Articles by Alessia Argentieri
Q Group launches Made in Italy fund, inks first deal
Made In Italy Fund was launched with a €200m target and has already acquired Palladium Moda
Star Capital sells Olivotto Glass to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Star, which acquired a 71.6% stake in Olivotto for €16.4m
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Mesgo
Hexpol also acquires a majority stake from company founder and CEO Francesco Caldara
BC Partners buys United Group from KKR in SBO
KKR acquired a majority stake in United Group from Mid Europa Partners in March 2014
PHI Industrial exits Intimus
Sale ends a four-year holding period for PHI, which acquired the business via its second fund
Mandarin buys Ceramica Rondine
GP bought the company via Italcer, which was established in 2017 to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
P101 invests €1.5m in Wonderflow
GP deployed capital from its Programma 102 fund, launched earlier this year with a €120m target
Adara Ventures leads €13m series-B for Stratio
Stratio will use the fresh capital to finance its international expansion in CEE and the UK
Fund+ leads €21.3m series-B for Minoryx Therapeutics
Several previous backers and new investors SFPI, SRIW and Sambrinvest also take part in the round
Apollo partially exits Evo Banco
Deal does not include the sale of Evo Finance, the group's financial arm in Spain
Qualium backs Parella
GP invested alongside Parella's managers and employees to accelerate the company's growth
Talde buys Acoustic & Insulation Techniques
Company intends to use the fresh capital to open a new production plant in the US in 2019
Crest Capital backs Global Fire Equipment
First investment made by the Portuguese GP with its €97m debut fund Crest Capital I
Abac acquires Motocard
GP deploys capital from its Abac Solutions I fund, which held a €320m final close in May 2016
Unigrains' Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano backs Agrimola
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia-Romagna and Mediocredito Italiano provide a debt package for the deal
360 Capital, P101 exit Musement
Company will be managed as an independent business unit within TUI Destination Experiences
Nexxus, Capzanine acquire stake in Spanish medical group
Group's founders, Manuel and Jorge Fernandez, will retain the majority stake in the business
Advance Venture leads $15m series-B for Clippings
C4 Ventures, which backed Clippers in 2017, also took part in the latest funding round
IK-backed Colisée bolts on STS Grup
Colisée raised a new term loan of €120m in order to increase its financial capabilities
Partech promotes Huberson and Grosse Hokamp
Pair will work on the investment strategy of Partech Growth Fund, a €400m vehicle closed in mid-2016
ProA Capital launches third buyout fund
Vehicle is larger than its predecessor, ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund II, launched in June 2014
Carlyle buys stake in Investindustrial-backed design group
GPs will own equal stakes in the new group and invest alongside the founders of B&B Italia and Flos
Sovereign Capital backs MBO of Asset Control
GP will support Asset Control's existing management team led by CEO Mark Hepsworth
Arcadia buys Castello Italia
Chemical Project Holding, which acquired Castello in 2000, retained the remaining 25% stake