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Neuberger Berman exits Surgital, Brugola
Neuberger Berman acquired Fondo Italiano's portfolio, which included Surgital and Brugola, last year
Céréa's Monviso buys Grissinificio Europa
Following the acquisition, Monviso plans to boost its sales and consolidate its market position
Bravo, Ersel buy Arbo from Ersel Investment Club
CEO Daniele Franco will stay on with the company and retain a minority stake in the business
Sherpa Capital closes third fund on €150m
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Sherpa Capital II, which held a final close in 2014 on €100m
Eurazeo's Iberchem buys Versachem
Following the deal, Versachem founder and CEO Rina Wulfsohn will retain a minority stake in the company
Charterhouse's Optima bolts on Giuso Guido
Following Giuso Guido's acquisition, Optima expects to reach a turnover of €190m in 2018
Meridia backs Futbol Emotion
Company intends to bolster its growth and international expansion with the fresh capital
Nauta Capital invests €4.2m in Smarp
Smarp intends to expand its European and US operations, and hire 100 employees
Alven leads $10m round for Freeda Media
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its internationalisation and growth
Pillarstone acquires Manucor
Pillarstone took over Intesa Sanpaolo's long-term loan to Manucor in 2015
Gilde Healthcare exits Stat-DX
Gilde Healthcare led a €31m funding round for molecular diagnostic specialist Stat-DX in 2016
ICG buys Nadella from 21 Investimenti
Sale ends a four-year holding period for 21 Investimenti, which acquired Nadella in 2014
Clessidra buys pocket doors designer Scrigno
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its market position and expand further outside Italy
Accel leads $3.3m seed round for Station
Webb Investment Network and Kima Ventures also take part in the funding round for Station
DWS hires Mayfair's Mehta as private equity CFO
Mehta will lead the fund finance and accounting functions at Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm
Tamburi buys Wise and J Hirsch's stakes in Alpitour
Tamburi also acquires Azurline's stake in Alpitour, for a total holding of 38.8%
Amadeus Capital et al. in £2.9m seed round for Paragraf
Fresh capital will be used by Paragraf to support the production of graphene on a commercial scale
TA acquires stake in Five Arrows-backed Datix
Under the joint ownership of Five Arrows and TA, Datix plans to consolidate its market position
Indaco Venture Partners launches €250m fund
Fund received a €130m commitment from Intesa Sanpaolo, Fondo Italiano and Fondazione Cariplo
Blackstone acquires Cirsa
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Investcorp appoints Ben-Gacem as co-CEO
Appointment follows the decision of Mohammed Al-Shroogi to retire as co-CEO from August 2018
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Afton's metalworking fluid unit
Following the deal, Italmatch plans to consolidate its position in the industrial lubricants market
PE activity flourishes in Portugal as economy picks up
Companies with strong export focuses and internationalisation strategies are attracting investment from institutional fund managers
NB Renaissance Partners et al. exit Esaote
Chinese consortium wholly acquires the Italian medical imaging company