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Initiative & Finance closes FPCI III on €200m
GP also launches a mid-market vehicle with an environmental focus called Tomorrow Private Equity Fund
IK-backed Schema buys software provider Docware
Combined group expects to boost its growth and enlarge its customer base to 1,000 clients across 25 countries
Metrika launches €150m maiden fund
Vehicle targets majority and controlling minority stakes in export-orientated Italian companies
BC Partners acquires patisserie products specialist Bindi
GP intends to bolster Bindi's growth both organically and via new acquisitions in Italy and abroad
Apax carves out Rayonnance from Econocom
GP deploys capital from its Apax Development fund, which was launched with a target of €225m in 2017
PAI sells Albea's dispensers business for $900m
GP continues to manage the remaining business of Albea as a portfolio company of PAI Europe VI
BD-Capital appoints Vidal-Quadras as head of southern Europe
BD-Capital is a recently established private equity firm targeting European mid-market businesses
Ouest Croissance, Multicroissance back Idaia Group
GPs invest in the business alongside the founder Barbier and the management team led by Maderay
Rhône Capital exits Milan-listed Unieuro
Total proceeds from Rhône Capital's investment in Unieuro amount to approximately €202m
Nazca Capital appoints two new partners
Nazca also hires Olga San Jacinto as a member of the firm's industrial advisory board
HIG Capital-backed Cadica buys Scatolificio Giorgi
GP intends to pursue an intense aggregation strategy with further acquisitions across the sector
Dila Capital in €8m funding round for ByHours
Company plans to use the financing to boost its presence in Europe and Latin America, and expand in the US
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II backs Pieralisi
Deal follows the acquisition of the company's bank debt by Idea CCR II in December 2017
PAI Partners to launch €600m mid-market fund
Vehicle will target companies based across Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the Benelux region
Miura exits Tiendanimal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which was invested via Miura Fund II
SDG500 launched to invest in developing countries
Fund invests debt and equity in seed, series-A and series-B rounds in emerging and frontier markets
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano exits Sfoglia Torino
First exit made by the fund, which closed on €55m in 2019 and has invested €33m so far
Equip Capital I eyes €150m final close, inks sixth deal
Fund invests in Nordic companies operating in the consumer, industrial and business services sectors
Augens, BMO-backed Impresa San Siro bolts on Serpi
GPs intend to pursue a buy-and-build strategy and create a platform in the funeral services sector
Capza appoints Abensour as head of investor relations
GP also appoints Stefan Arneth from MEAG as sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Portobello Capital launches €300m minority-focused fund
Portobello Structured Partnership I will target minority stakes in mid-market companies
Portobello Capital backs USA Group
GP invests via Portobello Capital Fondo IV, which closed on €600m in December 2017
KKR holds $2.2bn final closing for second tech growth fund
Fund invests in both majority and minority stakes and deploys equity tickets of more than $50m
Ardian buys natural ingredients specialist Frulact
GP plans to support the company's expansion, accelerating organic growth and add-ons