Articles by Francesca Veronesi
Consortium backs €38.75m series-B for Tissium
France-based wound dressing developer previously raised €30.5m at the series-A stage
Gyrus collects €240m for Cortex Fund
Gyrus is fundraising for both its open-ended Cortex Fund and closed-ended Principal Fund
Mentha Capital to buy Van Vulpen
GP plans to buy the Dutch cables specialist, according to a filing with the competition authority
Argos Wityu to de-list EPC Groupe in take-private
Argos will back the France-based manufacturer and distributor of explosives for civil use
Siparex, EMZ back Jacky Perrenot Group
GPs invest in the French freight transportation service alongside management
Equistone to buy Amadys from Vectis
Management team of the Belgian utilities equipment distributor retains a minority stake
France: Private debt still thriving despite muted fundraising
Current fundraising pipeline and recent investment statistics suggest the French private debt space is still in rude health
Andera backs Auxiga SBO
GP will help the inventory pledge service pursue its international expansion
Andera sells Groupe Bacacier to trade
GP sells its stake in the metallic cladding specialist, ending its two-year minority ownership
Isai hires Accenture's de Scorbiac
De Scorbiac was responsible for the Accenture Venture fund's activities in Europe
Avedon exits Olympia in management buy-back
GP sells the Dutch employment agency to its CEO, ending its three-years ownership
EQT closes Ventures II on €660m
EQT Ventures II will back European startups and US companies looking to expand in Europe
Idinvest passes €500m mark in Private Debt V fundraise
Fund, which has already been invested in at least one transaction, has a €1bn target
Pechel, Ommes back Jems Group MBO
Pechel, via Pechel IV, and the co-investment team of Omnes back the French IT services firm
Main Capital buys King Business Software
Deal is Main Capital's third acquisition in the Dutch financial administrative software space
Keensight to buy Sogelink from Naxicap
GP returns to the French software provider, which it owned from 2013 to 2016
PE-backed Cousin Medical Group buys FR2D
Turenne acquired a majority stake in Cousin Medical Group in Q3 this year, via its Capital Santé 2 fund
Providence invests €32m in Net Reviews
GP's growth team is investing via the $2bn Strategic Growth IV fund, closed in Q3
Apicap launches Women Leadership Capital fund
New fund will target companies whose CEO, director or significant investors are women
Essling holds first close on €90m for Co-invest 3
Fund backs lower-mid-market to large-cap businesses based in Europe and the US
Consortium invests €32m in Hoppen
New and previous investors back the French provider of IT services for the medical sector
Team spirit: the enduring appeal of co-investment
This year, тЌ7.87bn was collected across seven co-investments funds, breaking Unquote Data records
BC Partners' United Group to buy Vivacom in €1.2bn deal
Netherlands-based telecoms and media provider United acquires its Bulgarian counterpart
Omnes in talks to buy BioFutur
GP is aiming to acquire a majority stake in the French medical and biology analysis company