Articles by Alessia Argentieri
Fountain Healthcare invests €5m in Inotrem
In addition, Inotrem receives a €13m credit line from Kreos Capital and a €1m loan from BPI France
Montefiore raises €1bn through two new funds
Montefiore Investment V targets French mid-market companies operating in the services sector
Alto Partners exits Pastificio di Chiavenna to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Alto Partners, which acquired the company via its third fund
Iman Capital backs Spanish fintech company Crealsa
GP intends to support the company's growth and strengthen its market position across Spain
GP Bullhound in €4.4m round for Genially
GP Bullhound deploys capital from its fourth fund, which closed on its hard-cap of €113m in 2019
Nexxus invests in logistic specialist Maresa
GP deploys capital from its Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, launched with a €200m target in 2018
Lincoln appoints Candiani as managing director in Italy
Candiani will be based in Lincoln's Milan office and will work closely with Lincoln CEO Italy Rondelli
Cerberus sells Covis Pharma to Apollo
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which built Covis through a series of acquisitions
Mercer closes Private Investment Partners V on $2.7bn
PIP V consists of a US vehicle for US investors and a Luxembourg vehicle for non-US investors
The Cranemere Group buys Acquabella
GP merges Acquabella with its Polish portfolio company Marmite and creates The Engineered Stone Group
Pemberton appoints Ruenes as head of Spain
Prior to joining Pemberton, Leticia Ruenes worked at NatWest as head of structured finance portfolio
Bain Capital, NBRP invest in Engineering
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax, which invested in the company via its eight fund
GPF Capital closes third buyout fund on €300m
Fund targets SMEs operating in a wide range of sectors and generating EBITDA in excess of €3m
P101 leads €5.6m round for 2hire
Previous backers Invitalia Venture, LVenture Group and Boost Heroes also take part in the investment
MCH backs TCI Cutting via SOPEF
SOPEF is a €200m vehicle launched in 2018 to support the international development of Spanish companies
ICG transfers Esperi ownership to lenders
Esperi will be owned by a new parent company controlled by Danske Bank, Ilmarinen and SEB
DIP Capital leads €11m series-C for Supermercato24
Previous backers FII Tech Growth, 360 Capital Partners and Innogest also take part in the funding round
Gradiente sells Lanificio dell'Olivo to Ethica Global
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Gradiente, which bought the company via its €76m first fund
Stirling Square closes fourth fund on €950m
Fund targets buyouts in European mid-market companies with enterprise values of €50-500m
Afinum sells Meridian to TDR Capital-backed David Lloyd
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Afinum, which bought Meridian via Eigenkapitalfonds Mittelstand fund
ICG closes third secondaries fund on $2.4bn
ICGSE III targets secondaries transactions, with a primary focus on complex fund restructurings
Azini Capital sells ClusterSeven to Hg backed-Mitratech
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Azini, which acquired ClusterSeven via its $100m third fund
GreyBella Capital to launch new fund by mid-2020
Fund targets series-A and -B rounds in companies operating in life sciences and complex technologies
GHO backs Portuguese biotech company FairJourney
GP invests from its GHO Capital Fund II, which held a final close on its €975m hard-cap in November 2019