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Carlyle buys minority stake in Cepsa for $3.6bn
Carlyle acquires a stake of between 30-40% in a deal that values the company at around $12bn
MCH launches €400m fifth buyout fund
MCH Iberian Capital Fund V is larger than its predecessor, which held a final close in 2017 on €350m
Eurazeo buys stake in Spanish GP MCH
Eurazeo deploys €100m, split between a direct investment in MCH and a commitment to MCH's fifth fund
Eurazeo's 2RH buys motorcycle helmets specialist Nolan
Following this acquisition, 2RH expects to reach revenues of €150m in 2019 and employ 1,000 staff
Nauta holds €55m close for later-stage VC fund
Sidecar Fund will provide series-C rounds and follow-on capital to the firm's 40 portfolio companies
Andera Partners et al. invest in Tournus Group
Andera, Unigrains and BPI France provide mezzanine and equity financing to support the business
Summit Partners leads $38m funding round for Red Points
Northzone, Mangrove Capital Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Banco Sabadell take part in the round
Sherpa Capital buys Luxiona
Sherpa is currently investing from its €150m third fund, Sherpa Private Equity, which closed in 2018
Fideuram holds €530m final close for retail fund
Fund invests in private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate
CVC-backed SisalPay invests in Italian app MyCicero
Transaction includes a capital increase as well as shares acquired from Pluservice
Octopus et al. in $42m series-B for Elvie
Company will use the financing to increase its investment in R&D and expand internationally
Quaestio holds €635m interim close for private debt fund
Quaestio Private Markets Funds - European Private Debt provides debt financing to European SMEs
Clessidra-backed Cavalli files for bankruptcy
Roberto Cavalli's US-based subsidiary ArtFashion is expected to file for Chapter 7 this week
3i-backed Ponroy buys Pasquali Healthcare
Following the deal, Ponroy expects to expand its offering and strengthen its presence in Italy
Cathay et al. sell Amplitude Laser to L-GAM
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for the GP's €200m Cathay Capital II vehicle
KKR adjusts takeover bid to buy Telepizza in €604m deal
GP's new offer receives approval of the Spanish authority CNMV, according to public document
EQT buys biotech company Igenomix from Charme
GP deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in February 2018
Riverside promotes Langer to managing partner
Langer will succeed Tony Cabral, who will remain a senior member of the REF investment committee
Wise buys Trime
GP plans to support the lighting company's organic and acquisitive growth strategy
CVC backs Spanish university Universidad Alfonso X
GP deploys capital from its €15.5bn CVC Capital Partners VII fund, which held a final close in June 2017
GED holds €100m first close for sixth fund
Fund has a €175m target and plans to make 8-10 investments in Spanish industrial companies
DeA Capital backs takeaway chain Alice Pizza
GP deploys capital from Idea Taste of Italy, a €218m food- and agri-business-dedicated vehicle
Novalpina holds €1bn final close for debut fund
Novalpina Capital Partners I intends to make between seven and nine equity investments of тЌ75-200m
Apiary backs G3 Comms in MBO
GP deploys capital from its Apiary Capital Partners I fund, which closed on ТЃ200m in June 2018