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One Equity Partners backs Nexion
GP intends to accelerate the company's organic growth and further boost its international expansion
Xenon acquires Koverlux from B4 Investimenti
GP buys the company from private equity house B4 Investimenti and founders Giuseppe and Luca Cerea
Made in Italy Fund holds €150m interim close
Fund is managed by Italian GP Quadrivio in partnership with Pambianco Strategie d'Impresa
Quadrivio buys natural cosmetics producer Rougj
GP intends to boost the company's international expansion, especially in the UK, Germany and Asia
Minority investing gains traction in southern Europe
Abundance of dry powder and expected downturn have pushed GPs towards experimenting with more diversified ways of deploying capital
Accel leads $11m series-A for Tines
Deal is an extension of the $4.1m series-A funding round led by Blossom Capital in October 2019
Acorn Growth buys Aerospares 2000
Company's founder, Adam Nemenyi, will remain CEO and retain a significant minority stake in the business
Agilitas sells Recover Nordic to EQT
EQT deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in 2018
Suma holds €65m first close for second growth fund
Fund invests in Spanish companies with high-growth potential and generating EBITDA of at least €2m
TA-backed List acquires IT Software
List plans to broaden its product portfolio, boost its market position and expand internationally
Chequers Capital buys air conditioning specialist MTA
Management team reinvests alongside the GP and retains a minority stake in the business
Trea AM raises €120m for second direct lending fund
Fund expects to hit its target in the first quarter of 2020 and has already made six investments
Altor backs Curamando, creates digital marketing group
GP deploys capital from Altor Fund V, which closed on its €2.5bn hard-cap in February 2019
EQT exits ITS Learning to trade
Sale ends a six-year holding period for EQT, which bought the company via EQT Expansion Capital II
Siparex-backed Plurima carves out Log-Os from Zanardo
Following the deal, Plurima's CEO, Luca Marconi, will be appointed as CEO and chair of Log-Os
Palladio acquires tanks manufacturer Santi
In additon to the equity deployed by Palladio, a debt package was provided by Intesa Sanpaolo
Carlyle's Saverglass carves out MD Verre from Vidrala
Saverglass intends to invest €50m over the next three years to convert MD Verre's production
Alantra's Unión Martín buys Mauritanian fishing company SMPI
Following this bolt-on, Alantra intends to further support Unión Martín's international expansion plan
Vitruvian's Snow Software buys Embotics
Swedish optimisation software developer is also backed by Sumeru and Ontario Pension Board
Asabys leads €20m round for Anaconda Biomed
Previous backers Ysios Capital, Sabadell Venture Capital, Innogest and Omega Funds also take part
Green Arrow buys Poplast from EOS
Green Arrow invests via its third fund, which held a final close on €230.6m in September 2018
CDP, Assofondipensione to launch €1bn fund-of-funds
In addition to a commitment from CDP, the vehicle expects to raise €500m from six Italian pension funds
Norvestor exits Johnson Metall Finland
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Norvestor IV fund
Suma Capital backs education specialist Implika
Suma invests around €10m in the company via the purchase of shares and a capital increase