for the paper producer

  • Buyouts
  • 02 January 2018
Company management teams and non-executive directors
TA buys Old Mutual Wealth's Single Strategy division

As of 30 September 2017, the Single Strategy business had £25.7bn in funds under management

  • GPs
  • 19 December 2017
CEME manufactures precision water pumps for coffee machines and other applications
Investindustrial acquires CEME from Investcorp for €280m

New GP will own 97% of the pump and valve maker, with the remainder held by management

  • Buyouts
  • 19 December 2017
Zyrofisher is a retailer of bicycle parts
Palatine acquires ZyroFisher from LDC

LDC retains a stake after reinvesting to support the company's future expansion plans

  • Buyouts
  • 18 December 2017
Kids&Us is a private education provider
Corpfin Capital acquires majority stake in Kids&Us

English academy for young children targets €21m in revenues for 2017

  • Buyouts
  • 18 December 2017
People moves and promotions
Epiris expands team with Atwal hire

Atwal joins from Bain & Company, prior to which he spent four years at Morgan Stanley

  • UK / Ireland
  • 12 December 2017
Life sciences vehicle announces fund close
LSP closes €280m healthcare fund

Fund is the largest in Europe dedicated purely to medical technology investments

  • Funds
  • 12 December 2017
Personalised and printed electronics
Maven exits SPS with 3x return

Sale of SPS to PE-backed PF Concept represents Maven's 13th exit since January 2014

  • Exits
  • 11 December 2017
Medherant develops transdermal drug patches
Mercia invests £2.5m in Medherant

Investment is part of a £3.8m funding round from other private investors and existing shareholders

  • Expansion
  • 11 December 2017
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