Articles by Alessia Argentieri
Highland Europe hires Tardy-Joubert as advisory partner
Tardy-Joubert was previously founder and head of Qatalyst Partners' European practice
Aksía's Covisian buys customer management specialist RBS
Following the deal, Covisian deputy general manager Carlo Rosini was appointed CEO of RBS
Carlyle's Comdata bolts on CCA International
Following the acquisition of CCAI, Comdata expects to reach revenues of around €1bn globally
Egeria's Ilionx bolts on QNH
Following the deal, Ilionx and QNH will create a large ICT service provider with revenues of €100m
Three Hills invests in Sigma
Investment firm acquires a minority stake in the business from the founder, Jonathan Haigh
Corpfin exits Bravo Enterprises
Sale ends a 15-year holding period for Corpfin, which acquired the company in 2003
Italian election: uncertainty on the PE horizon
Italian election is the latest European electoral result to have raised uncertainty, though local players remain confident about PE activity
G Square backs Pharmacy2U
Following the investment, G Square will become Pharmacy2U's majority shareholder
Sofinnova leads €6m series-A for SafeHeal
Fresh capital will be used to develop a clinical and regulatory market access programme for Colovac
Juuri Partners buys Esa Kuokka
GP deployed capital from its Juuri Rahasto I Ky fund, which held a final close in October 2015
Equistone's Averys bolts on Storax
Following the deal, Storax will continue to operate as an independent company with its own brand
Seventure holds first close on €24m
France-based animal nutrition specialist Adisseo is among Seventure's AVF fund investors
Principia leads €10m series-A for CheckMab
GP deploys capital from its healthcare-dedicated vehicle Principia III to finance the investment
Maj Invest exits DK-Foods
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Maj Invest, which acquired the company in January 2016
Gradiente buys HPF
GP is deploying capital from its Gradiente II fund, which held a first close in November 2017
Aberdeen to launch €1bn fund in joint venture with 21 Partners
JV will be based in London and led by 21 Partners' founder and managing partner Alessandro Benetton
Apax buys Bip from Argos Soditic
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Argos Soditic, which acquired the company in May 2014
Alantra to acquire Unión Martín, also bidding for Hiperbaric
GP is deploying capital from Alantra Private Equity Fund III, which was launched in July 2015
Nazca Capital exits Eurekakids
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Nazca, which acquired the company in 2011
CBPE floats JTC in £310m IPO
CBPE has realised its investment in JTC in full, generating a return of 4.4x invested capital
Orienta buys Fratelli Bassini
Orienta replaced the company's management team with a new group of managers following the deal
J Hirsch, Wise to exit Alpitour
GPs received expressions of interest but the sale talks are still in their initial phase
PE-backed Nutrisens buys Vegenat Healthcare
With the fresh capital, the company plans to expand its product offering and bolster its expansion
OpCapita buys Rossopomodoro owner Sebeto
GP will strengthen the management team with the appointment of new CEO Roberto Colombo