Articles by Alessia Argentieri
Argos Wityu's Fabbri bolts on Caveco
Fabbri intends to strengthen its market position in the tray sealing machinery segment
Ambienta's Aromata buys Nactis, creates flavourings group
New group will be rebranded as Nactarome and will further expand across the European food flavours market
Tikehau carves out biomass unit from Acek in €81m deal
GP deploys from Tikehau Capital Energy Transition Fund, which is dedicated to energy transition
Meridia Capital to launch €150m second fund
Fund will target majority and minority stakes in Spanish companies generating revenues of €15-150m
TA Associates, Meridia exit Kipenzi
Sale ends a three-year holding period for TA Associates, which bought an 89.4% stake in Kipenzi from Corpfin
Alantra buys three genomics businesses
Combined group operates four centres across Spain, employs 160 staff and generates revenues of €25m
Mubadala leads €150m series-E for delivery platform Glovo
Previous investors Drake Enterprises, Idinvest and Lakestar also take part in the round
NB Aurora backs pharma logistics specialist PHSE
With NB Aurora's support, PHSE intends to boost its growth both organically and via new acquisitions
Mandarin holds €173m interim close for third fund
MCP III has a €250m target and invests in export-orientated companies with EVs of €30-70m
DeA Capital exits Cartiere Pigna to trade
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP, which bought a stake in the company via Idea CCR I fund
Portobello Capital carves out BT's Spanish business
Deal includes the Spanish ICT services and the local network infrastructure managed by BT
Clessidra appoints L Catterton's Ottaviano as head of PE
Prior to joining Clessidra, Ottaviano worked at Mediobanca, Merrill Lynch and L Catterton Europe
Unigrains's FAI holds €55m final close
Fund is the first Italian vehicle launched by the French GP and is dedicated to the agri-food sector
Riverside carves out HealthTech BioActives from Ferrer
Deal includes three manufacturing facilities located in Spain, which employ around 140 staff
Ergon Capital buys Palex Medical from Corpfin
GP deploys capital from Ergon Capital Partners IV fund, which closed on €580m in March 2019
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 тЌ10.75bn 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

























